Sunita williams

brief introduction of SUNITA WILLIAMS

1. SUNITA WILLIAMS

2. SUNITHA LYN WILLIAMS Born on September 19, 1965,Euclid,Ohio,U.S. Her parents – Dr. Deepak and Mrs. Bonnie Pandya Married to Michel J. Williams

3. EDUCATION 1983 –Needham High School,Needham,Massachusetts 1987 –B.S. Physical Science,U.S. Naval Academy 1995 –M.S. Engineering Management,Florida Institute of Technology

4. 1983 Entered U.S. Naval Academy,Annapolis,Marryland 1987 Reported for aviation training at Naval Aviation Traing Command 1989 (july) Became a combat helicopter trainer 1992 Participated in relief missions in Miami 1993 Became a naval test pilot ,a test pilot instructor 1995 Completed M.S. Engineering Management 1998 Joined in astronaut training 2006(Dec 9) Flew abroard in the space shuttle Discovery

5. 2007(june 22) Landed at Edwards Air Force Base in California 2012(july 15) Flew to ISS(International Space Station) 2015 Selected as one of four astronauts to make the first test flights in NASA

6. HONOURS Second American astronaut who holds the record for most time spent on space walks by a woman after Peggy Whitson. Second American astronaut of Indian heritage to go into space after Kalpana Chawla