Sunita Williams Returns To Earth! Here Are 7 Lesser Know Facts About NASA's Indian-American Astronaut

Astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore have finally returned to Earth after 9 months. Here are seven lesser facts about Sunita Williams:

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Sunita Williams was born on September 19, 1965 in Euclid, Ohio, but considers Needham, Massachusetts, to be her hometown

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Sunita's father is Deepak Pandya, and her mother is Ursuline Bonnie Pandya. Her father was an Indian-American neuroanatomist from Mehsana district, Gujarat, while her mother, was a Slovene-American

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Reportedly, Sunita's nicknames are Suni in the United States and Sončka in Slovenia

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She is a U.S. astronaut, a former commander of the International Space Station, and a retired officer from the Navy

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With nine spacewalks under her belt, she is recognized as one of the most experienced spacewalkers in history

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Sunita ran the first marathon by any person in space on April 16, 2007

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Sunita ranked fourth overall and first for women among the most experienced spacewalkers with nine spacewalks totalling 62 hours and 6 minutes as of January 2025

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