Sunita Williams' 9-Month Struggle in Space | NASA | Boeing Starliner | SpaceX 🚀 Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams** and Butch Wilmore have successfully returned to Earth after spending **9 months and 14 days in space**. Their **Dragon Freedom spacecraftb landed off the coast of Florida on March 19. However, their mission was originally planned for just 8 days, which extended due to technical issues with Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft.