Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 03:08am on 21 Jan 2026,Wednesday Science
NASA astronaut Sunita Williams has retired after 27 years of service, effective December 27, 2025. The Indian-origin astronaut logged 608 days in space across three missions, ranking second among NASA astronauts for cumulative time. Her final mission aboard Boeing Starliner, initially planned for 10 days, extended to nine-and-a-half months on the ISS. Williams completed nine spacewalks totaling 62 hours, most by any female astronaut and was the first to run a marathon in space. Selected by NASA in 1998, she flew missions in 2006, 2012, and 2024. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacson praised her as a trailblazer whose work advanced science and paved the way for Artemis lunar missions and Mars exploration. (PC: NDTV)
