Sunita Williams, who was part of the Boeing Crew Flight Test, was initially supposed to be in space for an eight-day mission. The extended stay means she will be celebrating her birthday in space.

Astronaut Sunita Williams is in for a truly unique New Year's experience, witnessing 16 sunrises and sunsets from her post aboard the International Space Station (ISS). As the ISS orbits Earth ...

The event was livestreamed by NASA on YouTube and their website, marking Williams' ninth spacewalk and the 92nd spacewalk by a US astronaut. Astronaut Sunita ‘Suni’ Williams, who is stuck in ...