When assigned her original eight-day mission, she certainly didn’t expect to taking over as commander of the International Space Station.

While the press insisted on referring to the Boeing Starliner astronauts as “stuck” or “trapped.” They were not idle during their time on the ISS.

Sunita “Suni” Williams is an American astronaut and retired Navy officer who holds the record for most spacewalk time by a female astronaut. With nine spacewalks totaling 62 hours and 6 minutes, she’s also one of the most experienced spacewalkers. 

When she succeeded Oleg Kononenko, it was her second time as commander of the ISS.