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  2. Sunita Williams - Wikipedia

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    Sunita Lyn Williams (née Pandya; born September 19, 1964) is an American astronaut, United States Navy officer, and former record holder for most spacewalks by a woman (seven) and most spacewalk time for a woman (50 hours, 40 minutes).

  3. List of astronauts of Indian origin - Wikipedia

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    As of 2024, Four people of Indian origin have been in space. The first astronaut of the Indian nationality, in space was Rakesh Sharma on Soyuz T-11 in 1984. [1] [2] Three astronauts – Kalpana Chawla, [3] [4] Sunita Williams [5] and Raja Chari [6] [7] – flew as NASA astronauts. Sirisha Bandla is the first and only Indian-born woman to make ...

  4. Expedition 15 - Wikipedia

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    Expedition 15 was the 15th expedition to the International Space Station (ISS). Four crew members participated in the expedition, although for most of the expedition's duration only three were on the station at any one time. During Expedition 15, the ISS Integrated Truss Structure was expanded twice: STS-117 brought the S3/S4 truss, and STS-118 ...

  5. Boeing Starliner astronaut has brought samosas and ... - AOL

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    Sunita Williams, an Indian American NASA astronaut aboard the Boeing Starliner on Wednesday morning, has been known to bring items representing her culture with her to space. Williams, 58, was ...

  6. Shia–Sunni relations - Wikipedia

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    The Five Pillars of Islam ( Arabic: أركان الإسلام) is the term given to the five duties incumbent on every Muslim, and are held by both Sunni and Shia. These duties are Shahada (profession of faith), Salat (prayers), Zakāt (giving of alms), Sawm (fasting, specifically during Ramadan) and Hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca ).

  7. Boeing Crew Flight Test - Wikipedia

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    Boeing Starliner-1 →. Boeing Crew Flight Test ( Boe-CFT) is the first crewed mission of the Boeing Starliner capsule. Launched on 5 June 2024, the mission flew a crew of two NASA astronauts, Barry E. Wilmore and Sunita Williams, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station to the International Space Station.

  8. Muslim period in the Indian subcontinent - Wikipedia

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    Muslim rule in India saw a major shift in the cultural, linguistic, and religious makeup of the subcontinent. Persian and Arabic vocabulary began to enter local languages, giving way to modern Punjabi, Bengali, and Gujarati, while creating new languages including Urdu and its dialect, Deccani , used as official languages under Muslim dynasties. [9]

  9. Naxalite–Maoist insurgency - Wikipedia

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    2000–2024: 4032 civilians killed [27] The Naxalite–Maoist insurgency is an ongoing conflict [28] between Maoist groups known as Naxalites or Naxals (a group of communists supportive of Maoist political sentiment and ideology) and the Indian government. The influence zone of the Naxalites is called the red corridor, which has been steadily ...