Biographies of U.S. Astronauts
WilliamsSunita Lyn "Suni"USA |
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Personal data
| Birthdate | 19.09.1965 |
| Birthplace: | Euclid, Ohio |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | none |
| Selection date: | 04.06.1998 |
| Selection group: | NASA-17 |
| Position: | MSP |
| Status: | active |
Spaceflights
| No. | Mission | Position | Time | Duration |
| 1 | STS-116 Discovery / ISS-14 / ISS-15 / STS-117 Atlantis | MS / Flight Engineer | 10.12.2006 - 22.06.2007 | 194d 18h 02m |
| 2 | Soyuz TMA-05M / ISS-32 / ISS-33 | Flight Engineer / ISS-CDR | 15.07.2012 - 19.11.2012 | 126d 23h 13m |
| 3 | CST-100 Boe-CFT / ISS-71 / ISS-72 / SpaceX Crew-9 | PLT / Flight Engineer / ISS-CDR | 05.06.2024 - 18.03.2025 | 286d 07h 04m |
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Backup assignments
| No. | Mission | Position |
| 1 | Soyuz TMA-03M | Flight Engineer |
Additional information
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Maiden name: Pandya; bachelor of science in
physical science from U.S. Naval Academy, 1987; Naval Aviator and a test pilot,
graduating from the USNTPS in December 1993; master of science in engineering
management from Florida Institute of Technology, 1995; Captain,
USN, Ret.
on May 20,2017; was Aircraft Handler on
USS Saipan
until her selection as astronaut, Norfolk; hobbies: Running, swimming, biking,
triathlons, windsurfing, snowboarding, bow hunting; was Deputy Chief, Astronaut
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