NASA's Sunita Williams sets new record for female astronaut spacewalk time, inspiring many. Her achievement comes amid challenges for the agency

NASA astronaut Sunita Williams has broken the record for the longest time spent in space by a woman. The record was achieved during Thursday's extravehicular activity (EVA) or spacewalk, which lasted for 5 hours 26 minutes.

NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore were able to remove a stuck radio communications unit on a record-setting spacewalk on Thursday (Jan. 30).