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Space X To Bring Back Sunita Williams On Way To International Space Station

September 29, 2024 admin

Washington: The NASA-SpaceX spacecraft, carrying Crew-9 members NASA astronaut Nick Hague (commander) and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov (mission specialist), was on its way to the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday, in a mission that aims to bring stranded Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams back to Earth in February next year. The NASA-SpaceX mission safely reached…

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SpaceX Launches Mission To Bring Back Astronauts Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore Stuck In Space

September 28, 2024 admin

SpaceX, the private company founded by billionaire Elon Musk, today launched a rescue mission with two passengers on board, leaving two seats empty to return the American astronauts who have been stranded for months on the International Space Station, NASA said. The Falcon 9 rocket took off from Cape Canaveral, Florida. It used a new launch…

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‘Stranded’ Sunita Williams Now Commands International Space Station

September 23, 2024 admin

New Delhi: Indian-origin NASA astronaut Sunita Williams is now commander of the International Space Station. She was in space on an eight-day mission that had to be extended to over eight months because the Boeing Starliner spacecraft she travelled in faced technical glitches. NASA has announced that Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko handed over the command…

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Sunita Williams Celebrates 59th Birthday, Her Second in Space

September 20, 2024 admin

Sunita William’s stay in space has now stretched to eight months. (File) New Delhi: Indian-Origin astronaut Sunita Williams has celebrated her 59th birthday — the second in space. SunitaWilliams is currently stranded at the International Space Station (ISS) after Boeing’s faulty Starliner spacecraft was declared unfit for human travel by NASA. While Starliner is back…

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Sunita Williams Celebrates Birthday In Space. Not Her 1st Time

September 20, 2024 admin

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Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore to vote from space for the 2024 U.S. presidential election

September 14, 2024 admin

The New York Post reported that Since 1997, American astronauts have been casting their votes from space, thanks to a bill passed by the Texas legislature allowing NASA employees to participate in voting from space. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Stranded on the International Space Station through February, NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore plan…

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Sunita Williams, Butch Willmore On 2024 US Presidential Elections, Boeing Starliner, International Space Station

September 14, 2024 admin

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…

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Sunita Williams Could Have Returned On Starliner. Why She Didn’t

September 14, 2024 admin

Last month, NASA decided Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore would return in February. Los Angeles, United States: A US astronaut stuck on the International Space Station said Friday he believed Boeing’s Starliner could have carried him home if more time had been available to work through the beleaguered spacecraft’s issues. Last week, Barry “Butch” Wilmore…

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Made By Astronauts For Astronauts, Boeing Starliner To Return Without Them

September 5, 2024 admin

The Boeing Starliner on which Indian-origin NASA astronaut Sunita Williams flew to the International Space Station (ISS) on June 5 was touted as a space capsule made by astronauts for astronauts but, much to the embarrassment of Boeing, is now set to return without any human spacefarers. The return journey, in autonomous mode, is slated…

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How Boeing’s Starliner Mission To Send Sunita Williams, Barry Butch Wilmore On Space Faced Setbacks

August 25, 2024 admin

Boeing’s Starliner lifted off with Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita “Suni” Williams on June 5 The decision to transfer the crew of Boeing’s Starliner to a SpaceX mission after the spacecraft malfunctioned is just the latest twist in a long saga that has undermined the credibility of the US aerospace giant. Here is a recap…

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