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Sunita Lyn Williams (née Pandya; born September 19, 1964) 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).
6 days ago · The return of the Starliner spacecraft, which took NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore to the International Space Station (ISS) earlier this month, has been postponed. Following lift-off on June 5, the Boeing-built spacecraft docked at the ISS and was scheduled to begin its return journey towards Earth on June 26.
Jun 26, 2024 · Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita "Suni" Williams blasted off on 5 June in Starliner's first mission to orbit carrying astronauts. After docking onto the International Space Station (ISS), the NASA astronauts were supposed to stay in orbit for eight days.
Jun 17, 2024 · Sunita (Suni) L. Williams was selected as an astronaut by NASA in 1998 and is a veteran of two space missions, Expeditions 14/15 and 32/33. She is currently serving as the pilot of the Crew Flight Test mission aboard Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft – the first crewed flight for that vehicle – and her third mission aboard the ...
3 days ago · Sunita Williams (born September 19, 1965, Euclid, Ohio, U.S.) is an American astronaut who set records on her three flights to the International Space Station (ISS). In 1983 Williams entered the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland.
Jun 7, 2024 · Sunita Williams is on her third historic flight to space. She became the first woman to pilot a spacecraft on its maiden test flight to space adding more hours to her already spent 322 days in space.
Sep 22, 2004 · Sunita “Suni” L. Williams was selected as a NASA astronaut in 1998. She is currently serving as the pilot of the Crew Flight Test mission aboard Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft – the first crewed flight for that vehicle – and her third mission aboard the International Space Station.
3 days ago · 01 July, 2024. Credit: Nasa, AFP. Sunita Williams return flight from space has been delayed yet again. The pilot along with Starliner Commander Butch Willmore remains on the Space Station. The team is evaluating Starliner’s propulsion system performance and completing tasks before scheduling undocking from the ISS. Nasa aims to confirm ...
Jun 5, 2024 · In a historic achievement, Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams has become the first woman to pilot a new spacecraft on its inaugural crewed test flight to space. Williams, 58, launched aboard Boeing's Starliner capsule on June 5, alongside NASA astronaut Barry "Butch" Wilmore, from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Mar 1, 2019 · To kickoff Women’s History Month, today’s astronaut Friday post is dedicated to NASA astronaut Sunita “Suni” Williams, a true pioneer in STEM education and space flight. Williams is the second woman of Indian decent to fly into space (Kalpana Chawla was the first).
