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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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India set for first current account surplus in 10 quarters by 4QFY24: Ind-
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Despite this positive quarter, the overall CAB for FY24 is expected to remain in deficit at 0.6 per cent of GDP, the lowest since FY17, excluding the pandemic-affected FY21.
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Boeing's Starliner launch with Sunita Williams onboard called off minutes
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
NASA said that astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore exited their spacecraft and were transported back to their quarters at the Kennedy Space Centre's Neil A Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building, remaining in quarantine as they await Starliner's next launch attempt.
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Boeing and NASA call off Starliner spacecraft launch
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
This mission follows years of development and setbacks for Boeing's Starliner, which aims to rival SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft in crewed spaceflight.
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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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Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams to fly to space again on first cre
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The duo will launch to space from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida in the first crewed test flight of Starliner. The flight, if it succeeds will become the second private firm being able to provide crew transport to and from the ISS. Boeing's competitor Elon Musk's SpaceX was
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YFLO Delhi Takes Flight with "Cosmic Quest": Inspiring Tomorrow's Space Ex
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 1: YFLO Delhi reaffirmed its dedication to fostering innovation and space exploration with the grand success of "Cosmic Quest: ISRO Explorers Exchange," held on April 27, 2024. The event was a captivating journey into the world of space exploration, filled with knowled
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Israeli-led researchers discover Milky Way's heaviest black hole
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Situated approximately 1,500 light-years away from Earth, the black hole was revealed through data collected by the European Space Agency's Gaia spacecraft.
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"I was just 35 when..." says Rakesh Sharma on 40th anniversary of becoming
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
On April 3, 1984, Rakesh Sharma became the first Indian to go into space as a member of a joint Soviet-Indian crew on the Soyuz T-11 spacecraft. He spent a week working at the Salyut-7 Orbital Station.
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'Always been favouring Indian success': Russia lauds India's strides in sp
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
On 40th Anniversary of spaceflight of the first Indian cosmonaut, Rakesh Sharma, aboard the Soviet spacecraft Soyuz T-11 in 1984, Babushkin emphasised the enduring partnership between Russia and India in the space sector.
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Russian envoy Denis Alipov extends wishes on 40th anniversary of India's f
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
"Warm congratulations to Hero Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma and all Indians on the 40th anniversary of the first ever Indian space flight aboard Soviet Soyuz T-11 spacecraft!," he posted on X.
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