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Sunita Williams

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Sunita Williams

Sunita Lyn "Suni" Williams (née Pandya; born September 19, 1965) is an American astronaut and a retired U.S. Navy officer. Williams served aboard the International Space Station as a participant in Expedition 14, a flight engineer for Expedition 15 and Expedition 32, and commander of Expedition 33. 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.

Infobox

Born
Sunita Lyn Pandya (1965-09-19) September 19, 1965 (age 60)Euclid, Ohio, U.S.
Other names
Sonika, Sončka, Sunita Pandya Williams
Education
United States Naval Academy (BS)Florida Institute of Technology (MS)
Spouse
Michael J. Williams
Father
Deepak Pandya
Rank
Captain, U.S. Navy
Time in space
608 days, 19 minutes
Selection
NASA Group 17 (1998)
Total EVAs
9
Total EVA time
62 hours, 6 minutes
Missions
mw- 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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Preceded byOleg Kononenko
Preceded byOleg Kononenko
Preceded byGennady Padalka
Preceded byOleg Kononenko
ISS Commander(Expedition 33) September 16 to November 18, 2012
ISS Commander(Expedition 72) September 22, 2024 to March 7, 2025
Succeeded byKevin Ford
Succeeded byAleksey Ovchinin
Preceded byGennady Padalka
ISS Commander(Expedition 33) September 16 to November 18, 2012
Succeeded byKevin Ford
Preceded byOleg Kononenko
ISS Commander(Expedition 72) September 22, 2024 to March 7, 2025
Succeeded byAleksey Ovchinin

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