New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has written a letter to Indian-origin NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, who today began her return journey to Earth from the International Space Station (ISS) after being stranded there for more than nine months. In a letter dated March 1, which…
Sunita Williams’ Final Photo Op At Space Station Before Leaving For Earth
Indian-origin NASA astronaut Sunita Williams and her colleague, Butch Wilmore, today departed for Earth after being stuck on the International Space Station (ISS) for more than nine months. In a video shared by NASA on its social media platforms, the two astronauts were seen taking part in…
How Sunita Williams Kept Busy In Space
For NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, life on the International Space Station (ISS) has been anything but ordinary. Originally set for an eight-day mission in June 2024, their stay was extended to nine months due to technical issues with their return Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft. …
SpaceX Crew Dragon Docks With Space Station To Reach Sunita Williams
United States: A pair of astronauts stranded for more than nine months on the International Space Station were a step closer to returning home Sunday after a replacement crew docked with the orbital outpost. The astronauts were shown on live TV embracing and hugging their counterparts…
Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore Will Return To Earth On This Date
New York: NASA and SpaceX are accelerating the target launch and return dates for the upcoming crew rotation missions to and from the International Space Station (ISS), which will bring the agency’s stranded astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore back home. The agency’s Crew-10 launch now…
Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore Set New Record Of 5.5-Hour Spacewalk
Washington: NASA astronaut Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore on Thursday stepped out of the International Space Station (ISS) for 5.5-hour spacewalk, setting a new record, the US space agency said. This was Ms Williams’ ninth spacewalk and mR Wilmore’s fifth. Ms Williams now also holds a…
Indian Astronaut To Pilot Private Spacecraft Axiom-4, Do Yoga In Space
New Delhi: Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, set to become the second Indian to go to space after Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma’s journey on board the Soyuz T-11 in April 1984, will take on the role of pilot on the Axiom Mission 4, or Ax-4. The Ax-4…