Photos do not show NASA astronauts returning to Earth with dark hair, despite space grey
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Photos show NASA astronaut Sunita “Suni” Williams returned to Earth when he was grey in space.
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Rating: Misunderstanding
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The photos allegedly showed Williams taking a space mission in June 2024 after returning to Earth.
NASA astronaut Sunita “Suni” Williams returns to Earth on March 18, 2025 – Stayed in the International Space Station for an unexpected long time – There are rumors that her hair is track But when she arrived she had dark hair Splashed down On the Florida coast.
On X, the user posted a photo of Williams, who lasted nine months on the ISS within nine months of the capsule malfunction, claiming they were taken before and after she returned from space. One person speculates Gravity affects her hair color.
other Covering side-by-side images with meme text reading: “When you spend 9 months staying in space with tan, your hair is OK.” The post suggests that Williams isn’t actually in space: “‘zero gravity, no haircuts, no showers…but her gray hair magically transforms into rich dark brown – There is no root, no modification, only pure alchemy. …It must be that exclusive track salon and spa package that can only be offered at NASA Studios! ”
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On Tiktok, a video (archive) claims that the change leads those changes that have “always suspicious” astronauts have been in space who believe she has been “hiding on the entire shooting basis”.
Sharing images of Williams with brunette online are real photos, not manipulation or artificial intelligence results. However, they were taken away before her mission to the International Space Station. Therefore, we regard this statement as a misunderstanding.
Several social media posts include photos of Williams wearing a blue space suit. French International News Agency Agence France-Presse has the right to the photos included in the X post above. It said photographer Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo took the June 5, 2024 image before Williams boarded the Boeing superstar spacecraft in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Getty Images master the rights to include photos of dark-haired Williams in the following article. The image’s title on Getty image, which was taken in Cape Canaveral on June 1 – the date of spacecraft cancellation.
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The image of Williams taken while Williams was in space was taken. The images included in the post below are screenshots from videos taken on ISS.
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The Associated Press and British news network Sky News posted the clip to YouTube at NASA’s live event, which chronicles Williams and others’ welcome astronauts to dock at the International Space Station on SpaceX Crew-10. The frames matching the screenshot can be seen in AP’s videos at 3:14:20 and Sky News’ videos at 00:09.
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NASA’s portrait of Williams and her astronaut on February 19, 2025 further confirms her gray hair while on ISS.
Getty’s image also has the right to the image seen below, which shows Williams clearly showing that she has gray hair after returning to Earth on March 18.
(Getty Image)
Snopes reported other claims about NASA, including rumors that former President Joe Biden left Williams and astronaut Barry “Butch” Wilmore to gain political benefits on the International Space Station, and the truth behind allegedly showing Saturn’s image in the “Last Moment” of the Cassini Pacecraft.
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