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