Sunita Williams Will Vote From Space
HOUSTON, TX (ANI) – Astronaut Sunita Williams and her fellow NASA colleague Butch Wilmore, currently aboard the International Space Station (ISS), expressed their excitement about voting in the 2024 U.S. presidential elections from space. Both emphasized the importance of fulfilling their civic duty, even while in orbit.
Williams noted that they had already requested their ballots, saying, “Looking forward to voting from space, which is pretty cool.” Wilmore echoed her sentiments, stressing their responsibility as “American citizens” and praising NASA for making the process easy for them.
The two astronauts launched aboard Boeing’s Starliner on June 5 during the spacecraft’s first crewed mission. Initially set for an eight-day stay, their mission was extended to eight months due to technical issues, with Starliner recently returning to Earth without them.
At a video press conference on September 14, Williams commented on the extended mission, saying, “That’s how things go in this business,” and added that transitioning to station life was “not that hard” given their previous ISS experience. Reflecting on her extended time in space, Williams shared, “This is my happy place. I love being up here.”
Though the mission hasn’t gone as planned, Williams remarked, “We wanted to take Starliner to completion and land back on land at home, but you have to turn the page and look at the next opportunity.” Despite the delays, both astronauts remain optimistic, continuing their scientific work and preparing to participate in the 2024 election from space.
Aziz Inan
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Happy 59th birthday, Sunita William!
Sunita Lyn Williams (nickname Suni) is an American NASA astronaut who turned 59 on September 19, aboard the International Space Station (ISS) orbiting 400 kilometers above Earth. I put together the following number of connections as a birthday gift for her:
1. Suni’s new age, 59, is the 17th prime number and 17 corresponds to the number of letters in Suni’s full name, is Sunita Lyn Williams.
2. The difference of the squares of the digits of Suni’s new age, 59, yields 56 and the 56th prime number is 263. Interestingly, the 263rd day of 2024 coincides with Suni’s birthday, September 19.
3. Also, 56 equals twice the sum of 9 and 19, the month and day numbers of Suni’s birthdate.
4. The sum of the digits of Suni’s 59th birthday expressed as 9/19/2024 equals 27. Interestingly, the 27th prime number is 103, and 103 is the number of days that remain in each year after Suni’s birthday.
5. Further, if Suni’s birthdate expressed as 9/19/1965 is split as 919 and 1965, the sum of these two numbers divided by the sum of 9 and 19, the month and day numbers of her birthday, yield 103.
6. Lastly, Suni was born on the 262nd day of 1965, and interestingly, 15 x 262 = 2 x 1965. Happy 59th birthday, Sunita Williams and I hope that you and your colleague Butch Wilmore will soon return to Earth safely.
Aziz Inan, Portland, OR
September 20, 2024