Sunita Williams | |
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![]() Williams in 2004 | |
Born | Sunita Lyn Pandya September 19, 1965 Euclid, Ohio, U.S. |
Other names | Sončka |
Education | United States Naval Academy (BS) Florida Institute of Technology (MS) |
Spouse | Michael J. Williams |
Father | Deepak Pandya |
Space career | |
NASA astronaut | |
Rank | Captain, USN |
Time in space | 415 days, 5 hours, 57 minutes (currently in space) |
Selection | NASA Group 17 (1998) |
Total EVAs | 7 |
Total EVA time | 50 hours, 40 minutes |
Missions | STS-116/117 (Expedition 14/15) Soyuz TMA-05M (Expedition 32/33) Boeing Crew Flight Test/SpaceX Crew-9 (Expedition 71/72) |
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Sunita Lyn Williams (née Pandya; born September 19, 1965) is an American astronaut, retired U.S. Navy officer, and former record holder for most spacewalks by a woman (seven) and most spacewalk time for a woman (50 hours, 40 minutes).[1][2][3][4][5][6] 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. In 2024, she returned to the ISS on the Boeing Crew Flight Test, the first crewed mission of the Boeing Starliner; her return to Earth has been delayed until February 2025. From August 2024 until February 2025, Williams and fellow astronaut Butch Wilmore are set to undertake various scientific experiments and maintenance tasks aboard the International Space Station.[7]