Sunita Williams reveals what she'll miss about space when she returns to Earth: “I don't want to lose…”

NASA’s two stuck astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams, are finally set to return to Earth after nine months in space. Their new replacements, four newcomers, representing the U.S., Japan, and Russia arrived at the International Space Station on Sunday. The world is eagerly waiting to see Wilmore and Williams return to Earth. They were expected to be gone just a week when they launched on Boeing's first astronaut flight, however, they hit the nine-month mark earlier this month.
They are exhilarated to return to Earth, but won’t they miss space? It seems so. Sunita Williams has opened up about what she would miss about space when she returns to her homeland.
In an earlier press conference from the space station, when Sunita Williams was asked about what she would miss the most about space. she said, “Everything.”

The astronaut added that this is her and Willmore’s third flight to ISS. They helped to put it together, and have been there watching it change. Williams also reflected that living in space has given them a ‘unique perspective, “Not just outside the window, obviously, but on how to solve problems.” She further added, “I don't want to lose that spark of inspiration and perspective when I leave so I am going to have to bottle it up, somehow.”

Sunita Williams also opened up about the challenges of being stranded in space for months. She spoke about how the hardest part about them being stuck in space affects their families back on Earth. “It has been a rollercoaster for them [family and supporters], probably a little bit more than it has been for us. We are here, we have a mission. We do what we have to do every day. Every day is interesting because we are up in space, and it’s a lot of fun. The hardest part is having the folks on the ground and not knowing when we'd come back. All of that uncertainty has been the most difficult part," she added.

After over a day of blasting off, the SpaceX crew capsule arrived at the ISS, and the newcomers will spend some time learning the station’s ins and outs from Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams.

Later this week, Wilmore and Williams will strap into their own SpaceX capsule, and return. NASA has recently confirmed that it will provide live coverage of the agency’s SpaceX Crew-9 return to Earth from the International Space Station, starting with Dragon spacecraft hatch closure preparations at 10:45 p.m. EDT Monday, March 17.