Monday, April 16, 2007

First Boston Marathon in Space

Astronaut runs 'Marathon' in space (AP)

Astronaut Suni Williams is seen in a video recording from the International Space Station at the NASA booth inside the Hynes Convention Center as fellow astronaut Jeff Williams, no relation, right, signs autographs and speaks with marathon runners, Sunday, April 15, 2007, in Boston. Suni Williams, who is currently at the space station, will run in the Boston Marathon as an officially registered runner by using a special harness in the weightless conditions. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)AP - Astronaut Sunita "Suni" Williams started her version of the Boston Marathon on Monday, running on a treadmill 210 miles above Earth undeterred by the wind and rain facing her Massachusetts counterparts.


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