New Delhi, Jan. 31 -- NASA astronaut Sunita Williams logged 62 hours and 6 minutes of spacewalking on Thursday (January 30), surpassing the record for the most time spent in the vacuum of space by a woman.

During a five-and-a-half hour spacewalk with her colleague Butch Wilmore, Sunita Williams surpassed former astronaut Peggy Whitson's total spacewalking time of 60 hours and 21 minutes.

NASA announced the historic feat as it said Williams had completed nine spacewalks after the one she undertook on Thursday, while Peggy still has 10 spacewalks under her belt. This means that Whitson still holds the record for the most spacewalks by a woman at 10.

"At 10:24 am central time, this morning, Suni Williams surpassed former astronaut Peggy W...