Stalin hails safe return of Indian Astronaut Sunita, 3 others from ISS
19-Mar-2025 02:39 PM 8928
Chennai, Mar 19 (Reporter) Tamil Nadu Chief MInister M K Stalin on Wednesday expressed his happiness in the State Assembly on the safe return of Indian Woman Astronaut Sunita Williams and three other crew members from the International Space Station (ISS), ending a ninth month ordeal. Sunita was the second astronaut from India after Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma to have gone to the space wayback in 1984. Rakesh flew in the Soviet rocket Soyuz T-11 and made history by becoming the first Indian citizen to reach space. Making a statement in the State Asembly said India born Sunita and Butch Wilmore, who were conducted scientific experiments in ISS for the ast 287 days, were stranded in the ISS and could not return to Earth due to a technical glitch. Stating that reports emerged expressing concern over their health condition and that their lives could be in danger, the Chief Minister despite this, the Astronauts stayed in ISS and discharged their duties. At this stage, SpaceX Dragon spacecraft , when reached the ISS, splashed down safely with Sunita, Butch and others on Wednesday early motning. He said the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft off the coast of Tallahassee, Florida, in the Gulf of America on early Wednesday morning at 0327 hrs (IST). He said "the news that they have landed safely on earth has brought immense joy and happines for all of us". Mr Stalin congratulated and also thanked all those who were involved in the operations for ensuring the safe return of Astronatucs from the ISS. Welcoming the crew members home, NASA said its astronauts Nick Hague, Sunita Williams, and Butch Wilmore, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, returned to Earth at 5:57 p.m. EDT. Teams aboard SpaceX recovery vessels retrieved the spacecraft and its crew. Upon returning to shore, the crew flew to NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston and reunite with their families...////...
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