Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Sunita Williams and two astronauts dock Russian spacecraft at ISS


 Record-setting Indian-American cosmonaut Sunita Williams along with two other astronauts today docked their Russian Soyuz spacecraft at the International Space Station for a four-month stay.


Q. Who are the other two?
A. Russian Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency flight engineer  Akihiko Hoshide.

Q. What is the record set by Sunita Williams?
A. She holds the record of the longest spaceflight-195 days-for women space travelers





Q. Where did the spaceflight take of?
A. From baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan

Q. What is going to be her position in the crew?
A.  In the space, she will become commander of Expedition 33


Q. When was she selected by NASA?
A. In 1998. Second woman of Indian origin to have been selected by NASA for a space mission after Kalpana Chawla.



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