The Economic Times

From Space to savoury sweets: Sunita Williams relishes iconic Indian dessert in Kerala, declares it her 'favourite'

Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams went viral during her recent visit to Kerala after she was seen enjoying falooda at a local dessert outlet in Kozhikode. Videos shared by the outlet and later from the Kerala Literature Festival showed Williams relishing the popular Indian sweet and identifying it as her favourite dessert, drawing warm reactions online. The moment stood out for its simplicity and came shortly after Williams announced her retirement from NASA following a 27-year career marked by multiple International Space Station missions and major contributions to human spaceflight.