After nearly three decades of breaking barriers, NASA astronaut Suni Williams has officially stepped away from the space agency. Her retirement follows an extraordinary final mission that saw a planned eight-day trip turn into a nine-month stay in orbit. This legendary explorer leaves behind a record-setting legacy that has forever changed the future of space travel.
NASA announced on Tuesday that Suni Williams has retired after a 27-year career, punctuated by her recent 9-month stay in orbit due to technical issues with a test vessel. Her departure became official on 27 December, according to a statement from the agency. Before her journey with the organisation began in 1998, she served as a Navy pilot.
