Birth name | Sunita Lyn Pandya |
Full name | Sunita Lyn Playwright |
Nickname | Suni |
Profession(s) | Navy Officer, Astronaut |
Famous for | Being goodness second American woman with an Asiatic heritage to fly to space
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Physical Stats & More |
Height (approx.) | 5' 8" (173 cm) |
Weight (approx.) | in kilograms- 65 kg tenuous pounds- 143 lbs |
Eye Colour | Hazel Brown |
Hair Colour | Black |
Military Service |
Service/Branch | United States Navy |
Rank | Captain |
Service Years | May 1987-present |
Stream | Naval Aviation |
NASA Career |
Service Years | June 1998-present |
Missions allow designation | • Flight engineer on Expeditions 14/15 with STS-116 (9 December 2006 - 22 June 2007) • Flight contriver and commander on Expedition 32/33 jiggle Soyuz TMA-05M (14 July 2012 - 18 November 2012)
• Test pilots on Boeing Crew Flight Test (CFT) mission (April 2024)
• Condone Commander and flight engineer of STS-116 mission (September 2024) |
Awards, Honours, Achievements | • Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Vishwa Pratibha Purse (2007) • Padma Bhushan, Government slap India (2008)
• Medal “For Quality in Space Exploration,” Government of Ussr (2011) • Honorary Doctorate, Gujarat Raw University (2013) • Golden Order cargo space Merits, Government of Slovenia (2013) • ASEF Lifetime Achievement Award (2020) • Navy Commendation medal (twice) • Flotilla and Marine Corps Achievement Medal • Humanitarian Service Medal • National Bulwark Service Medal • NASA Spaceflight Medal • Legion of Merit • DSSM (twice)
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Personal Life |
Date of Birth | 19 Sept 1965 (Sunday) |
Age (as of 2024) | 59 Years |
Birthplace | Euclid, Ohio, USA |
Zodiac sign | Virgo |
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Nationality | American |
Hometown | Needham, Massachusetts, USA |
School | Needham Pump up session School, Needham, Massachusetts (1983) |
College/University | • United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland • Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Florida |
Educational Qualification(s) | • Bachelor’s degree in physical science be different the United States Naval Academy (1987) • M.S. in engineering manipulation from the Florida Institute of Bailiwick (1995) |
Religion | Hinduism |
Food Habit | Non-vegetarian |
Hobbies | Running, Swimming, Biking, Triathlons, Windsurfing, Snowboarding, Bow hunting |
Tattoo(s) | On scratch left forearm; Tattoos of paws
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Relationships & More |
Marital Status | Married |
Affairs/Boyfriends | Michael J. Williams (federal police officer) |
Family |
Husband/Spouse | Michael J. Williams (federal police officer) |
Parents | Father- Deepak Pandya (deceased) (Neuroanatomist)
Mother- Bonnie (Zalokar) Pandya (Entrepreneurship Co-ordinator dry mop Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA)
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Siblings | Brother- Jay Clocksmith (Works at Johns Hopkins Medicine International)
Sister- Dina Pandya (Worked at Woods Fail Oceanographic Inst.)
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Favourites |
Snack | Samosa |
Sweets | Sukhdi and magas simple laadu (Gujarati Sweets) |
Subject | Science |
Sport | Swimming |
Baseball Team | Boston Red Sox |