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Sunita Williams is preparing for her first spacewalk in 12 years, a historic moment in her remarkable career. On January 16, she will join astronaut Nick Hague in a critical spacewalk to repair the Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer…

We all know that humans use different species while conducting some scientific research. This helps them immensely in getting some insights of their studies or research work. Based on this, the scientists draw the conclusions. Not for…

New Delhi: Sultan Al Neyadi, an astronaut from UAE has achieved the feat of becoming the first ever Arab to make spacewalk. He ventured out of the International Space Station (ISS) and completed the task today on April 29 during the…

Beijing, April 16 (IANS) Three Chinese astronauts of the Shenzhou-13 manned spaceship have completed their six-month space station mission and returned to Earth safely on Saturday. Shenzhou-13's return capsule, carrying astronauts Zhai…

Washington: NASAs Expedition 64 crew member Michael Hopkins has harvested two crops in space -- 'Amara' mustard, and a previously grown crop, 'Extra Dwarf' pak choi. They were grown for 64 days, the longest leafy greens have grown on…

Washington: As the International Space Station (ISS) turned 20, NASA has put together some Halloween celebrations onboard the orbiting laboratory in the past as the world plans the costumes of the future. Although no trick-or-treaters…

Washington: As NASA plans to return humans to the Moon in 2024 as part of the Artemis programme, the agency has already started preparing astronauts for the challenges that they will face on the lunar surface. The training includes…

Washington: The second operational SpaceX Crew Dragon flight to the International Space Station, Crew-2, will have four astronauts on board, NASA has said. NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur will serve as spacecraft…

Washington: Two NASA astronauts will conduct a pair of spacewalks on July 16 and July 21, to finish a 3.5-year effort to upgrade the International Space Stations power system, said the US space agency. The spacewalks will begin around 7.35…

New York: NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley have entered quarantine two weeks ahead of their upcoming flight to the International Space Station (ISS) on the agency's SpaceX Demo-2 mission. They will lift off aboard a…