NASA Astronaut Suni Williams, Who Stayed in Space for 9 Months After Spacecraft Problem, Retires

NASA astronaut Suni Williams, who famously stayed in space for an extended nine-month visit because of problems with an experimental capsule, has retired after 27 years, NASA said Tuesday.

Williams and another astronaut, Butch Wilmore, were supposed to stay in space for a week in 2024, but concerns about the Boeing Starliner spacecraft kept them there until March.

Over her career, Williams logged 608 days in space, which is the second-longest cumulative time in space in NASA history, the space agency said. #