NASA astronaut Suni Williams set a female spacewalk record after venturing outside the International Space Station with fellow Boeing Starliner crew member.

NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore completed a spacewalk Thursday while awaiting their delayed return to Earth. Williams set a new spacewalking record for female astronauts during the mission.

After spending nearly 7 months in zero gravity, astronaut Sunita Williams overcame the challenge of re-learning to walk, then set a record with a 5.5-hour spacewalk. Along with Butch Willmore, Williams smashed Peggy Whitson's record for total spacewalk time at the International Space Station and conducted vital experiments on microbial survival in space.