Astronaut Suni Williams, who has been stuck in space since June, is opening up about some of the things she hasn’t done in months.
Speaking with students at Needham High School from the International Space Station (ISS) on Monday, Jan. 27, Williams opened up about life in the space station, according to CBS affiliate WBZ-TV.
“I’ve been up here long enough right now I’ve been trying to remember what it’s like to walk,” the Needham native told the students. “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.”
Williams, 59, and fellow NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore, 61, have been at the ISS since June 2024 after their spacecraft experienced mechanical issues and was eventually sent back home without them.
Williams also told students her extended time in space came as “a little bit of a shock.”
“We …