NASA astronaut Sunita Williams set multiple records as she returned from a nine-month space stay, becoming the woman to do the longest spacewalk and having stayed in space for the second longest cumulative duration for a NASA astronaut. However, space exploration was not her dream job as a child. Though she had an aptitude for … Read more
Home at last: After an unexpected nine-month stay in space, a pair of NASA astronauts finally returned to Earth on Tuesday, concluding a mission that captured global attention and became a political flashpoint. A SpaceX Crew Dragon spaceship carrying Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams — alongside fellow American Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov … Read more
Four parachutes deployed as SpaceX’s Dragon splashed down in the sea off US’ Florida, marking the return of Sunita Williams and other members of the Crew-9 to Earth after nine months in space. As lakhs watched the YouTube live streaming of the long-awaited return of the astronauts, the NASA control room burst into applause as … Read more
Washington, United States: After more than nine months aboard the International Space Station, a pair of astronauts are finally set to depart for Earth early Tuesday, ending a prolonged mission that has captivated global attention. Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams flew to the orbital lab in June last year, on what was supposed to be … Read more
Washington, United States: A pair of US astronauts stuck for more than nine months on the International Space Station will be returned to Earth on Tuesday evening, NASA said. Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams are to be transported home with another American astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon craft, which arrived … Read more
New Delhi: NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, who set out on what was supposed to be an eight-day mission, have been stranded on the International Space Station (ISS) for over nine months due to unexpected technical issues. As they prepare to finally return to Earth aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft no earlier than … Read more