Massachusetts native and astronaut Sunita Williams is scheduled to speak publicly on Monday for the very first time since splashing back down to Earth earlier this month. The former Needham resident will speak alongside fellow astronaut Butch Wilmore at the Johnson Space Center in Houston,

Sunita Williams, 59, is a veteran astronaut with NASA and a retired U.S. Navy officer. She was born in Euclid, Ohio, and considers Needham, Massachusetts, her home.

NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore returned to Earth on March 18 after 286 days at the International Space Station (ISS). They were initially set to return after eight days with the Boeing Starliner,