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…
US space agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) employees have been directed to remove all pronouns from emails and other applications in an email sent to all staff members, NPR reported.The email was sent in response to executive orders from the Trump administration, including one titled “Defending women from gender ideology and extremism and…
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…
An object, officially called 2024 PT5, which was first spotted in August 2023, then observed as a near-Earth asteroid. Subsequent research included the thrilling speculation that this in reality could be lunar debris, thus a fragment of the Moon which broke thousands of years ago. According to the astronomers, they think it is a small…
Google CEO Sundar Pichai has praised Jeff Bezos and his space exploration company, Blue Origin, for achieving a significant milestone. The company’s New Glenn rocket recently completed its first test flight, marking a pivotal moment in private space travel and innovation. Pichai responded to Bezos’ post on microblogging site X (formerly Twitter), sharing his excitement…
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…
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin achieved a milestone on Thursday, January 16 after its New Glenn rocket completed its first test flight, sending a prototype satellite thousands of miles above the Earth. Named after John Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth, the 320-foot rocket launched from Florida’s historic pad, once used for NASA’s Mariner and…
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…
