Astronaut Sunita Williams shared experiences of her extended seven-month ISS mission, highlighting microgravity challenges, her perspective on life, and maintaining connection with family amid delays caused by spacecraft issues.

Astronaut Sunita Williams, along with Butch Wilmore, has been at the ISS for seven months due to delays with the Starliner spacecraft. She is adjusting to the extended mission, maintaining communication with family,

NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, who has been stationed at the International Space Station (ISS) for the past seven months, is now "trying to remember what it's like to walk." This long stay wasn't part of the original plan for her and fellow astronaut Butch Wilmore.

Commander Suni Williams and Flight Engineer Butch Wilmore are scheduled to begin a six-and-a-half-hour spacewalk at 8 am EST on Thursday.

LIVE: Two @NASA_Astronauts, Nick Hague and Suni Williams, step outside of the @Space_Station to support station upgrades, including repairs to our NICER (Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer) X-ray telescope. https://t.co/0VP296OmRY — NASA (@NASA) January 16, 2025

NASA astronaut Sunita Williams has successfully completed her eighth spacewalk, bringing her total extravehicular activity (EVA) time to nearly 57 hours. The six-hour EVA was conducted on January 16 with fellow astronaut Nick Hague. The duo stepped outside the International Space Station (ISS) to conduct critical repairs and upgrades.

NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Nick Hague embark on a crucial spacewalk outside the ISS, marking Williams' eighth spacewalk and Hague's fourth, to perform essential repairs and maintenance.

Sunita Williams, an astronaut, spoke to Needham High School students about her seven-month experience living in microgravity, describing the challenges of extended space missions.