Suni Williams Retires After Trailblazing 27-Year NASA Space Career

NASA announced the retirement of astronaut Sunita 'Suni' Williams after 27 years, during which she flew three ISS missions, logged 608 days in space (second for NASA), performed nine spacewalks (the most by a woman), and led assignments including the Boeing Starliner test flight, with retirement effective December 27, 2025 and a legacy that supports future Artemis-era exploration.