Suni Williams, rođena u Masačusetsu, objavila je penzionisanje nakon 27 godina u NASA. Tokom karijere provela je ukupno 608 dana u svemiru, uključujući 286 dana na ISS tokom probleme izazvane misije Boeing Starliner 2024. Njena misija obuhvatila je 4.576 krugova oko Zemlje i oko 121 milion pređenih milja (195 miliona km). Williams je izvela devet svemirskih šetnji (62h 6min) i bila je prva osoba koja je istrčala maraton u svemiru.
Suni Williams Se Penzionirala Posle 27 Godina u NASA: Devet Meseci Zarobljena Na ISS Bile Su Najpoznatija Misija
In this handout image provided by NASA, A SpaceX Dragon spacecraft is seen as it lands with NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov aboard in the water on March 18, 2025 off the coast of Tallahassee, Florida, Hague, Gorbunov, Williams, and Wilmore are returning from a long-duration science expedition aboard the International Space Station. (Photo by Keegan Barber/NASA via Getty Images)
Suni Williams, rođena u Masačusetsu i istaknuta astronautkinja, u utorak je zvanično objavila da se povlači iz NASA nakon 27 godina službe. Njena najpoznatija misija bila je ona tokom koje je gotovo devet meseci provela na Međunarodnoj svemirskoj stanici (ISS) nakon problema na Boeingovoj kapsuli Starliner.
Detalji misije Starliner
Williams i njen kolega, astronaut Butch Wilmore, lansirali su se 5. juna 2024. na novom posadnom kapsulu kompanije Boeing, Starliner. Prvobitni plan predviđao je boravak od otprilike nedelju dana, ali su zbog tehničkih problema i zastoja na misiji na ISS proveli ukupno 286 dana "zarobljeni" na stanici. Do trenutka splašdova napravili su 4.576 krugova oko Zemlje i prešli oko 121 milion milja (195 miliona kilometara).
Karijera i dostignuća
Tokom 27-godišnje karijere u NASA, Williams je ukupno provela 608 dana u svemiru. Prvi put je poletela 2006. godine svemirskim šatlom Discovery, a potom se vraćala u svemir još dva puta.
Williams je izvela devet svemirskih šetnji koje su ukupno trajale 62 sata i 6 minuta — to je najduže vreme u svemirskim šetnjama koje je ostvarila žena i četvrti najbolji rezultat u istoriji po ukupnom vremenu. Takođe je zabeležena kao prva osoba koja je istrčala maraton u svemiru.
„Svemir je moje omiljeno mesto na svetu“, rekla je Williams u izjavi podeljenoj kroz NASA. „Bila mi je velika čast služiti u Astronautskom odeljenju i tri puta poleteti u svemir. Moju 27-godišnju karijeru u NASA omogućila je ljubav i podrška kolega. ISS, ljudi, inženjering i nauka su zaista zadivljujući i postavili su temelje za naredne korake ka Mesecu i Marsu. Sa uzbuđenjem ću pratiti dalji napredak NASA i njenih partnera.“
Administrator NASA Jared Isaacman izjavio je: „Suni Williams je pionirka ljudskog istraživanja svemira, njen rad oblikovao je budućnost istraživanja i otvorio put komercijalnim misijama u nisku Zemljinu orbitu. Njena dostignuća će nastaviti da inspirišu generacije.“
Vanessa Wyche, direktorica Johnsonovog svemirskog centra u Hjustonu, rekla je da je Williams „pionirska liderka čiji doprinosi — od postignuća na stanici do testiranja tokom Boeingove Starliner misije — ostavljaju trajan trag i inspirišu buduće istraživače.“
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Support teams work around a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft shortly after it landed with NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov aboard in the water off the coast of Tallahassee, Florida, Tuesday, March 18, 2025. Hague, Gorbunov, Williams, and Wilmore are returning from a long-duration science expedition aboard the International Space Station. (Photo by NASA / Keegan Barber / Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images)
In this handout image provided by NASA, A SpaceX Dragon spacecraft is seen as it lands with NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov aboard in the water on March 18, 2025 off the coast of Tallahassee, Florida, Hague, Gorbunov, Williams, and Wilmore are returning from a long-duration science expedition aboard the International Space Station. (Photo by Keegan Barber/NASA via Getty Images)
In this handout image provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), support teams work on the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft shortly after it landed with NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov onboard on March 18, 2025 off the coast of Tallahassee, Florida. Williams and Wilmore were returning from a stay onboard the International Space Station that began in June 2024. (Photo by Keegan Barber/NASA via Getty Images)
NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore(l), Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov (2nd L), and NASA astronauts Nick Hague (2nd R) and Suni Williams (R) are seen inside a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship MEGAN shortly after having landed in the water off the coast of Tallahassee, Florida, Tuesday, March 18, 2025. Hague, Gorbunov, Williams, and Wilmore are returning from a long-duration science expedition aboard the International Space Station. (Photo by NASA / Keegan Barber / Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images)
NASA astronaut Suni Williams is helped out of a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship MEGAN after she, NASA astronaut Nick Hague, and Butch Wilmore, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov landed in the water off the coast of Tallahassee, Florida, Tuesday, March 18, 2025. Hague, Gorbunov, Williams, and Wilmore are returning from a long-duration science expedition aboard the International Space Station. (Photo by NASA / Keegan Barber / Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images)
NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore is helped out of a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship MEGAN after he, NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov landed in the water off the coast of Tallahassee, Florida, Tuesday, March 18, 2025. Hague, Gorbunov, Williams, and Wilmore are returning from a long-duration science expedition aboard the International Space Station. (Photo by NASA / Keegan Barber / Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images)
NASA astronaut Suni Williams is helped out of a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship MEGAN after she, NASA astronaut Nick Hague, and Butch Wilmore, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov landed in the water off the coast of Tallahassee, Florida, Tuesday, March 18, 2025. Hague, Gorbunov, Williams, and Wilmore are returning from a long-duration science expedition aboard the International Space Station. (Photo by NASA / Keegan Barber / Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images)
NASA astronaut Nick Hague is helped out of a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship MEGAN after, NASA astronauts Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov landed in the water off the coast of Tallahassee, Florida, Tuesday, March 18, 2025. Hague, Gorbunov, Williams, and Wilmore are returning from a long-duration science expedition aboard the International Space Station. (Photo by NASA / Keegan Barber / Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Teachers from Gurukul school of art carry back a painting welcoming American astronauts, Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore back to earth on the street outside their art school in Mumbai. American astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore will be returning back to earth after more than nine months aboard the International Space Station (ISS). (Photo by Ashish Vaishnav/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
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