THE NP CHRONICLE : 19TH SEPTEMBER

The NP Chronicle 
19th September
Sunita Lyn Williams (born September 19, 1965) is an American retired Navy captain and NASA astronaut. Williams served aboard the International Space Station as a flight engineer for Expedition 14, Expedition 15, Expedition 32, and Expedition 71 and commander of Expedition 33 and Expedition 72. A member of NASA's Commercial Crew program, she became the first woman to fly on a flight test of an orbital spacecraft during the 2024 Boeing Crew Flight Test and had her stay extended by technical problems aboard the ISS for more than nine months. She is one of the most experienced spacewalkers: her nine spacewalks are second-most by a woman, and her total spacewalk time of 62 hours and 6 minutes is fourth overall and the most by a woman.
Source: Wikipedia

"My space expedition has changed my perspective towards people. In space, we're all people from Earth."
-- Sunita Williams 

"Never give up. Trust your gut. And when the time comes, you fly."
-- Sunita Williams 

"You don't see any borders between countries from space. That's man-made, and one experiences it only when you return to Earth."
-- Sunita Williams 




Maqsood Mahmood "Lucky" Ali (born 19 September 1958) is an Indian singer, songwriter, and actor. With several popular singles and albums, he emerged as a significant figure of Indipop during the 1990s.
Source: Wikipedia


Today is:
▪︎ National Cleanup Day
▪︎ Responsible Dog Ownership Day
▪︎ Birth anniversary of Sunita Williams, Lucky Ali
▪︎ Death anniversary of Chester Carlson, Italo Calvino

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