Mar 18, 2025

Republic Lifestyle Desk

Sunita Williams Finally Descends To Earth, This Is What Her Diet Looked Like In Space


Who is Sunita Williams?

Sunita Williams is an Indian-born astronaut selected by NASA in 1998. She led Expedition 72 as Commander.

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NASA Astronaut Sunita Williams descended to Earth on March 18, 2025, after staying abroad at the International Space Station (ISS) for nine months.

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Her stay at the ISS was meant to last only for 8 days but continued for nine months after problems emerged with Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft.

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As we anticipate the return of Sunita Williams, let's take a look at what she ate during her stay aboard, away from her loved ones.  

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Roasted Chicken

As per a report, Sunita Williams' space diet included roasted chicken.

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Shrimp Cocktail

Her space diet was not limited and she even got a chance to explore a burst of flavour by devouring an appetizer namely a shrimp cocktail.

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Pizza

Pizza was also on the menu of Sunita Williams’ Space Diet.

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Sunita Williams' space breakfast

To keep her calorie intake balanced, a bowl of cereal with powdered milk was ensured for her breakfast.

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Cake for celebrations

Sunita Williams along her crew members celebrated 3,000 cumulative days in space with a cake.

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Tailored diet

According to a leading media publication, the meals Sunita Williams ate in the ISS were tailored to meet the demands of her body requirements.

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Stockpiling food in the ISS

NASA claims that the ISS stores about 3.8 pounds of food per astronaut per day while stockpiling additional food items for unforeseen future.

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