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Gaganyan astronauts to have Indian food during space mission
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Mysore (Karnataka) [India], Jan 7 (ANI): The Defence Food Research Laboratory in Mysore on Tuesday said that it has prepared special desi food items for the Indian astronauts scheduled to go into the Space in Mission 'Gaganyan'.
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Four astronauts selected to undergo training in Russia for Gaganyaan missi
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Jan 1 (ANI): This year is going to be an eventful year for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), said ISRO chairman Dr K Sivan on Wednesday, adding that four astronauts have been selected to undergo training in Russia for the Gaganyaan mission.
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'Soyuz Fall 2020, Spring 2021 missions to ISS comprises all-Russian crew'
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Nov 19 (Sputnik/ANI): Foreign astronauts are not part of the planned Soyuz crew set to travel to the International Space Station (ISS) in October 2020 and in the spring of 2021, data published by Russia's Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Centre has revealed.
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NASA astronauts Christina Koch, Jessica Meir become first women to perform
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Oct 18 (ANI): In a historic first, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir embarked on the first all women spacewalk on Friday.
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NASA unveils future moon spacesuits
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States], Oct 16 (ANI): The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on Tuesday unveiled two prototype spacesuits for Artemis astronauts to be used during the upcoming moon missions.
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Under 'Gaganyaan' mission, first Indian astronaut to be sent to space by D
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Sept 21 (ANI): ISRO chief K Sivan on Saturday said that the first Indian astronaut will be sent to space under the 'Gaganyaan' mission for which the work is already underway.
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Intl Space Station repairs expected later this year: NASA
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Sept 15 (Sputnik/ANI): Astronauts at the International Space Station (ISS) will conduct five spacewalks before the end of this year in order to repair an antimatter detector, a US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) spokesperson told Sputnik.
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Russia's most experienced astronaut fails medical test
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Sept 15 (Sputnik/ANI): Russia's most experienced cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin has failed a recently held medical test here.
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Prince William reveals one thing that Princess Charlotte loves!
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sept 10 (ANI): Move over Barbie dolls, crazy wheels cars and posters of astronauts on the walls of your bedroom because unicorns are the new cool! Prince William just revealed Princess Charlotte's new obsession - unicorns.
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IAF completes Level-1 selection of Indian astronauts for Gaganyaan mission
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India] Sept 6 (ANI): Indian Air force (IAF) was on Friday announced the completion of the Level-1 selection of Indian astronauts for mission Gaganyaan, country's first human mission to space.
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Chandrayaan-2 a milestone for the entire world, says former NASA astronaut
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Sept 5 (ANI): Former NASA astronaut Jerry M Linenger on Thursday said that landing Chandrayaan-2 on the south pole of the moon is a milestone for the entire world and not just India.
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Tried to highlight potholes in Bengaluru, says man behind viral 'astronaut
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Sept 3 (ANI): The good samaritan, Baadal Nanjundaswamy, who took social media by storm after posting a video of him dressed as an astronaut and walking over potholes in Bengaluru, said that he was trying to highlight the problems that people of Bengaluru fac
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