At the time, Suni was still outside in the vacuum of space removing radio communications hardware.
This is the second time Williams has broken the record for cumulative spacewalking time by a woman astronaut.
Now in second place, Peggy WhitsonsurpassedWilliams previous record in 2017.
Astronaut Suni Williams during a spacewalk earlier this year.© NASA Johnson Space Center
With ten EVAs under her belt, Whitson still holds the worldrecordfor the most spacewalks by a woman.
The objective of the spacewalk, however, was not setting a new record.
The EVA brought him to a total of 31 hours and 2 minutes of spacewalking time.
And who knows what other records Williams might break in the meantime?
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