Sunita Williams

Quick Facts

Full Name	Sunita Williams
Occupation	Astronaut
Date Of Birth	Sep 19, 1965(1965-09-19)
Age	59
Birthplace	Eculid
Country	United States
Birth City	Ohio
Horoscope	Virgo

Sunita Williams Biography

Sunita Williams is one of the most popular and richest Astronaut who was born on September 19, 1965 in Eculid, Ohio, United States. Commanding officer of International Space Station Expedition 13 who also served as an engineer for flight for Expedition 32.

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Sunita Lyn Williams (née Pandya; born September 19, 1965) is an American astronaut and United States Navy officer who formerly held the records 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.

Williams graduated in Needham High School in Needham, Massachusetts, in 1983. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in physical science from the United States Naval Academy in 1987, and a Master of Science degree in Engineering Management from Florida Institute of Technology in 1995.

She got married to Michael Williams.

Sunita Williams Net Worth

Sunita Williams is one of the richest Astronaut from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Sunita Williams 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

The graduate graduated from U.S. Naval Academy in 1987 and was selected to be member of the NASA Group.

She was a part of three other ISS missions. After her return from the 14/15 Expedition She broke the record for the longest space flight by a woman.

Sunita Williams was born in Euclid, Ohio, to Indian American neuroanatomist Deepak Pandya and Slovene American Ursuline Bonnie (Zalokar) Pandya, who reside in Falmouth, Massachusetts. She is the youngest of three children. Her brother Jay Thomas is four years older and her sister Dina Annadj is three years older. Williams’ paternal family is from Jhulasan in the Mehsana district in Gujarat, India, while her maternal great-grandmother Mary Bohinc (originally Marija Bohinjec), born in Leše, Slovenia, immigrated to America as an eleven-year-old with her mother, 1891 Slovene emigrant Ursula (Strajhar) Bohinac.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Sunita Williams Dating?

According to our records, Sunita Williams married to Michael J. Williams. As of December 1, 2023, Sunita Williams’s is not dating anyone.

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In September 2007, Williams visited the Sabarmati Ashram and her ancestral village Jhulasan in Gujarat, India. She was awarded the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Vishwa Pratibha Award by the World Gujarati Society, the first person of Indian descent who was not an Indian citizen to be presented the award. On October 4, 2007, Williams spoke at the American Embassy School, and then met Manmohan Singh, the then Prime Minister of India.

Facts & Trivia

Sunita Ranked on the list of most popular Astronaut. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Sunita Williams celebrates birthday on September 19 of every year.

On April 26, 2007, NASA decided to bring Williams back to Earth on the STS-117 mission aboard Atlantis. Although she did not break the U.S. single spaceflight record that was recently broken by former crew member Commander Michael López-Alegría, she did break the record for longest single spaceflight by a woman. Williams served as a mission specialist and returned to Earth on June 22, 2007, at the end of the STS-117 mission. Poor weather at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral forced mission managers to skip three landing attempts there over previous 24 hours. They then diverted Atlantis to Edwards Air Force Base in California, where the shuttle touched down at 3:49 p.m. EDT, returning Williams home after a record 192-day stay in space.

Is Sunita Williams alive now?

Yes, She is alive and currently working as NASA Astronaut. Currently she is associated in U.S. Commercial spaceflights program with Boeing and SpaceX.

Is Sunita Williams an Indian?

Sunita Williams was born on September 19, 1965 in Ohio, her father hails from Gujarat, India, while her mother is from Slovenia.

What is Sunita Williams famous for?

Sunita Williams is an American astronaut. Her two spaceflights to the International Space Station combined lasted more than 321 days, ranking her second (after American astronaut Peggy Whitson) for most time spent in space by a woman.

Who is Sunita Williams Why did she come to India?

Sunita Williams came to India to fulfil her friends Kalpana Chawlas dream.

What is the full form of NASA *?

National Aeronautics and Space Administration