048: A Life of Space Exploration with U.S. Astronaut Sunita Williams

Sunita L. Williams (Suni) was selected as an astronaut by NASA in 1998 and is a veteran of two space missions Expeditions 14/15 and 32/33. She is currently assigned to the cadre of astronauts training to fly the initial test flights for America’s first commercially built spacecraft the Boeing CST-100 Starliner and SpaceX Dragon. She and her crewmates are working closely with the commercial providers to develop their new spacecraft systems, which will eventually provide round-trip crew transportation services to the International Space Station. With 50 hours and 40 minutes, Williams holds the record for total cumulative spacewalk time by a female astronaut. In addition, Williams, who has spent a total of 322 days in space on two missions, now ranks sixth on the all-time U.S. endurance list, and second all-time for a female astronaut. More about Suni: https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/sunita-l-williams/biography Video explaining the process of astronauts returning to earth from the space station: http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2014/06/08/back_to_earth_how_astronauts_get_back_from_the_space_station.html Ready to make a change and create a career you love? Use the link below to set up a free Career Breakthrough Session: https://calendly.com/sean-98/consultation-on