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Astronaut stranded in space for 9 months says she's 'trying to remember how to walk' as Elon Musk vows to bring her home

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Updated 17:15 13 Mar 2025 GMTPublished 17:13 13 Mar 2025 GMT

Astronaut stranded in space for 9 months says she's 'trying to remember how to walk' as Elon Musk vows to bring her home

Sunita 'Suni' Williams and Barry 'Butch' Wilmore have been stranded for 281 days

Rebekah Jordan

Rebekah Jordan

Stranded astronaut Sunita 'Suni' Williams says she's trying to 'remember how to walk' after spending nine months in space.

Williams and fellow NASA astronaut Barry 'Butch' Wilmore were originally sent to the International Space Station (ISS) in June 2024 for what was meant to be just an eight-day mission.

However, due to technical issues with their Boeing Starliner spacecraft, they’ve been stuck in orbit for 281 days and counting.

The pair have been stranded in space since June 2024 (MIGUEL J. RODRIGUEZ CARRILLO/Contributor/Getty Images)
The pair have been stranded in space since June 2024 (MIGUEL J. RODRIGUEZ CARRILLO/Contributor/Getty Images)

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The latest rescue mission to bring the pair home on Wednesday (March 12) was aborted at the last minute when Elon Musk's space company reported a hydraulic system issue in the launch tower.

This follows another postponed launch in February, which was delayed due to a problem with the rocket’s clamp arms.

While astronauts go through rigorous training (like 'death simulations') to prepare for spaceflight, many people don’t realize how much they have to adjust when coming back to Earth.

Without gravity, simple everyday tasks like walking, sitting, or even lying down aren't as easy as they are back here.

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Of course, your body gets used to this over time, but that makes reintegration into 'normal' life even harder, and stranded astronaut Suni Williams has explained her own experiences of that.

"I've been up here long enough right now I've been trying to remember how to walk," Williams told students at Needham High School, which she herself attended, as reported by People.

"I haven't walked. I haven't sat down. I haven't laid down. You don't have to. You can just close your eyes and float where you are right here."

The astronauts have spent nine months on the International Space Station (SEBASTIAN KAULITZKI/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images)
The astronauts have spent nine months on the International Space Station (SEBASTIAN KAULITZKI/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images)

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The two NASA astronauts have had to spend holidays like Christmas and Thanksgiving in space and even resort to eating soup made out of their own urine - an unappealing but probable standard part of ISS life. Yet their biggest challenges might still be ahead of them.

Despite remaining positive and some experts claiming that they are 'not stranded,' many have worried about the pair's health state. Photos have been released showing their gaunt physical appearance however, NASA has reassured everyone that they're both okay.

Williams also admitted that she never expected to spend this much time in space and that it was 'a little bit of a shock.' She added: "We knew that it would be probably a month or so, honestly. But the extended stay was just a little bit different."

The next NASA-SpaceX rescue mission launch has been rescheduled for March 14, so fingers crosses all goes well.

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