NASA Astronaut Who Was Stuck in Space Retires

NASA astronaut Suni Williams has announced her retirement, effective December 2023, following a distinguished 27-year career. Alongside her crewmate Butch Wilmore, she was part of the first crew to fly Boeing’s Starliner capsule in 2024, which resulted in an extended nine-month mission at the International Space Station due to technical issues. Williams holds the record for the most spacewalking time by a woman, totaling 62 hours across nine excursions. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman praised her as a “trailblazer in human spaceflight.”

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