<h5>Meet Sunita Williams!</h5><p>Sunita Williams is an Indian-origin US astronaut who has travelled to space.</p><p>In 1998, NASA chose her as an astronaut. She flew to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2006 and again in 2012.</p><p>She has performed numerous spacewalks and spent 322 days in space. Many youngsters interested in space see her as a role model.</p><h5>Sunita Williams’ third spaceflight.</h5><p>Sunita Williams was set to travel to space for the third time on the Boeing Starliner spacecraft.</p><p>But, it was postponed just hours before launch due to a technical issue with the rocket.</p><p>Luckily, the problem was found before launch, or else an accident could have happened during or after lift-off.</p><p>Boeing and NASA teamed up to make the Boeing Starliner. It can help carry astronauts and cargo to space, including trips to the ISS.</p><figure class="image"><img src="https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/newsahoot.appspot.com/o/sunita-williams-space-flight-aborted%2FStarliner.jpeg?alt=media&amp;token=41a00098-e636-4a03-be25-e827a6452a5a"><figcaption>Boeing Starliner spacecraft. Photo by Boeing.</figcaption></figure><h5>Indians who have travelled to space.</h5><p>Rakesh Sharma was the first Indian to travel to space. In 1984, he travelled aboard a Russian-built spacecraft.</p><p>Other Indian-origin astronauts who have travelled to space include Kalpana Chawla, Raja Chari, etc.</p><p>ISRO will also be sending <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.newsahoot.com/articles/who-is-going-on-the-gaganyaan-mission">four astronauts to space</a> under the Gaganyaan Mission.</p>

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