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Space Station Astronauts Forced To Shelter After Russian Satellite Breaks Up

June 27, 2024 admin

Large debris-generating events in orbit are rare but of increasing concern. (Representational) Washington: A Russian satellite has broken up into more than 100 pieces of debris in orbit, forcing astronauts on the International Space Station to take shelter, U.S. space agencies said. There were no immediate details on what caused the break-up of the RESURS-P1…

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How Boeing can bring NASA’s Sunita Williams, Barry Wilmore back to Earth

June 25, 2024 admin

NASA astronaut Suni Williams (seated L) and Butch Wilmore (seated R) pose with the crew of the International Space Station (ISS) after the docking of the Boeing Starliner on June 6, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP Problems with Boeing’s Starliner capsule, still docked at the International Space Station (ISS), have upended the original plans for…

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NASA chief says U.S. and India to expand collaboration in space; to train Indian astronaut for ISS

June 20, 2024 admin

NASA chief Bill Nelson. | Photo Credit: AP NASA administrator Bill Nelson has said that the U.S. space agency will expand collaboration with India and it will include a “joint effort” aboard the International Space Station with an Indian astronaut. Mr. Nelson’s comments came after a fact sheet issued by the U.S. and India after…

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NASA Will Soon Provide Advanced Training To Indian Astronauts: US Envoy

May 25, 2024 admin

NASA will provide advanced training to Indian astronauts this year or shortly thereafter, US envoy said. Washington: NASA will soon provide advanced training to Indian astronauts, with the goal of mounting a joint effort to the International Space Station, a top American diplomat said Friday. US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti made these remarks while…

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Sunita Williams’ Piloted Starliner’s Debut Crew Launch To Space Pushed To June

May 23, 2024 admin

The Starliner spacecraft will be catapulted into space on a Atlas 5 rocket. Washington DC: US space agency NASA on Thursday announced that the first crewed launch of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, piloted by Indian-origin Sunita Williams to the International Space Station (ISS), is now being targeted for June 1. Mission managers from NASA, Boeing, and…

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US To Send Indian Astronaut To International Space Station By Year-End: Envoy Eric Garcetti

May 23, 2024 admin

Representational Image Mumbai: US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti has said America will send an Indian astronaut to the International Space Station by the end of this year. The NISAR project, a joint Earth-observing mission between US space agency NASA and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), is also likely to be launched by the…

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First crewed test flight of Boeing Starliner capsule with Sunita Williams targeted for May 17

May 8, 2024 admin

NASA astronaut Sunita Williams gets ready to board the Boeing’s Starliner capsule atop an Atlas V rocket for a mission to the International Space Station at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, on May 6, 2024. The launch was called off. | Photo Credit: AP The target date for the next attempt to launch Boeing…

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Russian Soyuz MS-25 Spacecraft Launch To ISS Cancelled At Last Minute

March 21, 2024 admin

The spacecraft was meant to carry Russian and Belarusian cosmonauts and an American astronaut to ISS Moscow: The launch of a Russian Soyuz spacecraft, which was meant to carry Russian and Belarusian cosmonauts and an American astronaut to the International Space Station (ISS), was cancelled at the last minute on Thursday. “Launch!” mission control said…

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SpaceX launches eighth long-duration crew for International Space Station orbit

March 5, 2024 admin

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off in this time-exposure photo, from Launch Pad 39A Sunday, March 3, 2024, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Four astronauts are beginning a mission to the International Space Station. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara) | Photo Credit: Chris O’Meara A SpaceX rocket safely lifted off from Florida…

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AstroSat unravels mysteries surrounding Black Hole X-ray Binary MAXI J1820+070

February 21, 2024 admin

The Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) AstroSat’s full multi-wavelength capabilities have enabled an international team of scientists to unravel the mysteries surrounding the X-ray binary system MAXI J1820+070, hosting a black hole. AstroSat is India’s first multi-wavelength space observatory which was launched in September 2015 and now a comprehensive study presents unique insights into the…

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