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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Suni Williams and Barry Wilmore returned safely to Earth with SpaceX in March 2025.
Suni Williams completed nine spacewalks totaling 62 hours, the most spacewalk time by a woman and the fourth-most on the all-time cumulative spacewalk duration list.
NASA entrusted the return of Suni Williams and Barry Wilmore to SpaceX after Boeing's Starliner developed propulsion problems.
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman credited Suni Williams with shaping the future of exploration through her leadership aboard the space station and with paving the way for commercial missions to low Earth orbit.
Suni Williams performed nine spacewalks totaling 62 hours and 6 minutes, the longest cumulative EVA time for a woman.
Boeing's Starliner developed propulsion issues while Williams and Wilmore were traveling to the International Space Station and was deemed unfit to fly back.
Suni Williams accumulated a total of 608 days in space, the second-highest total for a NASA astronaut.
Suni Williams completed three missions to the International Space Station and served as ISS commander for Expedition 33 and Expedition 72.
Suni Williams and Barry "Butch" Wilmore launched an eight-day mission in June 2024 to test fly Boeing's new Starliner capsule on its first crewed mission.
Suni Williams ranks sixth on the list of longest single spaceflights by an American due to the Starliner incident.
American astronaut Chris Williams and Russian cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev remained on the ISS.
American astronaut Chris Williams will remain onboard the International Space Station to maintain a US presence.
Remaining on the ISS after Crew-11 departs will be Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergey Mikaev and NASA astronaut Chris Williams.
NASA astronaut Chris Williams is trained to perform all required tasks on the ISS.
Three additional astronauts, including NASA's Chris Williams and Russians Sergei Mikaev and Sergei Kud-Sverchkov, currently live and work aboard the space station.
Once the four departing members are back on Earth, the ISS will have only three crew members remaining: NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Russian cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergey Mikaev.
Williams International is investing over $1 billion in a multi-phase aviation gas turbine manufacturing campus in Okaloosa County, with the first phase of 250,000 square feet targeted for late 2026 and creating over 330 jobs.
NASA Flight Engineer Chris Williams arrived at the station with Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev on Nov. 27.
Williams assisted Kim inside the Quest airlock on Friday installing lights, cameras, and straps on spacesuit helmets.
Kim, Williams, and NASA Flight Engineer Zena Cardman reopened the Cygnus XL hatch after its reattachment.