Williams College is a private liberal arts college with a strong focus on undergraduate education and research in astronomy and astrophysics. The college's Department of Physics and Astronomy offers Bachelor of Science degrees in Astronomy and Astrophysics, providing students with theoretical knowledge and practical experience through observatory work. Williams College collaborates with organizations like NASA and participates in the Keck Northeast Astronomy Consortium, providing access to advanced telescopes and research opportunities. The college's Hopkins Observatory is the oldest existing astronomical observatory in the United States.
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Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams returned to Earth aboard NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission in March 2025.
NASA decided to return the Starliner spacecraft without NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams after reviewing flight data and conducting ground tests at White Sands Test Facility.
Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams returned to Earth on SpaceX’s Crew-9 capsule in March 2025.
Rachel Williams is the Executive Director of the Open Lunar Foundation.
Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were the Crew Flight Test astronauts launched to the International Space Station aboard Boeing’s Starliner.
Astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore returned to Earth last March on a SpaceX Crew Dragon after an eight-day test flight that turned into an eight-month expedition.
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft launched NASA’s Crew Flight Test astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to the International Space Station.
Canadian Space Agency astronaut Josh Kutryk was scheduled to fly on the first operational Boeing Starliner flight alongside NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams.
Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams returned to Earth on a SpaceX Crew Dragon on March 18, 2025, nine months after their Starliner launch.
The Crew Flight Test aboard Boeing’s Starliner launched two NASA astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, to the International Space Station in 2024.
Once the hatches were opened, Crew-12 was received aboard the ISS by NASA astronaut Christopher Williams and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergei Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikayev.
NASA astronaut Christopher Williams and Roskosmos cosmonauts Sergei Kud-Swertschkow and Sergej Mikajew have been aboard the ISS since arriving on a Soyuz spacecraft in November 2025.
Chris Williams replaced power, control, and stowage components inside the TangoLab platform to support investigations such as studies of virulent bacteria and early cancer detection techniques.
NASA Flight Engineer Chris Williams is reviewing the tools, displays, and procedures used to monitor Dragon's final approach and docking.
Chris Williams is studying the computers that manage the station's orientation and practicing steps to respond to off-nominal conditions during spacecraft approach to Harmony.
Chris Williams worked on the Advanced Space Experiment Processor 4, a unit that can house and process samples for microbiology and physics research.
Chris Williams is packing completed experiments, research samples, used hardware, and trash into the visiting Dragon cargo vehicle that is berthed to the station so the most valuable items can be returned for analysis and unneeded material can be disposed of during reentry.
NASA astronaut Sunita "Suni" Williams retired from NASA effective December 27, 2025 after 27 years of service.
Suni Williams stepped down from her post on December 27.
Suni Williams logged 608 days in space during her career, the second most cumulative time in space by a NASA astronaut.