Williams and astronaut Butch Wilmore recently returned to Earth after a much longer-than-planned trip to space. The two were stuck on the International Space Station ( ISS) for nearly 300 days, despite the original plan for a short trip. The mission became the sixth longest in NASA's history.

Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams, along with NASA's Butch Wilmore, returned to Earth after a nine-month stay on the ISS. They were part of Boeing's Starliner test mission and conducted important research.

Needham native and astronaut Sunita Williams, along with fellow astronaut Butch Wilmore, spoke Monday for the first time since their return to Earth from the International Space Station.