Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore to return to Earth after 274 days in space

Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore prepare to return after 274 days in space, awaiting their ISS replacements.

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00:00countdown to sunita williams return journey to earth has begun she's been stranded in space

00:05for 274 days and counting williams and her counterpart butch willmore are returning

00:12in enon musk's spacex capsule here's more in a detailed report

00:21after 274 days of being stranded in space astronauts sunita williams and butch willmore

00:28are weeks away from returning to earth but there is a catch before they embark on their return

00:34journey williams and willmore will have to wait for their replacements at the international space

00:40station their return has been made possible weeks after spacex ceo elon musk vowed to bring them

00:46back it brings to mind family and all the people on the ground who support us so you know it's

00:54it's been a roller coaster for them probably a little bit more so than for us you know we're

00:59here we have a mission we're just doing what we do every day and you know every day is interesting

01:05because we're up in space and it's a lot of fun so i think the hardest part is you know having

01:10the folks on the ground have to not know exactly when we're coming back the astronauts will be

01:17joined on the spacex ride home by two astronauts who launched into space in september 2024

01:24willmore and williams have insisted over the months that they are healthy but her prolonged

01:30stay in space raised concerns among netizens on her deteriorating health willmore and williams

01:37were expected to be gone for just a week or so when they launched last june abroad

01:42boeing's new starline capsule their homecoming was further delayed by extra completion time

01:48needed for the brand new spacex capsule that was supposed to deliver their replacements

01:53for now williams and willmore's extraordinary space adventure has reached its final chapter

02:00and soon they will be back home bureau report india today