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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 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 International ...
1 day ago · This is the reality for astronaut Sunita Williams. Sunita, accompanied by Barry Wilmore, is experiencing a longer-than-expected stay aboard the International Space Station (ISS) due to a technical issue with their transport spacecraft. The spacecraft originally intended for an eight-day mission, launched on May 25th. However, a minor helium leak forced a delay in its journey to the ISS. Despite the setback, the spacecraft successfully docked with the station on June 6.
2 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.
1 day ago · Sunita Williams's Boeing Starliner space mission will likely be extended by 45 days more. Amid heightened tensions surrounding the NASA space mission due to consecutive delays, the US space agency ...
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.
4 days ago · Sunita Williams return flight from space has been delayed yet again. The pilot along with Starliner Commander Butch Willm ore 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 Starliner's readiness to safely return astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to Earth.
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.
NASA's Boeing Crew Flight Test will launch Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams and her colleague Butch Wilmore on Tuesday on their third space mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The astronauts will launch aboard Boeing's Starliner spacecraft atop an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral's Space Launch Complex-41 on May 7 at 8.04 ...
