HOUSTON, TX – For nearly 300 days, astronaut Sunita Williams soared above the Earth aboard the International Space Station, gazing down at a planet that looked both familiar and foreign.

Learn more about who Suni Williams is and what her contributions have looked like throughout her career in space.

Her act of compassion not only highlighted her quick-thinking but also introduced many to the woman behind the uniform — a figure of strength ... Her encounter with an Indian Army captain during a ...