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NASA's oldest active astronaut returns to Earth on 70th birthday
Spending 220 days in space, Don Pettit and his crewmates Alexei Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner orbited the Earth 3,520 times.
Updated on Apr 20, 2025 01:45 PM IST
AFP |
Who is Amanda Nguyen? Activist joining Blue Origin’s historic space mission
In 2025, Amanda Nguyen published Saving Five: A Memoir of Hope, a powerful account of her personal journey and fight for justice on behalf of assault survivors.
Published on Apr 14, 2025 02:54 PM IST
Soyuz spacecraft launches for ISS with American, two Russians
Kim, Ryzhikov, and Zubritsky will spend eight months at the ISS conducting scientific research and technology demonstrations.
Updated on Apr 08, 2025 12:35 PM IST
AP |
Navy SEAL. Harvard Doctor. Astronaut. Don’t Tell Mom About This Overachiever.
Jonny Kim’s achievements at age 41 have been a global source of inspiration—and mild dismay among Asian-Americans; ‘Every Asian kid’s worst nightmare.’
Published on Apr 08, 2025 08:54 AM IST
WSJ
Sunita Williams reveals India visit plan: 'My father's home country'
Sunita Williams plans to visit India to share her space exploration experiences. The NASA astronaut expressed her admiration for India's beauty from space.
Updated on Apr 01, 2025 10:27 AM IST
HT News Desk | Edited by Aniruddha Dhar
'India is amazing': Sunita Williams's reply when asked how it looked from space
NASA astronaut Sunita Williams lauded India's beauty from space, highlighting Himalayas and vibrant cities during a press conference after her ISS mission.
Updated on Apr 01, 2025 12:52 PM IST
What did stranded astronaut's daughter say just before he returned to Earth?
Daryn Wilmore started a series on TikTok where she gave real-life updates about her dad Butch Willmore being stuck in space.
Updated on Mar 20, 2025 08:17 AM IST
Sunita Williams homecoming: Know about her inspiring academic journey ‘to space’
NASA astronaut Sunita Williams returned to Earth after a nine-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Know about her academic journey.
Updated on Mar 20, 2025 07:48 AM IST
NASA astronauts Wilmore and Williams to return home after 9 months:Full timeline
Initially scheduled for June 2024, their return was postponed multiple times before finally launching back on March 14, 2025.
Updated on Mar 18, 2025 04:21 PM IST
Reuters |
Sunita Williams may face painful return: Bone density loss, baby feet, and more
While Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore eagerly await their return to Earth, they are likely to face physical complications due to their exposure to space
Published on Mar 16, 2025 11:30 AM IST
China to send Pakistani astronaut as first foreign guest to its space station
China to send Pakistani astronaut as first foreign guest to its space station
Published on Feb 28, 2025 05:53 PM IST
PTI |
‘Wild’ video of water droplets orbiting a needle in space stuns fans. Watch
Astronaut Don Pettit, aboard the International Space Station, shared a video showing charged water drops orbiting a knitting needle.
Updated on Feb 28, 2025 09:01 AM IST
Sunita Williams speaks out as Trump tasks Musk to bring back stranded astronauts
NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, who is stuck in space for past eight months, disclosed that she has lost the capacity to execute a number of fundamental tasks.
Updated on Feb 14, 2025 03:51 PM IST
NASA's Sunita Williams breaks spacewalk record during extended ISS mission
Astronauts Williams and Wilmore conducted a 5-hour, 26-minute spacewalk to remove radio hardware and collect samples on the ISS.
Published on Jan 31, 2025 05:55 PM IST
PTI |
Sunita Williams, stuck in space, breaks spacewalking record at ISS
The event was livestreamed by NASA on YouTube and their website, marking Williams' ninth spacewalk and the 92nd spacewalk by a US astronaut.
Updated on Feb 14, 2025 03:52 PM IST
Unseen video of aurora by NASA astronaut impresses most, but some call it ‘fake’
NASA astronaut Don Petit's video of an aurora has gone viral on social media. He is currently in the ISS for approximately six months along with two cosmonauts.
Updated on Jan 08, 2025 06:54 AM IST
NASA responds to Sunita Williams' Santa hat pic conspiracy theories
A new wave of conspiracy theories about Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore's prolonged space mission lit up a debate surrounding their latest Christmas update.
Published on Dec 25, 2024 06:55 AM IST
Sunita Williams turns Santa on space station, prepares for Christmas in space
The ISS crew, including NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, is gearing up for Christmas in space.
Updated on Dec 17, 2024 01:12 PM IST
Muskaan Sharma
Sunita Williams demonstrates how astronauts drink liquids in zero gravity. Watch
Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams hosted a virtual session, sharing how astronauts drink in space and offering insights into life aboard the ISS.
Published on Dec 08, 2024 12:39 PM IST
Mahipal Singh Chouhan
Emergency on Sunita Williams' space station: Strange toxic smell detected
Commander Sunita Williams and ISS crew responded to a toxic smell from a cargo spacecraft.
Updated on Nov 28, 2024 01:32 PM IST
Muskaan Sharma
‘Not stranded’ Sunita Williams' Thanksgiving plans in space revealed
Sunita Williams and her ISS colleagues delivered a Thanksgiving message. In a separate interview, she revealed what their celebration would look like.
Published on Nov 28, 2024 07:41 AM IST
Is Sunita Williams vulnerable to slowed cognitive performance due to space stay?
While astronauts have already exhibited bone density loss after space missions, a new study claims that they could also impact their cognitive performance.
Published on Nov 21, 2024 07:56 PM IST
Stranded Sunita Williams rubbishes deteriorating health ‘rumours’
Sunita Williams breaks her silence amid growing concerns about her health after a NASA photo revealed her “gaunt” transformation in space.
Published on Nov 13, 2024 04:21 AM IST
NASA insists on Sunita Williams, mysteriously hospitalised astronauts' safety
Soon after Sunita Williams' “gaunt” transformation led doctors to raise health alarms, NASA reiterated the safety of those on board the ISS.
Published on Nov 07, 2024 11:47 AM IST
With Sunita Williams still stuck in space, once-stranded astronaut hospitalised
A once-stranded astronaut was immediately hospitalised after SpaceX Crew-8's return on Friday. The four-member team spent nearly eight months in space.
Published on Oct 26, 2024 01:27 PM IST
Why Starliner's Sunita Williams was not on board an Earth-bound SpaceX capsule?
The SpaceX Crew-8 capsule returned to Earth on October 25, but Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore stayed put on the ISS. Here's why.
Published on Oct 25, 2024 02:26 PM IST
US astronaut drinks ketchup directly from bottle while floating around in ISS
“This one goes out to all the ketchup lovers out there,” US astronaut Matthew Dominick wrote as he shared a video from the ISS.
Published on Oct 23, 2024 12:45 PM IST
NASA stands by ‘right decision’ not to have Sunita Williams on board Starliner
Boeing's Starliner safely landed in New Mexico over the weekend. Despite admitting to having second thoughts, NASA explained why a crewed flight was not ideal.
Published on Sep 12, 2024 10:50 PM IST
NASA and Boeing ‘were split’ over Sunita Williams rescue, Steve Stich admits
NASA's program manager for the commercial crew program, Steve Stich, admitted to tensions with Boeing over Starliner's homecoming journey after several delays.
Published on Sep 05, 2024 04:45 AM IST
Boeing employee ‘Embarrassed’ by SpaceX bailout: ‘We talk trash about them’
NASA will now use SpaceX to bring back astronauts stranded in space for over two months after Boeing's Starliner capsule experienced critical malfunctions.
Published on Aug 26, 2024 11:58 AM IST