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The jumpsuit that Sunita Williams wore as the commander of two ex-
peditions to the International Space Station in 2012, Expedition 32 and
Expedition 33. Upon visiting Slovenia in 2013, she donated it to the peo-
ple of Leše, a village near Tržič where her mother’s family hails from.
Photo: Sanja Živković.
The jumpsuit is kept in the Sunita L. Williams Memorial Room in Leše, which
the astronaut regularly visits whenever she is in Slovenia. The memorial room
has been created by the Institute of Slovenian Astronauts, which also main-
tains contact with the astronaut. Every year on the anniversary of her first
visit to Leše the Institute organises an Astronaut Day with numerous activities
for young people. The Institute strives to promote the profession of astronaut.
Sunita’s great wish is that someday a Slovenian will follow in her footsteps.
(Melanija Primožič, Institute of Slovenian Astronauts).
KRANJSKA SAUSAGE
IN SPACE
One of Sunita's favourite memories of her
stay on the International Space Station betwe-
en December 2006 and June 2007 was the time
spent with the Russian cosmonauts during
dinner. On one such evening Sunita shared with
her Russian colleagues a kranjska sausage, a si-
gnature Slovenian dish, which her mother had
given her. All three astronauts truly enjoyed the
meal.
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Med vadbo na mednarodni vesoljski postaji. NASA.