Suni Williams Conducts Spacewalk at ISS

NASA astronaut Suni Williams successfully conducted her first spacewalk on January 16, 2025, after being on the International Space Station (ISS) for over seven months. Williams, alongside astronaut Nick Hague, performed essential outdoor repairs while the ISS orbited 260 miles above Turkmenistan. Initially expected to return after a weeklong mission, Williams and fellow astronaut Butch Wilmore faced delays due to technical issues with Boeing's Starliner capsule and a postponed SpaceX launch, pushing their return to late March or early April. This spacewalk marked the first by NASA astronauts since a summer 2024 incident that temporarily halted U.S. spacewalks due to a water leak problem, which NASA has since resolved. Williams is scheduled to perform another spacewalk on January 23 with Wilmore, focusing on additional repairs and maintenance tasks. Both astronauts are well-prepared, with NASA providing live coverage of their activities.