AHMEDABAD: Just a few hours before undertaking her journey into space, Sunita Williams had one eye on the land of her forefathers - Gujarat. She wrote a special message for the country. "God bless all the people of India! I can't wait to see your beautiful country again from space. It is truly a unique vantage point which really highlights the energy and power of our planet. We are lucky to live in such a wonderful place," she wrote to her father Deepak Pandya.
Sunita had a message for the entire human race too. "Earth is filled with so many gifts of nature which are evident from space. So I request a couple of things. Please take care of her, our planet. Please have tolerance for each other - we are all really only one. Please love every gift of nature God has given us."
Pandya told TOI, "I will watch the Soyuz launch on July 14 at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy. My wife will be in Cleveland with her family, relatives and lots of friends attending a function and watching the launch." Her sister Dina would be the only one from the family who would be seeing Sunita off at the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
In a mail to her cousin Pratik Raval, Sunita wrote, "Over and out from the cosmonaut hotel. Next time you hear from me via email, we'll be on the International Space Station!"
A family member Jayant Pathak led a prayer meeting for her safe journey at the Ashapura temple at Madhapar in Kutch. About 50 students of the MSV High School participated in the prayer.
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