Sunita Williams Retires from NASA

Sunita Williams, a highly decorated astronaut, has retired from United States — NASA after an illustrious 27-year career, effective December 27, 2025. Her career included three missions to the International Space Station, where she logged 608 days in space, the second-longest cumulative time for a United States — NASA astronaut. Williams also holds the record for the most spacewalk time by a woman, totaling 62 hours and 6 minutes across nine spacewalks. Her final mission, an unexpected nine-month stay aboard the International Space Station with Barry Wilmore, launched on Boeing's Starliner spacecraft and returned via a SpaceX Dragon capsule. United States — NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman praised Sunita Williams as a trailblazer whose leadership shaped the future of exploration and laid the groundwork for Artemis missions to the Moon and Mars. Beyond her spaceflights, Sunita Williams held various leadership roles at United States — NASA, including deputy chief of the Astronaut Office and Director of Operations in Star City, Russia, and contributed to astronaut training programs.