NASA astronaut who was stuck at the space station for months retires within a year of returning
Summary
NASA astronaut Suni Williams, known for being stranded at the International Space Station for months during a Boeing Starliner test mission, retired at the end of December after 27 years with NASA.
Key Points
- NASA astronaut Suni Williams retired at the end of December after more than 27 years with the agency.
- Williams was stranded for over nine months at the International Space Station due to issues with Boeing's Starliner crew capsule.
- Williams logged 608 days in space over three missions and holds the record for the most spacewalking time by a woman (62 hours).
- NASA's next Starliner mission will be an uncrewed cargo flight scheduled for later this year to address capsule issues before carrying astronauts again.
