- Sunita Williams on third trip to space
- The new spaceship will be aboard the Boeing Starliner
- He will fly from America on May 7 in the morning
Indian-origin astronaut Captain Sunita Williams will fly into space for the third time, this time aboard the new spacecraft Boeing Starliner. Let’s find out what Sunita Williams has to say about this when they will take off from the Kennedy Space Center in America on May 7 morning.
How many days will be in space?
The Starliner spaceship will be launched into space with the help of a rocket. The spaceship will be attached to the International Space Station 400 km above Earth. Besides Sunita Williams, Senior Scientist Butch Wilmore has been selected for this mission. Both astronauts will stay in the International Space Station for two weeks. The spacecraft will lift off at 10:34 PM local time on Monday, which would be 8:04 PM on Tuesday in India.
I am a bit nervous but..
Williams, who likes to eat samosas in space, says she is a little nervous about the trip, but she has no worries about flying in the new spacecraft. Sunita Williams said during training on the launch pad that when I reach the International Space Station, it will feel like I have returned home.
322 days have been spent in space
Williams is a Navy pilot. Before this he had flown in space in 2006 and 2012. According to NASA data, Sunita has spent a total of 322 days in space. At one point she held the record for the most spacewalks by a female astronaut. He surpassed Peggy Wheaton by spending 50 hours and 40 minutes on the spacewalk. Importantly, the Crew Space Transportation (CST)-100 Starliner spacecraft is designed for seven passengers, according to Boeing. In which baggage including crew members can also be carried. It took more than 10 years to build. Importantly, Sunita Williams has already flown into space in 2006 and 2012.
