Sunita Williams

Sunita Williams
Williams in 2004
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)
SpouseMichael J. Williams
FatherDeepak Pandya
Space career
NASA astronaut
RankCaptain, USN
Time in space
415 days, 5 hours, 57 minutes [refresh]
(currently in space)
SelectionNASA Group 17 (1998)
Total EVAs
7
Total EVA time
50 hours, 40 minutes
MissionsSTS-116/117 (Expedition 14/15)
Soyuz TMA-05M (Expedition 32/33)
Boeing Crew Flight Test/SpaceX Crew-9 (Expedition 71/72)
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) 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]

  1. ^ "Astronaut Biography: Sunita Williams". SpaceFacts.de. Archived from the original on April 30, 2024. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  2. ^ "Astronaut Biography" (PDF). National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Houston, Texas. August 2018.
  3. ^ Garcia, Mark. "Peggy Whitson Breaks Spacewalking Record". NASA blog. NASA. Archived from the original on May 21, 2017. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  4. ^ NASA (2007). "Sunita L. Williams (Commander, USN)" (PDF). National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Retrieved December 19, 2007.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ Tariq Malik (2007). "Orbital Champ: ISS Astronaut Sets New U.S. Spacewalk Record". Space.com. Retrieved December 19, 2007.
  7. ^ "What will Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore do till February 2025 in space?". Times Now. August 22, 2024. Retrieved August 23, 2024.