Sunita Williams Quotes


My space expedition has changed my perspective towards people. Looking down at the Earth, we could not see borders or people with different nationalities. It was then that realisation dawned on us that all of us are a group of human beings and citizens of the universe.


Citations

Williams, Sunita. "Press Conference in India." The Indian Express, Indian Express Limited, 2013.

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What is interesting about this quotation is that there were many at the time who thought that different people in different parts of the world and cultures were of different species. Science at that point did not even realize that all humans had a common ancestor. It makes the quotation all the more interesting.


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Sunita Williams
Sunita Williams
  • Born: September 19, 1965
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Test Pilot

Sunita Lyn Williams is an American astronaut and United States Navy officer of Indian origin who formerly held the records for most spacewalks by a woman (seven) and most spacewalk time for a woman (50 hours, 40 minutes). Williams was assigned to the International Space Station as a member of Expedition 14 and Expedition 15. In 2012, she served as a flight engineer on Expedition 32 and then commander of Expedition 33.