Astronaut Sunita Williams Set New Female Spacewalking Record.



US astronaut Sunita Williams set a new record for female spacewalking - she has now spent more time in space than any other woman:

Williams broke the previous female spacewalking record of more than 21 hours when she and Michael Lopez-Alegria completed the second of what could be a precedent-setting three spacewalks in nine days. The new record is 22 hours and 27 minutes.

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Posted on February 5, 2007 at 3:12 pm by Alex
Category: World Records

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