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NASA aims to unblock space station congestion as Sunita Williams remain st
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
One of the most pressing issues involves Boeing's Starliner spacecraft, which is currently docked at the ISS with two NASA astronauts on board. Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, who have been on an extended mission due to technical problems with Starliner's propulsion system, are expected t
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"India has been very successful in space sector in last 20 yrs": Former NA
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Meanwhile, NASA will have a hand in training two Indian astronauts, one of whom will fly to the International Space Station (ISS) late this year. ISRO chairman S Somanath had earlier said that ISRO will likely select four astronauts for training.
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Boeing Starliner with Sunita Williams onboard could wait months in space b
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Officials have repeatedly hinted that the Starliner, which faced issues with helium leaks and thruster outages heading to the International Space Station in early June, will be safe to bring astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore home.
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US to commence advanced training for ISRO astronauts at NASA Johnson Space
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Marking a significant milestone in the India-US space partnership and space exploration, the two countries concluded the Strategic Framework for Human Spaceflight Cooperation to deepen interoperability in space and are working toward commencing advanced training for ISRO astronauts at the
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Sunita Williams breaks into jig onboard Space Station after arrival on NAS
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The Starliner had docked with the ISS at 1:34 pm (EDT) after lifting off from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Wednesday and the two NASA astronauts entered the International Space Station at 3:45 pm EDT on Thursday (which translates to IST on Friday morning).
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Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams piloted NASA's Boeing Starliner li
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Sunita is the first female astronaut to fly on the first flight of a crewed spacecraft. The launch that marks Sunita's third foray into space is the sixth inaugural journey of a crewed spacecraft in US history.
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Boeing's Starliner crewed test flight to space with Sunita Willams onboard
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Williams and fellow NASA astronaut Barry Wilmore are assigned to fly Boeing's Starliner spacecraft on a Atlas 5 rocket of the rocket company United Launch Alliance (ULA) from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida to the International Space Station (ISS).
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Planned crewed launch of Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams on Boeing
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
NASA announced on social media platform X that the problem was identified with an oxygen valve on part of ULA's Atlas 5 rocket and that the space agency, Boeing and ULA have "scrubbed the launch opportunity on May 6 for the agency's Boeing Crew Flight Test to the International Space Station
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Veganuary soars in popularity as 1.28 lakh Indians sign up to try vegan
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 3: Veganuary, the global organisation encouraging people to try vegan in January and beyond, has continued to see an explosion in popularity among the Indian public. 1.28 lakh Indians signed up to try eating vegan for a month and received Veganuary's free resource
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NASA administrator to visit ISRO today to see NISAR
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Nelson announced that the US will help train and send an Indian astronaut to the International Space Station (ISS) by the end of 2024.
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Sultan AlNyadi praises role of media in supporting country's development a
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Emirati astronaut Sultan AlNeyadi, the first Arab to serve on the International Space Station (ISS) for a 6-month mission, has appreciated the role of the media in supporting the country's development efforts in various fields.
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NASA astronauts lose tool bag during first spacewalk
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
As NASA astronauts Jasmin Moghbeli and Loral O'Hara marked their first spacewalk on November 1, an unfortunate incident occurred with their tool bag being lost. The bag is currently floating in space and will continue to do so over the next few months until it disintegrates in the Earth's at
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