Sunita Williams takes over command at ISS space station

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Houston, Sep 17: Record-breaking Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams has taken over the command of the International Space Station, becoming the second woman in history to do so.
 Williams, who holds three records for female space travellers, took over as a three-member crew of the Expedition 32 returned safely to earth, wrapping up a mission lasting more than four months.
 The three-man crew onboard a Russian-made Soyuz capsule touched down successfully in central Kazakhstan steppe this morning after spending 123 days at the Space Station.
 Just after the Soyuz spacecraft separated from the space station yesterday, NASA astronaut Williams took over command of Expedition 33 at the station from Commander Gennady Padalka, becoming the second woman in history to do so.

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