March 19, 2025 9:04 AM

Sunita Williams’ home village in Gujarat celebrates her safe return with aarti and prayers

Joyous celebrations erupted in Jhulasan, the native village of NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, as villagers marked her safe return to Earth with traditional aarti and prayers on Wednesday. Williams had spent nearly nine months aboard the International Space Station (ISS) before returning safely. The festivities commenced soon after the successful splashdown of the Dragon spacecraft, which brought back Williams along with Crew-9 members Butch Wilmore, Nick Hague, and Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr ...