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Wax sculptor in Asansol unveils maiden statue of Sunita Williams

Asansol sculptor unveils maiden wax statue of Sunita Williams

June 9, 2025, 03:01 PM - 3 min read

Installed in his homegrown wax museum in Asansol, the statue was officially inaugurated by State Minister Malay Ghatak, with District Magistrate S. Ponnavalam and other dignitaries in tow.

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Indian-origin NASA astronaut Sunita Williams.

TMC seeks Bharat Ratna for astronaut Sunita Williams

April 2, 2025, 02:25 PM - 3 min read

TMC MP Mohammed Nadimul Haque on Wednesday demanded the Bharat Ratna for NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, lauding her achievements in space exploration. His remarks in Rajya Sabha, however, sparked controversy, with BJP members objecting to references he made about a late leader from Gujarat. The comments were later expunged.

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NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams stand at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, on the day of Boeing’s Starliner-1 Crew Flight Test (CFT) mission on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket to the International Space Station, in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., June 1, 2024.

Butch Wilmore takes blame for Boeing’s bungled test flight

April 1, 2025, 08:49 AM - 4 min read

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who spent over nine months at the ISS due to Boeing’s Starliner failures, have expressed confidence in the spacecraft despite its setbacks. They acknowledge partial responsibility for the mission’s challenges and affirm their willingness to fly Starliner again once its issues are rectified.

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Bharat Ratna for Sunita Williams: Mamata

Bharat Ratna for Sunita Williams: Mamata

March 19, 2025, 09:33 PM - 2 min read

Addressing the Assembly on Wednesday, Mamata Banerjee acknowledged the immense physical and mental challenges the astronauts faced.

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Sunita’s extended family celebrating at Ahmedabad home.

Sunita Williams’ family in Gujarat rejoices her homecoming

March 19, 2025, 07:31 PM - 2 min read

The family members visited the temple to pray for Sunita’s safe return. They were also doing Mahamrutyunjay Jaap at home.

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Residents of NASA astronaut Sunita Williams' ancestral village Jhulasan celebrate upon her safe return to earth from the International Space Station (ISS), in Mehsana district, Gujarat, early Wednesday morning.

Gujarat: Sunita Williams' ancestral village over the moon

March 19, 2025, 06:45 PM - 3 min read

As soon as a SpaceX capsule carrying Williams and astronaut Butch Wilmore splashed down near the Florida coast in the US after their nine-month stay at the International Space Station (ISS), the villagers erupted in joy, bursting firecrackers, dancing and chanting “Har Har Mahadev”.

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Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft was attached to the International Space Station in July, 2024. What was to be an eight-day test flight ended after a 9-month-long ordeal for the crew. Image: NASA

Space ordeal ends but questions remain

March 19, 2025, 03:47 PM - 6 min read

Both NASA and Boeing, the aerospace behemoth, have egg on their faces, as the delayed mission raises several questions over human safety and exposes the dark side of space capitalism.

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NASA astronaut Sunita Williams arrives at NASA's Johnson Space Center after her return to earth from the International Space Station (ISS), in Houston, USA. (@NASA_Johnson via PTI Photo)

Nation celebrates Sunita Williams’ safe return from space

March 19, 2025, 02:40 PM - 7 min read

President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi led celebrations for the safe return of NASA astronaut Sunita Williams after a nine-month space mission. Political leaders, industrialists, and celebrities hailed her resilience, calling her journey an inspiring tale of perseverance and human determination.

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NASA astronaut Suni Williams is helped out of a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship MEGAN after she, NASA astronaut Nick Hague, and Butch Wilmore, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov landed in the water off the coast of Tallahassee, Florida, Tuesday, March 18, 2025. Hague, Gorbunov, Williams, and Wilmore are returning from a long-duration science expedition aboard the International Space Station. (NASA/Keegan Barber via PTI Photo)

'We wish to utilise your space expertise': ISRO to Williams

March 19, 2025, 10:36 AM - 4 min read

Indian space agency ISRO welcomed astronaut Sunita Williams upon her return from an extended ISS mission, expressing interest in leveraging her expertise. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and several political leaders lauded her achievements, highlighting her resilience and dedication to space exploration. The Crew-9 mission’s return followed the launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10.

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NASA astronaut Sunita Williams is assisted out of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft aboard the SpaceX recovery vessel after the Crew-9 mission's successful splashdown.

'Promise kept': Trump on SpaceX-led return of Crew-9 team

March 19, 2025, 08:49 AM - 4 min read

NASA's Crew-9 astronauts, including Sunita Williams and Nick Hague, have returned to Earth after being stranded in space for nine months. President Trump hailed the rescue as a fulfilment of his promise, crediting SpaceX and Elon Musk. The astronauts splashed down safely in the Gulf of America on Tuesday.

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Crew 9 splash down: Welcome back to Earth, Sunita, Butch.

Crew 9 splash down: Welcome back to Earth, Sunita, Butch

March 19, 2025, 03:40 AM - 4 min read

Sunita Williams comes home, returns to Earth after 286 days in Space.

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Crew-9 astronauts Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore to splash down in Gulf of Mexico.

Homeward bound: Sunita, Butch splash down at 3:27 am

March 18, 2025, 08:49 PM - 3 min read

The crew successfully undocked from the ISS at 10:35 am IST on Tuesday, commencing a 17-hour trip back to Earth. Their landing is scheduled to take place in the Gulf of Mexico at approximately 3:27 am IST on Wednesday, though the final location will depend on local weather conditions.

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