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New Delhi: Astronaut Sunita Williams, currently in space, will see 16 sunrises and sunsets on New Year as the International Space Station, where she is located, keeps on the move. A post on X today from the space station handle read: “As 2024 comes to a close today, the Exp 72 crew will see 16…
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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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A file photo of Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams on Starliner | Photo Credit: AFP/NASA The two astronauts stuck at the International Space Station since June welcomed their new ride home with Sunday’s (September 29, 2024) arrival of a SpaceX capsule. SpaceX launched the rescue mission on Saturday (September 28, 2024) with a downsized crew…
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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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In this image from video provided by NASA, the empty Boeing Starliner capsule floats down towards White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico late Friday, Sept. 6, 2024, after undocking from the International Space Station. | Photo Credit: AP/NASA Boeing’s beleaguered Starliner returned to Earth on Saturday (September 7, 2024) without the astronauts who traveled…
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In this screen grab from a NASA livestream, the Boeing Starliner spacecraft can be seen pulling away from the International Space Station for its unmanned return to the surface of Earth on September 6, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP After months of turmoil over its safety, Boeing’s new astronaut capsule departed the International Space Station…
A “technical disagreement” between NASA and Boeing led to the decision. New Delhi: NASA, on Saturday, announced that Boeing’s Starliner capsule will return empty from the International Space Station (ISS), citing ongoing propulsion system problems. This latest development adds to Boeing’s woes, with estimated losses in the Starliner program exceeding $1 billion, reported CNBC. Astronauts Butch…
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Story so far: Veteran American astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry (Butch) Wilmore, are still docked with the International Space Station (ISS) since June 6 after facing delays, space debris threats, helium leaks and technical glitches on the Starliner spacecraft on which they travelled. The U.S Space Agency — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) —…
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Boeing’s Starliner program has struggled with software glitches and design problems for years. Boeing Starliner’s return to Earth from the International Space Station with its first crew of astronauts has been postponed, NASA said on Friday. NASA did not provide a new date, raising questions about when the mission’s two astronauts will return as more…
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