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NASA astronaut Sunita Williams is looking back on her nine months in space and how she had to prepare her family for the unexpectedly long stay

Now at home with her husband and dogs, Williams jokes that she has a lot of shoveling and dog walking to make up for

As for the future, Williams, 59, said she's planning to retire at the end of the year

Six months after NASA astronaut Sunita "Suni" Williams returned from an unexpected 286 days in space , she’s opening up about life back on Earth and how she prepared her family for her extended stay at the International Space Station.

When Williams, 59, first set out on her third mission to space on June 5, 2024, she and fellow astronaut Butch Wilmore planned on logging about a week at the space station .

Instead, their Boei

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