OtterKnow Kids EncyclopediaSunita Williams is a fantastic astronaut who loves flying and exploring space! She spent 322 days living on the International Space Station. She is a true space hero who loves going on exciting adventures!
Sunita lived on the International Space Station and even ran a whole marathon on a special treadmill while floating in space! She is also super brave and has gone outside the spaceship for many spacewalks. She put on her big spacesuit and floated in the dark sky for more than 50 hours to help build and fix the space station. Sunita loves showing kids how fun it is to exercise, even in zero gravity!
- Sunita Williams ran the Boston Marathon in space on a treadmill while orbiting the Earth!
- She holds the record for the most total spacewalk time by a woman, over 62 hours!
- Sunita brought a small figurine of Ganesh, a Hindu god, with her to space for good luck!
