By Neha Yadav
Published Jun 13, 2024

Hindustan Times
Lifestyle

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Sunita Williams: A glance into NASA's Indian-origin astronaut's illustrious career

NASA's Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams is onboard the International Space Station (ISS) with eight other crew members. 

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Williams entered the space station after opening the Boeing Space Starliner hatch. The astronaut was joyous to join the team. Take a look.

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Here's a glance at the astronaut's illustrious space career.

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Sunita Williams was selected as an astronaut in June 1998. After undergoing the Candidate Training and Evaluation, Williams worked in Moscow with the Russian Space Agency's first Expedition Crew.

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The Indian-American astronaut was launched with the crew of STS-116 in 2006.

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Sunita Williams is the second female astronaut on the list of total cumulative spacewalk time, after Peggy Whitson.

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She achieved the feat onboard STS-116 with four spacewalks totaling 29 hours and 17 minutes.

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Williams launched from Kazakhstan and joined the NASA team onboard the ISS in 2012. 

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She spent four months conducting research and exploration aboard the orbiting laboratory and landed in Kazakhstan after 127 days in space.

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Williams has spent a cumulative total of 322 days in space.

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