at age 61 america's most famous women astrount dies july 23 2012 from a 17 month battle with cancer she was the first american women to go in space her first mission was sts 7 and the sts47g she had a masters degree and phd in physical sciences and a bachelor's degree in English and physics she became a professor of physics at the University of California, San Diego and Director of the California Space Institute.

Good to hear from a fresh voice on the ISS. Looks like Sunita could be doing alot of school contacts during her stay. This was NA1SS contacting W2RIT in Rochester, NY USA on 2012-07-23. My recording starts at 13:34 UTC and stops at 13:41 UTC. These are the questions she answered -

5. If the ISS is designed to be in permanent orbit, are there adjustments that are made to maintain orbit and how are they accomplished?
6. What do I need to study in school if I want to be an astronaut?
7. While you're in space do you have any peculiar content in your dreams?

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Sunita Williams on 2012-07-23