In a recent social media update, NASA has pleasantly surprised space enthusiasts with a stunning visual taken from a unique perspective inside the International Space Station (ISS). The image, captured by NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick, who has been residing aboard the International Space Station for nearly four months, shows a breathtaking moonrise. The photograph reveals …
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chief S Somanath has assured that the delayed return of Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams from the International Space Station (ISS) should not be a worrying issue as the space station is a safe place for people to stay for a long time. ISRO chief Dr S Somanath and Indian-origin astronaut …
NASA will provide live coverage, beginning at 6:30 a.m. EDT Thursday, June 13, as two astronauts conduct a spacewalk outside of the International Space Station. The spacewalk is scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. and last about six and a half hours. NASA will stream the spacewalk on NASA+, NASA Television, the NASA app, YouTube, …
Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams broke into an impromptu dance as she entered the International Space Station (ISS), and received the ‘Bell Rings’ welcome alongside her colleague Butch Wilmore as per a tradition of the US Navy . Williams, who has earlier carried an idol of Lord Ganesh and the Bhagavad Gita to space, performed a …
Astronauts posing with crew of Space Stationafter the docking of the SpaceX Starship on June 6. Washington: A Boeing Starliner capsule carrying its first ever astronauts docked with the International Space Station on Thursday after overcoming unexpected challenges arising from thruster malfunctions and helium leaks. The spaceship dubbed “Calypso” rendezvoused with the orbital lab at …
An intriguing highlight of this debut launch is the inclusion of the Replicator mission by Orbital Matter, a startup headquartered in Warsaw, Poland, and Berlin, Germany. This mission endeavors to showcase novel 3D printing technology in the challenging environment of space, outside the “sheltered confines” of the International Space Station (ISS). Within the ISS, various …
As part of NASA’s efforts to expand commercial resupply in low Earth orbit, Sierra Space’s uncrewed spaceplane arrived at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida ahead of its first flight to the International Space Station. The Dream Chaser spaceplane, named Tenacity, arrived at Kennedy on May 18 inside a climate-controlled transportation container from NASA’s Neil Armstrong …
NASA will provide live coverage of prelaunch and launch activities for the agency’s Boeing Crew Flight Test, which will carry NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to and from the International Space Station. Launch of the ULA (United Launch Alliance) Atlas V rocket and Boeing Starliner spacecraft is targeted for 10:34 p.m. EDT Monday, …
After spending 199 days in space, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 crew members will discuss their science mission aboard the International Space Station during a news conference at 2:30 p.m. EDT Monday, March 25, at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration …
Three crew members will blast off on Thursday, March 21, to support Expedition 70 aboard the International Space Station. NASA will provide full coverage of launch and crew arrival at the microgravity laboratory. NASA astronaut Tracy C. Dyson, Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy, and spaceflight participant Marina Vasilevskaya of Belarus, are scheduled to lift off on …