Sunita williams: 286 days in space

286 days in space, 4577 orbits around the planet and flying over a distance spanning 195.2 million kilometres, Nasa astronaut Sunita Williams has safely returned home. Sunita Lyn " Suni " Williams (née Pandya; born September 19, 1965) is an American astronaut and a retired U.S. Navy officer. Williams served aboard the International Space Station as a participant in Expedition 14, a flight engineer for Expedition 15 and Expedition 32, and commander of Expedition 33. NASA Astronaut Sunita L. Williams Sunita “Suni” L. Williams was selected as a NASA astronaut in 1998. NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore launched aboard Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft on June 5, 2024 for its first crewed flight, arriving at the space station on June 6. Following the agency’s decision to return Starliner uncrewed, the duo became Expedition 71/72 crewmembers and returned home in March 2025 aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft along with NASA astronaut Nick ... Learn about Suni Williams 's career as a NASA astronaut and U.S. Navy captain, who flew three space missions and completed 62 hours of spacewalk time. Find out her personal and professional background, education, experience and achievements.