7 months in orbit: Nasa’s Sunita Williams steps out for spacewalk amid extended ISS stay – Times of India

One of Nasa‘s two struck astronauts, Sunita Williams, enjoyed a much needed change of scenery on Thursday, stepping out for her first spacewalk since arriving at the International Space Station over seven months ago. Indian-origin astronaut Williams, the station’s commander, joined Nasa’s Nick Hague to tackle overdue repair tasks outside the station.Plans are in place…

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Seek science milestones, not personal glory: Gaganyaan astronaut; next batch selection soon: Isro Chief – Times of India

Gaganyaan group Captain Angad Pratap BENGALURU: In an online talk Friday, the first such for any of the four astronaut-designates of the Gaganyaan programme since their selection, Group Captain Angad Pratap said that as India’s human spaceflight programme evolves, the astronaut pool would become more diverse and that aspirants should internalise that there are no…

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Seek science milestones, not personal glory: Gaganyaan astronaut; next batch selection soon: Isro Chief | India News – Times of India

Gaganyaan group Captain Angad Pratap BENGALURU: In an online talk Friday, the first such for any of the four astronaut-designates of the Gaganyaan programme since their selection, Group Captain Angad Pratap said that as India’s human spaceflight programme evolves, the astronaut pool would become more diverse and that aspirants should internalise that there are no…

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