Suni Williams, the astronaut who has been in space since June, shared her experiences. She spoke to students at Needham High School from the International Space Station on Jan. 27, according to CBS affiliate WBZ-TV, PEOPLE reported. 

The women became candid, saying, “I’ve been up here long enough right now I’ve been trying to remember what it’s like to walk.“ 

“I haven’t walked. I haven’t sat down. I haven’t laid down. You don’t have to. You can just close your eyes and float where you are right here,” she confessed. 

If you’re unaware, 59-year-old Williams and 61-year-old NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore have been stuck at the ISS since June 2024 because of mechanical issues with their spacecraft, which returned home without them. Williams described her long stay in space as “a little bit of a shock.”

“We knew that it would be probably a month or so, honestly. But the extended stay was just a little bit different,” per WBZ-TV. 

Williams and Wilmore are expected to return to Earth in spring 2025, as NASA announced their spacecraft won’t launch until late March. They’ve surprisingly celebrated several holidays in space.

Williams and Wilmore also voted in the 2024 U.S. elections from space, which Wilmore said was made “very easy” by NASA. The Dragon capsule for their return arrived in September 2024. NASA has stated that it is collaborating with SpaceX to finish preparing the Dragon spacecraft for the upcoming mission.

“We appreciate the hard work by the SpaceX team to expand the Dragon fleet in support of our missions and the flexibility of the station program and expedition crews as we work together to complete the new capsule’s readiness for flight,” said the manager of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, Steve Stich. 

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