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SpaceX mission led by Indian-origin astronaut docks with International Spa
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 12 (ANI): A new SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule carrying four astronauts including Indian origin Raja Chari to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of the company's Crew-3 mission has docked successfully at the orbiting lab on Thursday, the company said.
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As Chinese woman conducts spacewalk, their media outlets can't see beyond
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Beijing [China], November 11 (ANI): As Wang Yaping became China's first woman astronaut to conduct a spacewalk, some commentators and Chinese media outlets could not see beyond her appearance and traditional gender roles, reported a local online magazine.
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PIO Raja Chari led NASA's SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts headed to International
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 11 (ANI): NASA's SpaceX Crew-3 astronaut team led by PIO (Person of India Origin) Raja Chari are in orbit following their launch to the International Space Station on the third commercial crew rotation mission aboard the microgravity laboratory.
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NASA delays human moon landing until 2025, blames seven months lost in Lit
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 10 (ANI/Sputnik): NASA pushed back its schedule for landing astronauts on the Moon by a year to 2025, due in part to a protest over the single-source contract awarded to SpaceX to build a lunar lander, Administrator Bill Nelson said on Tuesday.
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Four astronauts safely splash down in Gulf of Mexico
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 9 (ANI): Four astronauts from NASA's SpaceX Crew-2 have returned safely to Earth after 199 days of scientific research on the International Space Station.
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Japanese astronaut Wakata to fly to space on Crew Dragon mission in fall 2
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], October 12 (ANI/Sputnik): Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata will join the fifth Crew Dragon space mission to fly to the International Space Station (ISS) next year, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said on Tuesday.
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China delivers Shenzhou-13 manned spacecraft to launchpad
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], October 7 (ANI/Sputnik): China's Shenzhou-13 manned spacecraft, which is set to fly astronauts to the national Tiangong orbital station, and the Long March 2F carrier rocket have been delivered to the Jiuquan spaceport in the northwest, the China Manned Space Program said on
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4 SpaceX tourists return to Earth after 3-day extra-terrestrial excursion
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 19 (ANI): Four SpaceX tourists returned to Earth from a three-day extra-terrestrial excursion on Saturday evening, marking the end of the first-ever flight to Earth's orbit flown entirely by tourists or otherwise non-astronauts.
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China's Shenzhou-12 mission crew return to earth
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], September 17 (ANI): Three Chinese astronauts completed their three-month Shenzhou-12 mission and returned to Earth safely on Friday, Chinese media reported.
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Aspiring astronaut from Tamil Nadu seeks help to pursue studies abroad
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Theni (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 1 (ANI): An aspiring astronaut from Tamil Nadu's Theni district, who has received an admission letter from an academy in Canada for a pilot training course, is seeking help to fulfil her dreams.
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Sirisha Bandla was fascinated with the sky from the beginning, says astron
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Guntur (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 4 (ANI): Sirisha Bandla is brave, strong in decision making, and has been fascinated by the sky from the beginning, said Dr Ragaiah, the grandfather of the aeronautical engineer who will fly into space on July 11, adding that he wished her a successful r
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Overwhelmed with joy, says grandfather of Virgin Galactic mission astronau
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Guntur (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 4 (ANI): Indian-origin astronaut Sirisha Bandla has made headlines as the second Indian woman to head to space as part of Virgin Space Ship Unity, and her grandfather, a retired scientist who resides in Andhra Pradesh's Guntur district, couldn't be more
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