Sunita Williams

Also known as Sunita Lyn Williams, Sunita L. Williams

Sunita Lyn Williams is a retired United States Navy captain and former NASA astronaut. Williams served aboard the International Space Station as a flight engineer for Expedition 14, Expedition 15, Expedition 32, and Expedition 71 and commander of Expedition 33 and Expedition 72. A member of NASA’s Commercial Crew program, she became the first woman to fly on a flight test of an orbital spacecraft during the 2024 Boeing Crew Flight Test and had her stay extended by technical problems aboard the ISS for more than nine months. She is one of the most experienced spacewalkers: her nine spacewalks are second-most by a woman, and her total spacewalk time of 62 hours and 6 minutes is fourth overall and the most by a woman.

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Sunita Williams is a retired U.S. Navy captain and former NASA astronaut who has spent significant time working aboard the International Space Station across multiple expeditions, including commanding two of them. She is notable for being the first woman to fly on Boeing's orbital spacecraft test flight in 2024 and holds the record for the most total spacewalk time by any woman, with over 62 hours of experience outside spacecraft.

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Instance of: human
Part of: NASA Astronaut Group 17
Family name: Williams
Gender: female
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Euclid
Occupation: athletics competitor
Educated at: United States Naval Test Pilot School
Employer: NASA
Languages spoken: English language
Religion: Hinduism
Award: BBC 100 Women
Sport: athletics
Military branch: United States Navy
Image: Sunita Williams.jpg

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Commons category: Sunita Williams
date of birth: 1965-09-19
time in space: 875539
name in native language: Sunita Lyn Williams
social media followers: 81780
P450: SpaceX Crew-9
member of the crew of: Expedition 33
birth name: Sunita Lyn Pandya
member of: Expedition 44

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Sunita Lyn Williams (née Pandya; born September 19, 1965) is a retired United States Navy captain and former NASA astronaut. Williams served aboard the International Space Station as a flight engineer for Expedition 14, Expedition 15, Expedition 32, and Expedition 71 and commander of Expedition 33 and Expedition 72. A member of NASA's Commercial Crew program, she became the first woman to fly on a flight test of an orbital spacecraft during the 2024 Boeing Crew Flight Test and had her stay extended by technical problems aboard the ISS for more than nine months. She is one of the most experienced spacewalkers: her nine spacewalks are second-most by a woman, and her total spacewalk time of 62 hours and 6 minutes is fourth overall and the most by a woman.

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