Sunita Williams
Sep 13 2008, Pooja

At last, the much awaited space shuttle, Atlantis, carrying Sunita Williams, the star icon of millions of people across the globe, touched down at the Edwards Air Force Base in California. The successful landing was not less than an event to celebrate,...

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