Sunita Williams
American astronaut and Navy officer (born 1965) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sunita Lyn Williams (née Pandya; born September 19, 1965), nicknamed Suni in the United States and Sončka in Slovenia,[1] is an American astronaut, United States Navy officer, and former record holder for most spacewalks by a woman (seven) and most spacewalk time for a woman (50 hours, 40 minutes).[2][3][4][5][6][7] Williams was assigned to the International Space Station as a member of Expedition 14 and Expedition 15. In 2012, she served as a flight engineer on Expedition 32 and then commander of Expedition 33.
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Suni Williams | |
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Born | Sunita Lyn Pandya (1965-09-19) September 19, 1965 (age 58) Euclid, Ohio, U.S. |
Other names | Sončka |
Education | United States Naval Academy (BS) Florida Institute of Technology (MS) |
Relatives | Deepak Pandya (father) |
Space career | |
NASA astronaut | |
Rank | Captain, USN |
Time in space | 321d 17h 15m |
Selection | NASA Group 17 (1998) |
Total EVAs | 7 |
Total EVA time | 50hrs 40mins |
Missions | STS-116/117 (Expedition 14/15) Soyuz TMA-05M (Expedition 32/33) Boeing Crewed Flight Test |
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