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Who is Sunita Williams? 5 Records held by Indian-American astronaut

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Most experienced astronaut

Sunita Williams is one of the most experienced astronauts in the world with a spacetime of total 332 days. 

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First person to run a marathon in space

Sunita Williams became the first person to run a marathon in space in April 2007. She ran 26.2 miles on the station's treadmill for the Boston Marathon. 

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Longest single spaceflight

Sunita Williams became the first woman to take the longest single spaceflight during her first mission. She spent 195 days in space. The record has been broken since then. 

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Most spacewalk record

Sunita holds the record for the most spacewalks by a woman. She has a total of 7 spacewalks and she also holds the record for the most cumulative spacewalk time (50 hours). 

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Third Space mission

Sunita Willaims is on her third space mission on June 6, 2024. She is piloting Boeing's Starliner with astronaut Butch Wilmore to check the performance and manual of spacecraft. 

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