Blitz Bureau
NASA astronaut Sunita “Suni” Williams achieved a historic milestone on January 30, 2025, by breaking the spacewalking record previously held by former astronaut Peggy Whitson.
The International Space Station (ISS) shared the news on X: “NASA astronaut Suni Williams just surpassed former astronaut Peggy Whitson’s total spacewalking time of 60 hours and 21 minutes today. Suni is still outside in the vacuum of space removing radio communications hardware.”
Williams, during this remarkable spacewalk, conducted maintenance work on the ISS and gathered material samples from the Destiny laboratory and Quest airlock for scientific analysis. Wearing a suit with red stripes, Williams was accompanied by fellow astronaut Butch Wilmore, who wore an unmarked suit. It was Wilmore’s fifth spacewalk and Williams’ ninth.
