Sunita Williams in Delhi, to visit Mumbai on Apr 3

April 01, 2013 12:23

Indian-American Astronaut Sunita Williams' date with India finally kickstarted today as she arrived in New Delhi. She visited the National Science Centre to interact with students and teachers.

The astronaut will next fly to Mumbai and will spend April 3 and 4 in the city, before going to Gujarat.

In Mumbai, she will visit a working women's hostel managed by the Indian Council of Social Welfare in Chembur and talk to residents and students. She will also hold another interactive session with school children at the Nehru Science Centre in Worli.

Williams last visited India in October 2007, when she gave a talk at the Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai.

She holds the world record with 50 hours and 40 minutes for total cumulative spacewalk time by a female astronaut.

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