‘The Fourth of July in Boston is the best place to be’: Massachusetts NASA astronaut calls the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular from space

Needham native Suni Williams should have been home from the International Space Station by now, but despite still being in orbit, the NASA astronaut made an early call to the Esplanade for the Fourth. “Hi, everybody! I’m so happy to be here,” Williams said in a call with Boston Pops conductor Keith Lockhart. “The Fourth of July in Boston is the best place to be. It’s where it all started.” The call came in around 12:45 p.m., less than an hour after gates opened for the 50th Boston Pops Fireworks...