Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams are set to return to Earth after over nine months aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Nilesh M. Desai of SAC explains that crew missions, unlike cargo missions, bring astronauts back to Earth.
SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carrying NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Takuya Onishi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov docked with International Space Station.
A crew of four will head to the ISS onboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket for a six-month stay. The mission is being launched to bring back Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita Williams, Fox News report.
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (US Local Time) lauded Tesla CEO Elon Musk as the smartest person to work for the US and praised his technological prowess, drawing special attention to Starlink and gave Musk a go-ahead for bringing back two American astronauts who have been in the Inter
NASA astronaut Sunita 'Suni' Williams surpassed a major milestone on January 30, 2025, when she broke the record for total spacewalking time held by former astronaut Peggy Whitson.
Elon Musk responded to President Trump's request to bring two astronauts, stranded on the ISS, back to Earth. The astronauts, Wilmore and Williams, are expected to return by the end of March 2025, despite claims of abandonment.
NASA Astronaut Donald Pettit shared images of the 2025 Maha Kumbh Mela from the International Space Station, highlighting the massive scale of the pilgrimage. Over 110 million devotees have participated so far in the event, which continues to draw millions in Prayagraj.
He further said that docking remains mandatory for human missions as well, on occasions when there is a need to attach to an international space station.
As per ISRO, the agreement provides a framework for cooperative activities in human space exploration and research, especially in areas such as astronaut training, support for experiment development and integration, including the use of ESA facilities on the International Space Station (I
South Korea's national space agency, KASA, is set to launch a solar coronagraph, developed in collaboration with NASA, to the International Space Station. The Coronal Diagnostic Experiment (CODEX) will enhance understanding of the sun's corona and solar wind, aiding space weather prediction.
In a video message shared from the International Space Station (ISS), the Indian-origin astronaut said that this year she had the unique opportunity to observe Diwali from 260 miles above Earth and reminisced about her father's efforts to keep their cultural roots alive by teaching her an