Sunita Williams Education: Who is Sunita Williams? She became an astronaut after studying so much

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Sunita WilliamsI am here: Indian-American Sunita Lynn Williams, known as Suni in the US and Sonka in Slovenia, is an American astronaut, United States Navy officer. She holds the record for most spacewalks and longest space travel.

Relations with India

Sunita Williams' father Deepak Pandya was a neuro anatomist of Indian origin from Mehsana district of Gujarat, while her mother Ursuline Bonnie Pandya (née Zalokar) was Slovenian-American. Sunita's father immigrated to the United States from Ahmedabad in 1958. Her parents lived in Falmouth, Massachusetts. She is the youngest of three children.

Degree from the Naval Academy

Sunita Williams graduated from Needham High School in 1983. She also received a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from the United States Naval Academy in 1987.

Master's Degree from Florida

Master's Degree from Florida

Sunita Williams earned a Master of Science degree from the Florida Institute of Technology in 1995, with a major in Engineering Management.

Join the US Navy

Join the US Navy

Indian-born astronaut Sunita Williams joined the US Navy in May 1987, where she continued to serve for a long time.

Basic Diving Officer

Basic Diving Officer

After a temporary appointment at the Naval Coastal Academy for about six months, he was appointed as Basic Diving Officer.

Who is Sunita Williams?

Who is Sunita Williams?


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