“After 27 years of service, NASA astronaut Suni Williams retired from the agency, effective Dec. 27, 2025. Williams completed three missions aboard the International Space Station, setting numerous human spaceflight records throughout her career,” NASA said in a statement issued on January 20. Posters at the venue described her as ‘NASA Astronaut, Ret. Congratulations on your well-deserved retirement, and thank you for your service to NASA and our nation.”Career marked by records and resilienceOver her career, Williams logged 608 days in space, the second-highest cumulative time by a NASA astronaut. In 2012, she launched from Kazakhstan for Expeditions 32 and 33, later becoming space station commander.

Source: The Telegraph January 21, 2026 04:28 UTC