Sunita Williams retires from Nasa. - Page 2

No more months-long living 'floating through life' but being 'grownded by nature'. What fascinating (and certainly also demanding) things you could live

Thank you, Sunita, especially for insightful narrations (also through video like the following one) and all the best for the rest of your life

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doN4t5NKW-k

All the very best to Suni Williams in her retirement.

Lesser known fact about Sunita

She carried both a samosa (Indian) and Carniolan sausage (Slovenian) with her to space to honor her heritage.

Sunita is an inspiration to so many women around the world. I salute her.

Cheers..

I am surprised how she managed to stay for 286 days in space. She must be well-trained.

Originally posted by: Rosyme

If possible, pls mention one fact about Sunita Williams and/ or NASA or SPACE (even if it's repeated by others, it's okay).

Sunita Williams ran a marathon in space while orbiting the Earth aboard the International Space Station

Best of luck for the rest of her life ahead post retirement! She's an amazing woman. She is an inspiration and has made her country proud!

Some 'amazing facts' about her!

She ran a marathon in space 🏃‍♀️🚀

In 2007, Sunita Williams became the first person to run a marathon in orbit, completing the Boston Marathon on a treadmill aboard the International Space Station (ISS) — while orbiting Earth at ~28,000 km/h.

Longest spacewalk time by a woman (at the time)

She accumulated 50 hours and 40 minutes of spacewalks, setting a record for the most spacewalk time by a female astronaut (later surpassed).

She carried Indian symbols into space

On her missions, she took:

A copy of the Bhagavad Gita

A small idol of Lord Ganesha

The Upanishads showing pride in her Indian heritage.

Glad she made back in to earth after staying so long days . Its not easy to survive in space that long where we loose our muscle mass eaily and get weak soon . Happy retirement to her . At times I wonder how dedicated these ppl are to take up career like this . And we know how they have their daily routine and even basic need like food , water and washroom needs adaptation up there in space .

NASA astronaut Sunita Williams is a highly experienced helicopter pilot, designated a Naval Aviator in 1989 and flying H-46 Sea Knights during deployments for Operation Desert Shield and Hurricane Andrew relief before becoming a test pilot and later an astronaut. She logged thousands of flight hours in numerous helicopters and aircraft types, a critical foundation for her space career.

She has come to Delhi now and will attend some event n Kerala also.

https://www.youtube.com/live/4Q01sJU0yCU

Originally posted by: Rosyme

NASA astronaut Sunita Williams is a highly experienced helicopter pilot, designated a Naval Aviator in 1989 and flying H-46 Sea Knights during deployments for Operation Desert Shield and Hurricane Andrew relief before becoming a test pilot and later an astronaut. She logged thousands of flight hours in numerous helicopters and aircraft types, a critical foundation for her space career.

She has around 3000 hrs of flying time!

https://www.ndtvprofit.com/trending/sunita-williams-retires-after-27-years-of-service-in-nasa-10796034/amp/1