This photo released by NASA shows astronaut Ken Mattingly. Mattingly, who is best remembered for his efforts on the ground that helped bring the damaged Apollo 13 spacecraft safely back to Earth, has died Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023, NASA announced. | Photo Credit: AP Ken Mattingly, an astronaut who is best remembered for his efforts … Read more
A picture of NASA astronaut Bruce McCandless II taken in February 1984, is going viral on social media. The reason is so fascinating and terrifying at the same time that it will blow your mind. In the now-viral photo, Bruce McCandless II appears to be floating away from his shuttle completely untethered. According to media … Read more
He said that he was excited, overjoyed and happy to get the opportunity. (Image: Twitter/US Embassy India) NASA’s Indian-origin astronaut candidate Dr Anil Menon: New recruits for NASA’s 2021 Astronaut Candidate Class are set to report for duty in January 2022, and among them is the Indian-origin candidate Dr Anil Menon. Dr Menon, SpaceX’s first … Read more
The launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in southern Kazakhstan occurred at 1:45 am ET on Wednesday. The trio’s Soyuz capsule is expected to dock with the space station at 4:52 a.m. ET, and the hatch between the space station and the capsule will open at 6:45 a.m. ET, allowing them to enter the station. This … Read more
The launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in southern Kazakhstan occurred at 1:45 am ET on Wednesday. The trio’s Soyuz capsule is expected to dock with the space station at 4:52 a.m. ET, and the hatch between the space station and the capsule will open at 6:45 a.m. ET, allowing them to enter the station. This … Read more