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Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said astronaut Sunita Williams should be conferred with Bharat Ratna for the challenges she faced while spending nearly nine months in space. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams returned to Earth on Tuesday after a nine-month stay at the space station.
Congratulating the rescue team , Banerjee while speaking at the Assembly, said, “The West Bengal Assembly would like to thank the team for rescuing Williams and another astronaut who were stranded in space for several months. I congratulate them, as well as Sunita Williams. I think Centre should honour her with the Bharat Ratna.”
“I’m interested in space science and have been following the developments through various sources of information. I kept track of the situation daily, took regular updates,” she further said.
Mamata Banerjee also highlighted the unexpected extension of the mission due to technical issues, stating, “Originally it was planned as an eight-day mission, their time in space was extended due to a technical glitch in the spacecraft. If they had returned there could have been dire consequences…”
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