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Three Chinese astronauts return to Earth after spending record 6 months on
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 17 (ANI): Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth safely on Saturday after spending six months aboard China's new space station, doubling the previous stay of the country's longest single flight in space.
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US astronaut returns to Earth with two Russian Cosmonauts in Russian space
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 31 (ANI): In a rare sign of cooperation between the U.S. and Russia, astronauts from both countries parachute-landed in Kazakhstan on Wednesday after a trip back to Earth from the International Space Station (ISS).
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Record-setting NASA astronaut, crewmates return to Earth from space statio
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 30 (ANI): After extending the record for the longest single spaceflight in history by an American to 355 days, NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei returned to Earth on Wednesday, March 30, along with Roscosmos cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov.
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NASA selects futuristic space technology concepts for early study
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Washington [US], February 26 (ANI): An astronaut steps into a body scanner and, hours later, walks on Mars in a custom-made spacesuit, breathing oxygen that was extracted from Mars' carbon dioxide-rich atmosphere. On Venus, an inflatable bird-like drone swoops through the sky, studying the p
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New study reveals being in space destroys more red blood cells
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], January 17 (ANI): A world-first study has revealed how space travel can cause lower red blood cell counts, known as space anemia.
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Chinese Astronauts of Shenzhou-13 mission conduct second spacewalk
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 26 (ANI ): Two crew members of China's Shenzhou-13 spaceship have entered open space for the second time to carry out works for the construction of the country's own orbital station, Tiangong as on Sunday.
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US mission congratulates Indian origin physician for getting into NASA's C
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 8 (ANI): The United States mission in India on Wednesday congratulated Indian origin physician Dr Anil Menon for getting selected for NASA's 2021 Astronaut Candidate Class.
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Indian origin physician Anil Menon among 10 new NASA astronaut recruits
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 7 (ANI): Indian-origin doctor Anil Menon has been selected along with nine others to be astronauts for National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)'s future space missions, the US agency has announced.
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Japan aerospace exploration agency to recruit new astronauts for first tim
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], November 19 (ANI/Sputnik): Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has announced the recruitment of new astronauts, the first intake in 13 years, as part of the nation's ambitious plan to participate in the United States lunar exploration project.
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'Astronaut' Snoopy set to blast off into Space for NASA's Moon Mission nex
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 16 (ANI): The well-known character from creator Charles M. Schulz's comic strip Peanuts, Snoopy will be flying aboard US space agency NASA's Artemis mission in early 2022.
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US accuses Russia of conducting anti-satellite missile test, says debris f
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 16 (ANI): The US has accused Moscow of conducting an anti-satellite missile test against one of its own satellites and stressed that it created over 1,500 pieces of trackable orbital debris, forcing astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) to temporar
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IIT Madras-based Start-up Agnikul Cosmos unveils Made in India Rocket Engi
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu), November 12 (ANI/NewsVoir): IIT Madras-based Space Tech start-up, Agnikul unveiled its full-scale second-stage engine - Agnilet at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) and at the World Expo in Dubai.
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