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Sunita Williams is an astronaut of Indian and Slovenian origin.
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She is a record holder of the most spacewalks by a woman and the most spacewalk time for a woman.
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She has done seven spacewalks and been in space for a total of 50 hrs and 40 minutes.
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Yesterday, she was launched on a maiden mission of Boeing Starliner, a new human-rated spacecraft.
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Human-rated simply means that a spacecraft is capable of supporting human presence in space.
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A video showing Sunita Williams and her colleague prepping for the launch was shared online.
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It is the 2nd private company to provide crew transport to and from the International Space Station.
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In addition to the two astronauts, there is 345 kilogrammes of cargo.
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We wish Sunita the best of luck on her mission!
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