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Sunita Williams in space: 10 best images from Space Station
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Tech billionaire pulls off first private spacewalk high above Earth
This still image taken from a SpaceX and Polaris broadcast on September 12, 2024, shows US fintech billionaire Jared Isaacman (EV1) peeking out to space from a hatch structure called “Skywalker”, during the first private spacewalk performed by the crew of the SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission | Photo Credit: AFP A tech billionaire popped out … Read more
NASA still deciding whether to keep 2 astronauts at space station until next year
This undated handout picture from Nasa released on July 2, 2024 shows NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test astronauts (from top) Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams inside the vestibule between the forward port on the International Space Station’s Harmony module and Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft. | Photo Credit: AFP NASA said on Wednesday (August 14, 2024) it’s … Read more
First crewed test flight of Boeing Starliner capsule with Sunita Williams targeted for May 17
NASA astronaut Sunita Williams gets ready to board the Boeing’s Starliner capsule atop an Atlas V rocket for a mission to the International Space Station at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, on May 6, 2024. The launch was called off. | Photo Credit: AP The target date for the next attempt to launch Boeing … Read more
AstroSat unravels mysteries surrounding Black Hole X-ray Binary MAXI J1820+070
The Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) AstroSat’s full multi-wavelength capabilities have enabled an international team of scientists to unravel the mysteries surrounding the X-ray binary system MAXI J1820+070, hosting a black hole. AstroSat is India’s first multi-wavelength space observatory which was launched in September 2015 and now a comprehensive study presents unique insights into the … Read more
Saudi astronaut Rayyanah Barnawi set to embark on historic cosmic odyssey to ISS
In a groundbreaking moment of celestial exploration, Rayyanah Barnawi of Saudi Arabia is poised to etch her name in the annals of history as the inaugural Arab woman to venture into the cosmic embrace of the International Space Station (ISS). With bated breath and celestial aspirations, she embarks on this interstellar odyssey on Sunday, May … Read more
Russia launches rescue ship to space station after leaks
Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev conducts a spacewalk with cosmonaut Dmitry Petelin outside the International Space Station in November 2022. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russia launched a rescue ship on February 24 for two cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut whose original ride home sprang a dangerous leak while parked at the International Space Station. The new, … Read more
China takes significant step towards launching solar power plant in space – check details
In a significant development, China is looking to launch a solar power plant by 2028 in space. According to a report by the South China Morning Post, the plan to launch the project is two years ahead of its schedule. The country will launch the satellite at an altitude of 400 kms. The details of … Read more
NASA ‘Holoported’ Doctor to International Space Station
April 19, 2022 In a major advancement for telemedicine, a digital rendering of a doctor made a house call to the International Space Station last year. NASA flight surgeon Josef Schmid, MD, AEXA Aerospace CEO Fernando De La Pena Llaca, and their teams were on Earth when their images visited the space station through “holoportation,” … Read more