The award is among a long list of accolades for Williams, who has received two Defense Superior Service Medals, a Humanitarian Service Medal, and numerous other military honors.

Sunita L. Williams, who earned her master’s degree in engineering management from Florida Institute of Technology and went on to become one of the nation’s most accomplished astronauts,… ...

Throughout her career, Williams has made many records and won many awards. ... In January 2025, Sunita Williams set a new record by clocking 62 hours 6 minutes in spacewalking.

Sunita Williams, 59, is a veteran astronaut with NASA and a retired U.S. Navy officer. She was born in Euclid, Ohio, and considers Needham, Massachusetts, her home.

Needham native and astronaut Sunita Williams, along with fellow astronaut Butch Wilmore, spoke Monday for the first time since their return to Earth from the International Space Station.