SUNITHA WILLIAMS
NASA
astronaut : Sunitha Williams
Nationality : American
Status : Active
Born : September 19, 1965, Euclid, Ohio
Occupation : Test Pilot
Rank : Commander, USN
Space Time : 194d 18h 02m
Selection : 1998 NASA Group
Missions : STS - 116, Expedition 14,
Expedition 15,STS - 117
Sunitha lyn ''Suni'' Williams (born september 19,1965 in Euclid,Ohio) is a United States Naval officer and a NASA astronaut.She was assinged to the International Space Station as a member of Expedition 15.Williams is the
second women of indian
heritage to have been selected by NASA for a space mission after Kalpana Chawla and the second astronaut of Slovenian heritage after Ronald M. Sega.She holds three records for female space travellers: longest spaceflight (195 days), number of space walks (four),and total time spent on spacewalks (29 hours and 17 minutes).
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