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…
NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore have been making headlines for their extended stay aboard the International Space Station (ISS), far beyond their initially planned mission. Scheduled to return to Earth in February 2025, their journey home has been delayed to late March at the earliest due to technical issues with their spacecraft. Despite…
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) frequently share extraordinary pictures and videos taken from outer space, presenting a perspective view of Earth and natural phenomena. Recently, an astronaut at NASA, Don Pettit, made one such viral video by displaying an aurora, a naturally occurring light produced when solar particles interact with Earth’s atmosphere. Many…
As we bid adieu to 2024, the Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams, along with her colleagues on the International Space Station (ISS), will have an extraordinary opportunity to welcome the New Year – 16 times. While orbiting Earth at roughly 400 kilometres above, the Expedition 72 team will observe 16 distinct sunrises and sunsets as they…
Astronaut Sunita Williams and her colleague, astronaut Butch Wilmore, who travelled to the International Space Station (ISS) in June, will have to stay longer in space due to technical issues with Boeing’s Starliner and delays in the next crew launch.The astronauts who went on June 5, 2024, were originally set to return in February 2025,…
Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, who have been in space for an extended mission, marked six months aboard the International Space Station on Thursday, with two months remaining. The duo launched on June 5 aboard Boeing’s new Starliner crew capsule, originally intended for a week-long test flight.Their arrival at the International Space Station occurred the…
US President Biden, 81, made light-hearted comments about space travel during an APEC economic conference meeting with Peruvian President Dina Boluarte. Upon noticing Nasa administrator Bill Nelson in attendance, Biden shared a personal anecdote about his wife’s playful threats to send him to space when he becomes unmanageable.Biden continued his jovial remarks by expressing mock…
Nasa’s Crew-8 mission has safely returned to Earth after 236 days in space. The team, consisting of Nasa astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, Jeanette Epps, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin, successfully splashed down off the coast of Pensacola, Florida, marking the end of their extensive mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS).The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft,…
The International Space Station (ISS) captured birds-eye view of Hurricane Milton as it re-intensifies into a Category 5 storm while moving across the southern Gulf of Mexico towards Florida.At 10:28 am EDT on October 7, the ISS flew over the hurricane, capturing the powerful storm with its external cameras. The space station shared the footage…
NASA astronaut Tracy C. Dyson is set to share insights from her recent six-month mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS) during a news conference scheduled for Friday, Oct. 4, at 11 a.m. EDT. This event will take place at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston and will be streamed live on NASA+ and the…
