Sunita Williams
Suni Williams | |
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Williams in 2018 | |
| Born | Sunita Lyn Pandya September 19, 1965 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 |
| Space career | |
| NASA astronaut | |
| Rank | ISS Commander (twice), Captain, USN |
Time in space | 608 days, 19 minutes |
| Selection | NASA Group 17 (1998) |
Total EVAs | 9 |
Total EVA time | 62 hours, 6 minutes |
| Missions | |
Mission insignia | |
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 in the world: 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.