NASA’s celebrated astronaut Sunita “Suni” Williams has retired after 27 years of space service
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Williams completed three space station missions, spending 608 cumulative days in space, second only among NASA astronauts
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She performed nine spacewalks totaling 62+ hours — the most ever by a woman astronaut
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Williams was the first person to run a marathon in space, completing it on a treadmill aboard the ISS
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Her final mission began as a short Boeing Starliner test flight in 2024 but stretched to 286 days due to technical issues — still completed with remarkable professionalism
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Born in the U.S. to Indian-American parents, Williams inspired millions, especially in India, as one of the most prominent Indian-origin astronauts
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Before NASA, she served as a U.S. Navy helicopter and test pilot, logging thousands of flight hours in many aircraft
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Retiring as a trailblazer, Sunita Williams' footsteps will guide the next generation of explorers.