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Stranded In Space For 8 Months, Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore To Return To Earth On…

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Stranded In Space For 8 Months, Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore To Return To Earth On…

NASA astronauts Sunita Williams, and Butch Wilmore, who have been stranded in space for the past eight months due to an extended spaceflight mission, are expected to return home next month. In an exclusive interview with CNN, Sunita Williams and her crew partner Butch Wilmore, aboard the International Space Station (ISS), confirmed that the Crew-10…

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Stranded Astronauts Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore Take First Spacewalk After 8 Months

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Stranded Astronauts Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore Take First Spacewalk After 8 Months

After being stranded in space for eight months, NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore finally embarked on their first joint spacewalk outside the International Space Station. Indian-origin astronaut and Commander Sunita Williams, along with fellow astronaut Barry Wilmore, ventured outside the International Space Station on Thursday to carry out maintenance work. As part of…

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NASA’s stuck astronaut Sunita Williams steps out on spacewalk after seven months in orbit

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NASA’s stuck astronaut Sunita Williams steps out on spacewalk after seven months in orbit

This undated handout picture from NASA released on July 2, 2024 shows NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test astronauts (from top) Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams inside the vestibule between the forward port on the International Space Station’s Harmony module and Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft. | Photo Credit: AFP One of NASA’s two stuck astronauts got a…

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Sunita Williams To Go On Her First Spacewalk In 12 Years

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Sunita Williams To Go On Her First Spacewalk In 12 Years

Sunita Williams is set to undertake her first spacewalk in 12 years. According to a statement from NASA, she will join fellow astronaut Nick Hague on a mission aboard (on January 16) the International Space Station (ISS) to repair the Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) X-ray telescope.  In addition to this, Sunita Williams will…

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Sunita Williams Will See “16 Sunrises” While Soaring Into New Year In Space

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Sunita Williams Will See “16 Sunrises” While Soaring Into New Year In Space

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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Sunita Williams’ Christmas Video Sparks Debate Online, NASA Responds

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Sunita Williams’ Christmas Video Sparks Debate Online, NASA Responds

NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, who are currently stuck at the International Space Station (ISS), celebrated Christmas in space with Santa hats, sparking several conspiracy theories on social media. The video, posted by the US space agency, showed Williams wearing a red t-shirt, while three of her colleagues wore the Santa caps. Social…

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Why NASA Delayed Sunita Williams’ Return From Space

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Why NASA Delayed Sunita Williams’ Return From Space

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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Sunita Williams On Health Aboard Space Station

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Sunita Williams On Health Aboard Space Station

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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Boeing can recover from its Starliner troubles, but it can’t afford any other misfires

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Boeing can recover from its Starliner troubles, but it can’t afford any other misfires

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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SpaceX Capsule, Stranded Sunita Williams’ Ride Home, Docks At Space Station

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SpaceX Capsule, Stranded Sunita Williams’ Ride Home, Docks At Space Station

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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