Biographies of U.S. Astronauts

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Sunita Lyn "Suni"

USA

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Personal data

Birthdate  19.09.1965
Birthplace:  Euclid, Ohio
Marital status:  married
Children:  none
Selection date:  04.06.1998
Selection group:  NASA-17
Position:  MSP
Status:  active

Spaceflights

No. Mission Position Time Duration
1  STS-116 Discovery / ISS-14 / ISS-15 / STS-117 Atlantis  MS / Flight Engineer  10.12.2006 - 22.06.2007 194d 18h 02m 
2  Soyuz TMA-05M / ISS-32 / ISS-33  Flight Engineer / ISS-CDR  15.07.2012 - 19.11.2012 126d 23h 13m 
3  CST-100 Boe-CFT / ISS-71 / ISS-72  PLT / Flight Engineer / ISS-CDR  05.06.2024

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Total (old)  321d 17h 15m 
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Backup assignments

No. Mission Position
1  Soyuz TMA-03M  Flight Engineer

Additional information

Maiden name: Pandya; bachelor of science in physical science from U.S. Naval Academy, 1987; Naval Aviator and a test pilot, graduating from the USNTPS in December 1993; master of science in engineering management from Florida Institute of Technology, 1995; Captain, USN, Ret. on May 20,2017; was Aircraft Handler on USS Saipan until her selection as astronaut, Norfolk; hobbies: Running, swimming, biking, triathlons, windsurfing, snowboarding, bow hunting; was Deputy Chief, Astronaut Office.

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