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ISS Astronauts: Uncertain future for ISS astronauts Wilmore and Williams: Nasa weighs SpaceX vs Boeing Starliner

August 15, 2024 by Adam Smith

Nasa announced on Wednesday that the decision on whether to keep astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams at the International Space Station (ISS) remains unresolved, with a possible extension “until early next year,” according to an Associated Press report.Instead of returning to Earth aboard Boeing’s troubled Starliner capsule, Wilmore and Williams might hitch a ride … Read more

After Fab 4, next round of astronaut selection may begin in 6 month

March 15, 2024 by Arshad Majeed

BENGALURU: In a firm indication that India’s endeavours of sending astronauts to space will not be a one-off show of strength but a programme for sustained human presence in space, the process to select the second batch of astronauts for follow-up missions could begin in six months. The current astronaut training centre in Bengaluru — … Read more

Four astronauts from four countries return to Earth

March 13, 2024 by Arshad Majeed

By Marcia Dunn | Associated Press CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Four astronauts from four countries caught a lift back to Earth with SpaceX on Tuesday to end a half-year mission at the International Space Station. Their capsule streaked across the U.S. in the predawn darkness and splashed into the Gulf of Mexico near the Florida … Read more

Tests on India’s own space station by next year: Isro chief S Somanath |

January 19, 2024 by Adam Smith

NEW DELHI: Isro plans to carry out the first tests of the proposed Bharatiya Antariksha Station (Indian space station) next year and “talks are on with the industry to manufacture, test and launch its first module by 2028”, the space agency’s chief S Somanath said on Thursday.On the sidelines of the India International Science Festival … Read more

The Skyhook Could Slingshot Mankind Across The Solar System

December 25, 2023 by Majeed Arshad

The International Space Station is due for decommission in the 2030s. NASA is currently evaluating how to go about retiring the station: options include letting it burn up in the atmosphere or pushing it into a graveyard orbit. There’s another option that doesn’t involve disposing of the ISS at all, which would extend the life … Read more

International Space Station: Nasa celebrates 25th anniversary of International Space Station

December 8, 2023 by Arshad Majeed

NEW DELHI: Nasa is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the International Space Station (ISS), a program that brings together people from different countries to work in space. The ISS involves international flight crews, various launch vehicles, global launch and flight operations, training, engineering, development facilities, communication networks, and the worldwide scientific research community.November 7 marks … Read more

Space Station: Ready to help Isro for India’s first space station: Nasa chief | India News

November 29, 2023 by Arshad Majeed

NEW DELHI: Nasa administrator Bill Nelson said here that the US was ready to collaborate with India in building the country’s first space station , if it so desires. “I think India wants to have a commercial space station by 2040. If India wants to collaborate with us, of course, we will be available. But … Read more

Astronaut Rubio sets record for longest US space trip

September 12, 2023 by Arshad Majeed

By Jackie Wattles | CNN Astronaut Frank Rubio has now been in low-Earth orbit for more than 355 days, breaking the record for the longest space mission by a US astronaut. Rubio — who has been on the International Space Station since September 2022 — bested the previous record, held by retired NASA astronaut Mark … Read more