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New Delhi: Indian-origin NASA astronaut Sunita Williams’ family today said they were “happy” that she has returned to Earth safely after an unexpected nine-month stay in space. “That moment was surreal,” Falguni Pandya, her sister-in-law, told NDTV, referring to the SpaceX Dragon spaceship, which brought back Ms Williams…
Puffy heads, chicken legs, taller space height and reduced density – as Crew-9 astronauts face all these health implications on their return to Earth after nine months in space, they will undergo a 45-day rehabilitation programme to prepare for gravity. A stay at the International Space…
Four parachutes deployed as SpaceX’s Dragon splashed down in the sea off US’ Florida, marking the return of Sunita Williams and other members of the Crew-9 to Earth after nine months in space. As lakhs watched the YouTube live streaming of the long-awaited return of the…
New Delhi: NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, who set out on what was supposed to be an eight-day mission, have been stranded on the International Space Station (ISS) for over nine months due to unexpected technical issues. As they prepare to finally return to…
Washington: NASA and billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX on Friday (local time) launched a fresh crew to the International Space Station (ISS), paving the way for stranded astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore to return home after nine long months. The Falcon 9 rocket, carrying a Dragon…
New Delhi: The first stage of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket landed at the Landing Zone 1 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, after launching the Crew-10 mission into space, which will hope bring astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore back to Earth. The…
New Delhi: The Reliance Group’s digital services company Jio Platforms Limited has signed an agreement with SpaceX to offer Starlink’s broadband internet services to its customers in India, the company said on Wednesday. The agreement is subject to SpaceX receiving authorisation to sell Starlink in India.…
Elon Musk’s SpaceX on Thursday once again lost the upper stage of its massive Starship rocket in a fiery explosion, even as the booster was successfully caught in its latest orbital test — a near replay of the previous attempt. Minutes after liftoff and booster separation,…
Elon Musk’s SpaceX is now aiming for Thursday to conduct the next test flight of its massive Starship rocket, following a last-minute cancellation on Monday. The world’s biggest and most powerful launch vehicle is set to lift off from SpaceX’s Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas,…
NASA astronauts stuck in space for months downplayed attempts by Elon Musk and President Donald Trump to politicize their unexpectedly lengthy stay in orbit. “The words they said, well, that’s politics. I mean, that’s part of life,” American astronaut Butch Wilmore told reporters on Tuesday from…