Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams on Wednesday displayed the Tricolour on board the International Space Station and wished Indians on the eve of their 66th Independence Day. I wish India a very happy Independence Day for August 15... India is a wonderful country and I am very proud to be a part of India, she said in her message. <\/p>\n
Of course, you know that I am half Indian. My father is from Gujarat. So, I am familiar with culture and customs of India. I am so proud to a part of this [Independence Day] celebration, Ms. Williams said, displaying Indias national flag. <\/p>\n
Williams, 46, along with Yuri Malenchenko of Russia and Japans Akihiko Hoshide left for the ISS aboard a Russian spacecraft Soyuz TMA-05M on July 15 from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. <\/p>\n
Ms. Williams, who was a flight engineer on the stations Expedition 32 crew, became commander of Expedition 33 after reaching the space station. <\/p>\n
Ms. Williams was selected as an astronaut candidate by NASA in 1998. She was assigned to the International Space Station as a member of Expedition 14 and then joined Expedition 15. <\/p>\n
She holds the record of the longest spaceflight (195 days) for female space travellers. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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