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Sunita Williams

Sunita Williams (1965) has flown to space 4 times, spending 608.0 days off Earth in total. Nationality: United States. First flight: STS-116, 2006.

United States4 spaceflights608.0 days in space

Spaceflights

Dec 10, 2006
STS-116Space Shuttle · Cape Canaveral & Kennedy
Jun 8, 2007
STS-117Space Shuttle · Cape Canaveral & Kennedy
Jul 15, 2012
Soyuz TMA-05MSoyuz-FG · Baikonur
Jun 5, 2024
Boeing Crew Flight Test
Sep 28, 2024
SpaceX Crew-9Falcon 9 · Cape Canaveral & Kennedy
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Expedition 71
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Expedition 72
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Expedition 14
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Expedition 15
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Expedition 32
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Expedition 33

Career

Nationality
United States
Born
1965
Occupation
engineer, naval officer, naval aviator, test pilot
Employer
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, United States Navy
Military branch
United States Navy
Rank
captain

In space

Spaceflights
4
Time in space
608.01 days
First flight
December 10, 2006
Latest flight
Expedition 33
Education
Needham High School; United States Naval Academy; Florida Institute of Technology; United States Naval Test Pilot School
Awards (Wikidata)
15: NASA Distinguished Service Medal; NASA Space Flight Medal; Padma Bhushan…

Source: Wikidata Q55177 (CC0): spaceflights, time in space, citizenship, employer, astronaut group, service, education and awards. Only public professional facts are shown.