Key facts
- Born
- 19 September 1965, Euclid
- State of birth
- Euclid
- Sector
- Science & space
- Profession
- American astronaut and USN officer
- Gender
- Female
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Biography
Sunita Lyn Williams is an American retired Navy captain and 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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Timeline
- 1965Born in Euclid
- 2007Awarded the NASA Distinguished Service Medal
- 2007Awarded the NASA Space Flight Medal
- 2008Awarded the Padma Bhushan
- 2011Awarded the Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration"
- 2012Becomes ISS Expedition commander
- 2013Awarded the NASA Distinguished Service Medal
- 2013Awarded the NASA Space Flight Medal
- 2013Awarded the honorary doctorate
- 2013Awarded the Golden Order of Merit
- 2015Awarded the Women in Space Science Award
- 2024Becomes ISS Expedition commander
- 2024Awarded the BBC 100 Women
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