New Delhi: Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams, who holds the world record for the longest spaceflight by a female astronaut, will start her India trip on April 1 from the national capital.

Williams will visit the National Science Centre (NSC) in the national capital on April 1 and interact with students and teachers. “The Centre will host Sunita L Williams (Captain, US Navy) on April 1. She will be interacting with a Gujarat’s Mehsana district. Williams, who was bestowed an honorary doctorate degree by the Gujarat Technical University, will also address students there. She last visited India in October 2007, when she gave a talk at the Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai.

Williams holds the world record with 50 hours and 40 minutes for total cumulative spacewalk time by a female astronaut. In addition, she has spent a total of 322 days in space (on two missions) and now ranks sixth on the US endurance list and second for a female astronaut.