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New Delhi: Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams’ return from the International Space Station (ISS) has been delayed once again. Ms Williams, 59, will now touch down on Earth after March next year. NASA insists that the crew is healthy and safe aboard the ISS. The US space agency announced that the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft, tasked…
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Backup-Group Captain Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair seen during ISS Emergency Scenario Training. The Gaganyatris assigned for Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) have completed initial orientations for mission-related ground facility tours, initial overview of mission launch phases, SpaceX suit fit checks, and selected space food options. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Friday…
New Delhi: Indian-origin NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, who has been in space since June, has put an end to swirling “rumours” about her health, saying she weighs the same as she did when she arrived at the International Space Station (ISS). The “rumours” were sparked by recent images of her “gaunt” appearance, where she looked…
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Axiom Space in a statement said it is the leading provider of human spaceflight services New Delhi: The world is already looking to replace the International Space Station (ISS) which is set to be retired and junked by 2031. The ISS has been Earth’s outpost in space for the last 25 years and has seen…
As the US gears up for its November 5 presidential election, an extraordinary group of voters prepares to cast their ballots from an unconventional polling station – the International Space Station (ISS). Astronauts stationed hundreds of miles above Earth are fully eligible to participate in the US elections, ensuring that even those orbiting the planet…
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SpaceX has launched its Crew Dragon spacecraft on a “rescue mission” to bring back two astronauts stranded at the International Space Station (ISS) since June. Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams travelled to the space station on Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, which was on its first mission with a human crew. But several engines malfunctioned once in space and the vehicle was found…
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Washington: The SpaceX crew that will ferry back two astronauts stranded on the International Space Station docked with the orbiting laboratory Sunday, a live stream of the mission showed. The Falcon 9 rocket took off at 1:17 pm (1717 GMT) from Cape Canaveral, Florida on Saturday, with the Crew-9 mission on a Dragon spacecraft making…
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Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore are scheduled to return in February with Elon Musk’s SpaceX. Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams, who is stuck on the International Space Station (ISS), today said it was her “happy place” and that she “loves” being up there. Ms Williams and her fellow NASA colleague Butch Wilmore on June 5 took…
This still image taken from a SpaceX and Polaris broadcast on September 12, 2024, shows US fintech billionaire Jared Isaacman (EV1) peeking out to space from a hatch structure called “Skywalker”, during the first private spacewalk performed by the crew of the SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission | Photo Credit: AFP A tech billionaire popped out…
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This still image taken from a SpaceX and Polaris broadcast on September 12, 2024, shows US fintech billionaire Jared Isaacman (EV1) peeking out to space from a hatch structure called “Skywalker”, during the first private spacewalk performed by the crew of the SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission | Photo Credit: AFP A tech billionaire popped out…
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