SpaceX CEO Elon Musk suggested on Thursday that it is time to prepare for the deorbiting of the International Space Station (ISS), arguing that it has fulfilled its purpose.“It has served its purpose. There is very little incremental utility,” Musk wrote in a post on X on February 20. He added, “Let’s go to Mars.”…
Donald Trump and Elon Musk sit down for joint interview on Fox News US President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk accused former President Joe Biden of leaving two Nasa astronauts stranded aboard the International Space Station (ISS) for “political reasons”.In a joint interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity on Tuesday night, Musk claimed,…
After spending over eight months aboard the International Space Station (ISS), Indian-origin NASA astronaut Sunita Williams and her colleague Butch Wilmore are set to return to Earth on March 19, 2025. The two astronauts have been stranded in space since June last year due to technical issues with Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, which was supposed to…
Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla is set to make history as the first Indian astronaut to travel to the International Space Station (ISS). He has been selected as the pilot for Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4), a private astronaut mission launching aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft no earlier than spring 2025. Shukla, a Indian Air Force (IAF)…
LUCKNOW: The 39-year-old Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, the fighter pilot of Indian Airforce (IAF) and ISRO’s astronaut, has been official named pilot for Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4), a private spaceflight for International Space Station (ISS), scheduled for post spring of the current calendar year.NASA and its international partners have approved the crew of the Ax-4…
Stranded Nasa astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore on Thursday took their first spacewalk together after almost eight months moving in the International Space Station.According to the space agency, commander Williams and Wilmore floated out to perform maintenance work and wipe the station’s exterior for evidence of any microbes that might still be alive after…
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…
