NASA
• Tiernan P Doyle
NASA veteran Suni Williams retires after 27 years after Starliner flight that left her stranded nine months
Suni Williams, a 27-year NASA astronaut who flew three missions including Boeing's Starliner, retired effective Dec. 27, 2025. Her final flight became an extended nine-month stay after spacecraft problems, and she leaves having shaped station operations and commercial LEO mission experience.
