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Sunita Williams Biography
Sunita Williams Birthplace and Birth details
She born on September 19, 1965, in Ohio, remains the woman to hold the records for most spacewalks and most spacewalk time.
Early life
She is an American astronaut who has successfully attended international space missions Expedition 14 and Expedition 15 held in 2006 and 2007. She served as a flight engineer on Expedition 32 and commander on Expedition 33 in 2012. Her brilliance is celebrated all over the world and beyond since she flew out to space.
Sunita Williams Education
Her early life began in Needham, Massachusetts. She attended Needham High School in 1983. Then proceeded to study Bachelor of Science in Physical Science at U.S. Naval Academy in 1987. She pursued a Master’s in Engineering Management from the Florida Institute of Technology in 1995. In 1998 Sunita Williams was selected as an astronaut by NASA.
While talking about her experience in various projects with multiple organizations, we must mention that she was ensigned in the U.S. Navy from the U.S. Naval Academy in May 1987. She was designated as a Basic Diving Officer and later joined Naval Aviation Training Command. She also worked as a Naval Aviator in 1999. Thence after she went on to report to Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 3 for Initial H46, Seaknight training. After this, she joined Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 8 in Norfolk, Virginia, and worked in the Mediterranean, Red Sea, and across the Persian Gulf. She worked as an officer-in-charge of H46 and was sent to Miami for Hurricane Andrew Relief Operations in 1992.
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Later in 1993, Sunita Williams was selected as a candidate for U.S. Naval Test Pilot School which she graduated in the same year and got assigned to the Rotary Wing Aircraft Test Directorate as H46 Project Officer and V22 Chase Pilot in the T-2. Till 1995 she flew test flights as a Squadron Safety Officer in SH-60B/F, SH-2, AH-1W, UH-1, VH-3, CH-53, and H-57. Afterward, she joined U.S. Naval Test Pilot School as an instructor. After getting assigned to the astronaut program she was deployed onboard USS Saipan. Sunita Williams single-handedly owns the record of 3000 flight hours in more than 30 various aircraft.
After she joined NASA in August 1998 Williams was trained for multiple scientific programs. She worked in the Russian Space Agency for some time while doing her training. She gained experience in working underwater for 9 days as a NEEMO2 crew member. Later in the Astronaut Office, she served as the Deputy Chief. Afterward, she worked as Flight Engineer and International Space Station Commander spending 322 days in total in space. She holds the record of ranking second in the list of U.S. women.
Achievements
- Sunita has been awarded the Legion of Merit, Navy Commendation Medal, DSSM, Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal.
- Humanitarian Service Medal, and many more by not only the United States but also multiple nations.
Sum Up
Currently, Sunita is working with Boeing for the development of new spacecraft systems with her crew members and SpaceX’s CrewDragon. This project’s being successful will ensure round-trip crew transportation service to the international space station. This project, if succeeds, is also going to be able to send humans into space from the soil of the United States.
