Astronaut

New York: US President Joe Biden has nominated Indian-American astronaut Raja Chari on the moon mission team for promotion to Air Force brigadier general, according to the Defence Department. The nomination announced on Thursday will…
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In a recent study that looked at astronauts' bones, kinesiologists Leigh Gabel and Steven Boyd from the University of Calgary discovered that prolonged time in space induces bone degeneration that never entirely reverses. This could be a…
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A Canadian astronaut, is seen in a viral video squeezing a wet towel while conducting an experiment on board the International Space Station. Even the most ordinary things appear amazing in microgravity. Earthlings have long been…
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Washington: Astronaut Christina Koch who created a new female record by spending 328 days in space returned to Earth on Thursday after an 11-month stay on the International Space Station (ISS). The Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying the…
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Washington: In a first, an astronaut aboard the International Space Station (ISS) who developed a deep vein thrombosis (DVT), or blood clot, in the jugular vein of the neck has been treated by a doctor on Earth. As this was the first…
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New York: NASA astronaut Christina Koch on Saturday set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by a woman, eclipsing the record of 288 days set by former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson in 2016-17. Koch still has six weeks to go…
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New Delhi: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) scientist, marine biologist and physiologist Jessica Meir took to Twitter to share the breathtaking view of the annual solar eclipse from the International Space Station.…
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