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NASA's Twins Study shows how space affects human body
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 12 (ANI): NASA has published the results of its year-long Twins Study on astronauts Scott Kelly and his identical twin brother Mark, from 2015-2016.
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Will you sign up for NASA's USD 19,000 bed rest study?
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [USA], Mar 29 (ANI): If you couldn't get a job at NASA, this is the time to try your luck, rather oversleeping capabilities, as the space agency is conducting an unusual experiment to improve the lives of its astronauts.
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NASA cancels first all-female spacewalk over ill-fitting spacesuit
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [USA], Mar 26 (ANI): It is easy for women to change dresses even at the last minute before going out if something doesn't fit right. However, for International Space Station astronauts an ill-fitted spacesuit marred what would have been a historic all-women spacewalk.
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Crew Dragon successfully docks at International Space Station
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 3 (ANI): NASA-SpaceX partnered astronaut capsule, Crew Dragon, successfully attached to the International Space Station on Sunday after making 18 orbits around Earth since its launch.
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Space X’s Crew Dragon takes its first flight
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 3 (ANI): The Crew Dragon capsule, new spacecraft designed to carry humans, launched by Space X and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) took flight for the first time Saturday (local time).
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NASA, SpaceX launch their most ambitious partnership into orbit
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Florida [USa], Mar 2 (ANI): In a major step towards resuming manned space flights, NASA and SpaceX on Saturday morning (local time) launched a new astronaut capsule to the International Space Station (ISS) from US soil after an eight-year break, reported Al Jazeera.
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DRDO Chief receives prestigious American award for missile technology deve
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi (India), Mar 2 (ANI): The globally renowned American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) has conferred DRDO Chief G Satheesh Reddy with the prestigious Missile Systems Award 2019 for his leadership role in the Indian missile programmes.
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Jon Bernthal opens up about his daughter's coma which led him to drop out
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. (USA) Dec 21 (ANI): Hollywood actor Jon Bernthal, who was all set to play the role of astronaut David Scott in 'First Man', was forced to drop out of the film after his daughter went into coma.
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PM Modi likely to inaugurate Aero India 2019
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 7 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to inaugurate the 12th edition of "Aero India 2019" which will commence from February 20 and will host a number of spectacular events out of which some are going to be held for the very first time. Indian American astrona
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Russia can train Indian astronauts for Gaganyan: Ambassador Kudashev
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 3 (ANI): As India prepares to launch its maiden human space flight programme, Gaganyan, by 2022, Russian Ambassador to India Nikolay Kudashev on Monday said that his country is ready to assist India in all ways, particularly in the training of its astronauts and in the
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Manned Soyuz MS 11 successfully blasts off towards ISS
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Baikonur Cosmodrome [Kazakhstan], Dec 3 (ANI): Russia's state space agency, Roscosmos, successfully launched the manned Soyuz MS 11 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome with Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko, Canadian space agency's astronaut David Saint-Jacques and NASA's Anne McClain tow
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Elon Musk won't be seen smoking pot in public again, says NASA
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [United States], November 30 (ANI): NASA is clear about its approach to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and marijuana. The two organizations are collaborating to fly astronauts to the International Space Station.
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