NEW DELHI, INDIA, February 24, 2007: A packet of samosas she carried with her to space having already made news, astronaut Sunita Williams on Saturday said she would like to have more Indian food aboard the International Space Station. Interacting with students of a Delhi school in a “tele-bridge talk,” Sunita, who is half-Indian, said she was having Indian dishes like Sag Paneer and Halwa. “But I would like to have more Indian food in space,” she said responding to a question from a student on what kind of food was available at the space station.
Among the students who interacted with the 37-year-old flight engineer were the niece and nephew of late Indian astronaut Kalpana Chawla–Akanksha and Uday. Akanksha asked Sunita what was the most memorable part of her space sojourn. “The first time I went out the door, I saw the whole world. The second time, it was at night, and you could still see a lot of lights,” Sunita said in response to Akanksha’s query. Sunita is scheduled to spend six months at the space station. The interaction with the students of Vasant Valley School lasted ten minutes.