Sunita Williams' 17-hour journey from ISS to Earth | In pics

Updated On Mar 19, 2025 12:46 pm IST

Sunita Williams returned to Earth onboard SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft, which splashed down in the sea off the coast of Tallahassee, Florida, in the US.

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After nine months of being stranded at the International Space Station, Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, returned back to Earth on the SpaceX Crew Dragon with NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Russian astronaut Aleksandr Gorbunov(NASA/X) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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After nine months of being stranded at the International Space Station, Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, returned back to Earth on the SpaceX Crew Dragon with NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Russian astronaut Aleksandr Gorbunov(NASA/X)

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On March 18, the SpaceX capsule carrying Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, along with the two other astronauts departed from the International Space Station.(NASA/X) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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On March 18, the SpaceX capsule carrying Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, along with the two other astronauts departed from the International Space Station.(NASA/X)

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After it's successful departure, the mission aimed for a splashdown on the Florida coast within five hours.(@NASA) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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After it's successful departure, the mission aimed for a splashdown on the Florida coast within five hours.(@NASA)

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After landing in the water, Butch Wilmore, Alexander Gorbunov, Nick Hague and Sunita Williams sat in the SpaceX recovery ship Megan(NASA via AP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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After landing in the water, Butch Wilmore, Alexander Gorbunov, Nick Hague and Sunita Williams sat in the SpaceX recovery ship Megan(NASA via AP)

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Their SpaceX capsule parachuted into the Gulf of Mexico and splashdown occurred off the coast of Tallahassee.(NASA/X) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Their SpaceX capsule parachuted into the Gulf of Mexico and splashdown occurred off the coast of Tallahassee.(NASA/X)

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Sunita Williams finally exited the capsule and was taken on stretchers for medical tests(SpaceX via AP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Sunita Williams finally exited the capsule and was taken on stretchers for medical tests(SpaceX via AP)

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Support crew members also worked on cleaning up after the SpaceX capsule landed in the water and the astronauts had been rescued(AP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Support crew members also worked on cleaning up after the SpaceX capsule landed in the water and the astronauts had been rescued(AP)

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While the SpaceX capsule was making its way to Earth, people were excitedly awaiting the return of Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore. A Gurukul School of Art teacher in Mumbai, made a painting to welcome the astronauts.(Ashish Vaishnav/ANI) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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While the SpaceX capsule was making its way to Earth, people were excitedly awaiting the return of Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore. A Gurukul School of Art teacher in Mumbai, made a painting to welcome the astronauts.(Ashish Vaishnav/ANI)

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In Sunita Williams' ancestral village Jhulasan in the Mehsana district of Gujarat, people burst fire crackers and danced to celebrate her return back to Earth.(AP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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In Sunita Williams' ancestral village Jhulasan in the Mehsana district of Gujarat, people burst fire crackers and danced to celebrate her return back to Earth.(AP)

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In Jhulasan, villagers also performed rituals to ensure that Sunita Williams arrives safely (Ajit Solanki/AP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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In Jhulasan, villagers also performed rituals to ensure that Sunita Williams arrives safely (Ajit Solanki/AP)

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