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Suni Williams: Record-Breaking Astronaut & Spacewalker

Suni Williams: Record-Breaking Astronaut & Spacewalker

Season 1 Episode 69 Published 1 year, 7 months ago
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Suni Williams is an American astronaut, United States Navy officer, and former record holder for most spacewalks by a woman (seven) and most spacewalk time for a woman (50 hours, 40 minutes). Williams was assigned to the International Space Station as a member of Expedition 14 and Expedition 15. In 2012, she served as a flight engineer on Expedition 32 and then commander of Expedition 33. In 2024, she returned to the ISS on the Boeing Crewed Flight Test, the first crewed mission of the Boeing Starliner; her return to Earth has been delayed indefinitely.

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