NASA's Boeing Crew Flight Test (CFT) astronauts Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita "Suni" Williams pose for a picture during T-38 pre-flight activities at Ellington Field. Shot on August 16th, 2022 by NASA's Robert Markowitz
Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore traveled 121,347,491 miles during their mission, spent 286 days in space, and completed 4,576 orbits around Earth.
It was supposed to be 8 days.
Boeing Crew Flight Test (CFT) crew members Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams during Suited EMER SIM Operations in the Boeing Starliner simulator at NASA’s Johnson Space Center. Shot on November 3rd, 2022 by NASA's Robert Markowitz
The Starliner spacecraft on NASA's Boeing Crew Flight Test approaches the International Space Station while orbiting 263 miles above Quebec, Canada. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams aboard Starliner would dock to the orbital outpost's forward port on the Harmony module at 1:34 p.m. EDT on Thursday, June 6.
Left: NASA's Boeing Crew Flight Test astronauts (from top) Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams pose for a portrait inside the vestibule between the forward port on the International Space Station's Harmony module and Boeing's Starliner spacecraft.
Right: The Starliner spacecraft on NASA's Boeing Crew Flight Test is pictured docked to the Harmony module's forward port as the International Space Station orbited 262 miles above Egypt's Mediterranean coast. Shot on June 13th, 2024
The American flag is pictured inside the window of the Boeing Starliner spacecraft that carried NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to the International Space Station on NASA's Boeing Crew Flight Test. Shot on July 2nd 2024.
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams inspect safety hardware aboard the International Space Station. Shot on August 9th, 2024
“Deep inside, I was really excited because I love living in space,” said Suni
Boeing's uncrewed Starliner spacecraft is pictured from a window aboard the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft shortly after undocking from the International Space Station's forward port on the Harmony module. Shot on September 6th, 2024
NASA astronaut and Expedition 71 Flight Engineer Suni Williams celebrates her birthday during International Talk Like a Pirate Day aboard the International Space Station. Sitting on the Unity module's gallery is a pair of strawberry cakes for her and crewmates to enjoy. Items are attached to the galley using tape and velcro to keep them from flying away in the microgravity environment. Shot on September 19th 2024.
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NASA astronaut and Expedition 72 Flight Engineer Butch Wilmore works in the Harmony module printing and updating International Space Station emergency procedures. October 25th 2024.
NASA astronaut and Expedition 72 Commander Suni Williams poses for a fun holiday season portrait while speaking on a ham radio inside the International Space Station's Columbus laboratory module. Shot on November 24th, 2024.
NASA astronaut and Expedition 72 Commander Suni Williams (center) is dwarfed near the SpaceX Dragon crew spacecraft as she replaces a planar reflector, advanced navigational hardware visiting vehicles use when approaching the International Space Station. 267 miles below is the Pacific Ocean east of New Zealand. Shot on January 16th, 2025
NASA astronaut and Expedition 72 Flight Engineer Butch Wilmore works outside the International Space Station during a five-hour and 26-minute spacewalk. Wilmore swabbed external surfaces searching for microorganisms that may survive and reproduce near vents on the exterior of the orbital outpost. Shot on January 30th, 2025
NASA's SpaceX Crew-9 members pose together for a portrait inside the SpaceX Dragon crew spacecraft docked to the International Space Station. From left, are NASA astronaut Suni Williams, Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, and NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Butch Wimore. Shot on Feb. 19th, 2025.
NASA astronaut and Expedition 72 Flight Engineer Suni Williams peers at the Earth below from inside the International Space Station's cupola. Shot on March 9th, 2025.
“I would fly again in a Starliner,” Suni said.
The four SpaceX Crew-9 members are suited up in their Dragon pressure suits testing them for a fit check one week before their departure aboard the Dragon crew spacecraft. Clockwise from top left are, NASA astronauts Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore, and Nick Hague, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov. Shot on March 11th, 2025
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SupportSupport 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. Shot on March 18th, 2025 by NASA's Keegan Barber
“It’s not about me, it’s not about my feelings. It’s about what this human space flight program is about. It’s our national goals,” said Butch.
NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore, left, Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, second from left, and NASA astronauts Nick Hague, second from right, and Suni Williams, right 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. Shot on March 18th 2025 by NASA's Keegan Barber
Left: 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.
Right: 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. Shot on March 18th 2025 by NASA's Keegan Barber
NASA astronaut Suni Williams returns to Johnson Space Center's Ellington Field in Houston after completing a long-duration science mission aboard the International Space Station. After undocking from the orbiting laboratory, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 splashed down at 5:57 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, March 18, in the Gulf of America near Tallahassee, Florida. Shot by NASA's Helen Arase Vargas.
NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore receives a warm welcome at Johnson Space Center's Ellington Field in Houston after completing a long-duration science mission aboard the International Space Station. After undocking from the orbiting laboratory, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 splashed down at 5:57 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, March 18, in the Gulf of America near Tallahassee, Florida. Shot by NASA's Robert Markowitz.