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Sunita Williams

Suni Williams
Williams in 2024
Born
Sunita Lyn Pandya

(1965-09-19) September 19, 1965 (age 58)
Euclid, Ohio, U.S.
Other namesSončka
EducationUnited States Naval Academy (BS)
Florida Institute of Technology (MS)
RelativesDeepak Pandya (father)
Space career
NASA astronaut
RankCaptain, USN
Time in space
321d 17h 15m
SelectionNASA Group 17 (1998)
Total EVAs
7
Total EVA time
50h 40m
MissionsSTS-116/117 (Expedition 14/15)
Soyuz TMA-05M (Expedition 32/33)
Boeing Crewed Flight Test
Mission insignia
STS-116 ISS Expedition 14 ISS Expedition 15 STS-117 Expedition 32 Expedition 33

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.

  1. ^ "Sunita Williams: Najljubša mi je Zemlja, ker je na njej Slovenija" [Sunita Williams: My Favourite Place Is Earth Because Slovenia Is on It]. Žurnal24.si (in Slovenian). April 18, 2021.
  2. ^ "Astronaut Biography: Sunita Williams". SpaceFacts.de. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
  3. ^ "Astronaut Biography" (PDF). National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Houston, Texas. August 2018.
  4. ^ Garcia, Mark. "Peggy Whitson Breaks Spacewalking Record". NASA blog. NASA. Archived from the original on May 21, 2017. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  5. ^ NASA (2007). "Sunita L. Williams (Commander, USN)" (PDF). National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Retrieved December 19, 2007.
  6. ^ "Spacewalking astronauts conquer stiff bolt, install key power unit on 2nd trip outside". Associated Press. 2012. Archived from the original on September 8, 2012. Retrieved September 6, 2012.
  7. ^ Tariq Malik (2007). "Orbital Champ: ISS Astronaut Sets New U.S. Spacewalk Record". Space.com. Retrieved December 19, 2007.

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