Sunita Williams to Witness 16 Sunrises: Everyone celebrates New Year in their own style, but have you thought what it would be like in space? Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams, present on the International Space Station (ISS), will see sunrise and sunset 16 times this New Year. This happened because the space station revolves around the Earth every 90 minutes. This will be possible only because of this.
A post today from the space station’s official have been shared.”
Spent Christmas in space too
Sunita Williams and her partner Barry Wilmore reached the space station in June on Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft. His mission was only for 9 days, but due to technical reasons he had to spend Christmas there also.
In a video shared by NASA, Sunita said, “It is wonderful to be here. We are celebrating Christmas in space with our family (fellow astronauts). There are seven people here and we are enjoying each other’s company.” Are.” In the video, crew members were seen wearing Santa caps, which were part of the special holiday merchandise sent by NASA aboard the SpaceX Dragon capsule.
As 2024 comes to a close today, the Exp 72 crew will see 16 sunrises and sunsets while soaring into the New Year. Seen here are several sunsets photographed over the years from the orbital outpost. pic.twitter.com/DdlvSCoKo1
— International Space Station (@Space_Station) December 31, 2024
Preparation to live in space by March
Sunita and Barry Wilmore were to return in February 2025, but due to delays in SpaceX’s Crew-10 mission, their return has now been postponed to March. The crew of Crew-10 mission will relieve them.
In September, two astronauts of Crew-9 reached the space station, in whose spacecraft two seats were kept vacant for Sunita and Barry. Now all four members of Crew-9 will return to Earth together in March 2025.
memorable moments in space
These moments spent in space have become memorable for Sunita Williams and her crew. While they are away from Earth, their experience of celebrating New Year and Christmas in space with their ‘space family’ is very special.
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