Monday, February 4, 2008

REUNION OF BATCH 1977 GOVT ENGINEERING COLLEGE, JABALPUR

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REUNION OF BATCH 1977 GOVT ENGINEERING COLLEGE,JABALPUR,MP,INDIA,at BHERAGHAT ,JABALPUR ON DEC 23,2001
More details of Reunion of batch 1977--http://www.gec1977.blogspot.com/

SUNITA WILLIAM in ISRO ahamdabad with vikram desai

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Sunita William , born on sept 19,1965 in Eudclid,Ohio,USA,to Deepak and Bonnie Pandya,but considers Needham massachusetts to be her home town.Sunita is married to Michael william.Her perents ,resides in Falmouth, massachusetts.
She B.S. Phisical Science from US Naval acadamy in 1987,M S ,Engineering Management from from florida instute of technology
In may 1987, received her commission as an Ensign in US Navy from US Naval academy.In1989,she was designated a naval aviator and in 1993, she graduated from the naval test pilot school .
She was later assigned to helicopter support squadron 8 .
she has logged 2770 flight hours inmore than 30 differnet aircraft. ,she was selected by NASA as an astronaut in June 1998.
Sunita was lunched to International Space station with STS-116, aboard the shuttle discovery, on dec 9,2006 to join the expedition 14 crew .Sunita served as a flight engineer aboard the international space station.Sunita took with her a copy of Bhagavad Gita and a small figurine of Ganesha.
Sunita served as a mission specialist with STS-117, and returned to earth on June 22,2007 at end of the mission .Space shuttle Atlantis touched down at Edwards air force in california,returning home after a record 195 days in space .Sunita broke the existing record by Shannon lucid,setting anew record for females of 195 days in space.
Sunita currently serves as Deputy Chief ,astronaut office,NASA.
Recreation intersts include running,swimming,biking,triathlons,,windsurfing and bow hunting.
She has logged more than 3000 flight hours in over 30 different aircraft.
SPECIAL HONORS: Awarded Navy Commendation Medal (2), Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal and various other service awards.