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NASA and SpaceX prep historic test flight to space
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [United States], November 23 (ANI): NASA is all geared up to send humans for the first time in eight years through SpaceX Crew Dragon. As part of the preparation, the space agency will first shoot out a test flight on January 7.
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India Asked Russia for Help in Sending Astronaut to Space in 2022 - Boriso
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi,[India] October 5 (ANI/Sputnik) - India has asked Russia for help in the implementation of its own space launch project in 2022, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov said Friday.
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Indian astronaut may travel to ISS on board Russia's Soyuz in 2022
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Oct 3 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia may bring an Indian astronaut to the International Space Station (ISS) on board a Soyuz spacecraft for a short training mission in 2022, a source in the Russian space industry said.
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Michelle Williams to star as late astronaut Christa McAuliffe
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [USA], Oct 3 (ANI): 'Manchester by the Sea' star Michelle Williams has been roped in to play the role of the late astronaut Christa McAuliffe in the upcoming movie 'The Challenger'.
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Russia offers to train Indian astronauts
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Sept 15 (Sputnik/ANI): Russia has offered to train Indian astronauts for its future space missions.
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NASA mulling product endorsements, selling naming rights
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [United States], September 4 (ANI): If everything goes as planned, you might see future astronauts wearing suits with Hershey's branding on them and heading all the way to Mars taking a bit of the ad world with them.
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NASA challenges public to find ways of surviving on Mars
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [United States], September 3 (ANI): NASA has announced a CO2 Conversion Challenge to take some assistance from the public on how its astronauts can endure on the Red Planet.
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Ryan Gosling takes giant leap in 'First Man'
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] Aug 30(ANI): The trailer of 'First Man' is out and looks exhilarating, as Ryan Gosling portraying American astronaut Neil Armstrong takes the giant leap into the unknown- the moon.
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Sunita Williams among 9 astronauts to fly first commercial spacecraft
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], August 04 (ANI): The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on Friday (local time) announced the names of the first astronauts to fly on American-made, commercial spacecraft to and from the International Space Station.
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Astronaut Peggy Whitson retires from NASA
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 6 (ANI): American astronaut, Peggy Whitson, has retired from her long service to space organisation NASA.
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Astronaut Alan Bean dies at 86
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [United States], May 28 (ANI): Former NASA astronaut and Apollo 12 lunar module pilot Alan Bean died on Saturday night at a Hospital in Houston, Texas.
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US astronaut John Young passes away
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.] Jan 7 (ANI) Legendary U.S. astronaut John Young, who walked on the moon, has passed away at the age of 87.
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