NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, Expedition
32 flight engineer and commander of the International Space Station's
Expedition 33 crew, poses for a photo with her spacesuit ahead of an
Aug. 30 spacewalk.
By Tariq Malik
NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, who holds the record for the
longest spaceflight by a woman, took charge of the International Space
Station Saturday, becoming only the second female commander in the
orbiting lab's 14-year history.
Williams took charge of the space station from Russian cosmonaut
Gennady Padalka, who is returning to Earth on Sunday after months
commanding the outpost's six-person Expedition 32 crew. Williams launched to the station in July and will command its Expedition 33 crew before returning to Earth in November. More: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/49052111/ns/technology_and_science-space/#.UFZbA1HLkUw
Sources: Space.com, NBC News.
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