Sunday, September 16, 2012

Veteran Female Astronaut Takes Command of Space Station


astronaut Sunita Williams poses with her spacesuit
NASA
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.
 
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updated 9/16/2012 11:47:23 AM ET
 
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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