NOB-USA news: Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams and another astronaut, Butch Wilmore, have finally reached Earth. After spending nearly 9 months in space, the two went to the International Space Station for an eight-day mission. Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams and another astronaut Butch Wilmore, who were stranded there for 286 days due to technical problems in the spacecraft, finally reached Earth in the early hours of 19.03.2025. NASA revealed that the SpaceX Crew-9 Dragon capsule specially sent for them separated from the ISS at 10.35 am on 18.03.2025 and headed towards Earth. Sunita and Wilmore were accompanied by two other astronauts, Alexander Gorbanov (Russia) and Nick Hague (USA). The ship landed in the waters off the coast of Florida at 3.27 am on 19.03.2025 after a 17-hour flight, NASA said. The Dragon capsule, which had been traveling towards Earth at a speed of 17,000 miles per hour, gradually slowed down. It deployed its parachute after reaching a speed of 116 miles per hour. Upon landing, NASA recovery teams went there and brought them out of the spacecraft and said they would be taken to the Johnson Space Center in Houston for medical tests. Former NASA astronaut Leroy Chiao revealed that Sunita and Wilmore will not be able to walk normally after returning to Earth after being in a weightless environment for almost 9 months on the International Space Station. When in space, all the blood and other fluids in the body accumulate in the upper part. This causes their blood pressure to drop and their eyes to droop when they stand up after returning to Earth. In this context, medical experts said that after the medical tests are completed, Sunita and Wilmore will undergo a six-week rehabilitation program, including training in walking and muscle strengthening, and nutritional support. If they spend a long time in space, the weightless environment there reduces the bone density of the astronauts. Their muscles atrophy. Blood vessels contract. The heart, brain, and circulatory system are affected. Increased brain fluid can cause hearing and vision loss. Astronauts are at risk of developing ‘Spaceflight Associated Neuro-Ocular Syndrome (SANS)’ due to increased pressure on their brains.