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Safe return of Sunita Williams from space is celebration of science, tech: Experts
New Delhi, March 19: As Indian-origin NASA astronaut Sunita Williams along with colleague Butch Wilmore landed safely from space after nine long months, experts on Wednesday hailed their journey as a celebration of science and technology.
Sunita Williams' ancestral village celebrates her safe return, to take out celebratory procession
New Delhi, March 19: Sunita Williams' safe return to Earth after unplanned and prolonged nine-month stay in the space has brought immense joy to her relatives and villagers in Jhulasan, her ancestral village in Gujarat's Mehsana. As the news surfaced about her safe return, the villagers broke into celebrations by bursting firecrackers and dancing.
Pride and Relief: Jitendra Singh in Lok Sabha on Sunita Williams' return
New Delhi, March 19: Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh expressed both "pride and relief" as Indian origin astronaut Sunita Williams' made a safe return to Earth after a 300-day mission.
Sunita Williams, NASA's Crew-9 astronauts breathe Earthly air after 9 months, disembark from SpaceX's Dragon
California, March 19: NASA Crew-9 astronauts Sunita Williams, Nick Hague, Butch Wilmore, and Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov breathed earthly air for the first time in over nine months on Wednesday after the successful splashdown of SpaceX's Dragon capsule.
'1.4 bn Indians praying for Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore's safe return to Earth'
New Delhi, March 18: About 1.4 billion Indians are praying for the safe return of Indian-origin NASA astronaut Sunita Williams and her colleague Butch Wilmore -- who spent about 285 days in the International Space Station (ISS) -- to Earth, said experts on Tuesday.