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"Touchdown #Starliner," Boeing announced on X. NASA added, “Touchdown, #Starliner! The uncrewed spacecraft landed at White Sands Space Harbor in New Mexico at 12:01 am ET (9:31 am IST) on Saturday, September 7.”

NASA says it's too risky to bring them back in Boeing's troubled new capsule, and they'll have to wait until February for a ride home with SpaceX

NASA to take a call on Saturday on the new capsule to bring two astronauts from the ISS, where they've been waiting since June

They should have been back long ago, but are stuck at the International Space Station following thruster failures and helium leaks in the Boeing spacecraft

NASA astronauts' capsule scheduled to dock with space station at 9:45 p.m. Thursday

NASA has scheduled the launch to the International Space Station (ISS) from Florida's Kennedy Space Centre for around 10 pm Indian Standard Time today.

NASA announced that the four crew members are set to return to Earth aboard the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, scheduled to undock from the space station at 11:05 a.m. on March 11.

The Crew-8 mission launched from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 10:53 p.m. EST Sunday (9:23 a.m. Monday IST).

The lost toolbox has been classified as space debris and is expected to re-enter Earth's atmosphere in the coming months, where it will likely burn up. This incident is not uncommon, as astronauts have lost tools on several occasions in the past.

The US, Japan, Canada and the participating countries of ESA (European Space Agency) have committed to operating the station through 2030, and Russia through at least 2028.

US President Joe Biden also congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the historic landing of Chandrayaan-3 at the south polar region of the Moon and the success of Aditya-L1 solar mission.

The unique conditions aboard the space station, where astronauts witness 16 sunrises and sunsets each day, can disrupt the natural day-to-night cycle, significantly affecting sleep patterns.

Hyderabad: Indian-American astronaut Raja Chari, a man with Hyderabad roots, greeted the people of the country by posting a photo of the Indian national flag at the International Space Station (ISS). He recently returned home after a six-month mission at the ISS. The photograph also shows Earth in the background. “On Indian Independence eve I’m […]

By Wendy Whitman Cobb Russia intends to withdraw from the International Space Station after 2024, according to an announcement from Yuri Borisov, the new head of the Russian space agency, Roscosmos, in a meeting with Vladimir Putin on July 26, 2022. Borisov also said future efforts will focus on a new a Russian space station. […]

Los Angeles: The first US private astronaut mission to the International Space Station (ISS) has returned to Earth. The private astronaut mission returned to Earth on Monday. The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft splashed down off the coast of Jacksonville, in the southeastern US state of Florida, at 1:06 p.m. Monday, SpaceX confirmed. The crew undocked from […]

By Pramod K Nayar Counter-balancing the fictional/fantastic account of Star Trek, the first major spacetravel saga on TV, were images from the moon, from spacecraft leaving the solar system and the ‘Blue Marble’ photograph. Now there is also a genre of travel writing from outer space — the astrojournal. Footprints beyond Earth The critic Mary […]

Los Angeles: The first US private astronaut mission to the International Space Station (ISS) is set to undock from the ISS on Saturday and return to Earth on Sunday, according to NASA. The mission, codenamed Ax-1, was launched on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 8, Xinhua news […]

Hyderabad: It has always been interesting to see how our home state or city looks from space. Adding some more excitement to that, NASA recently released a picture of how the city lights of Hyderabad looked from the International Space Station. The city lights are bordered by Nehru Outer Ring Road – pictured as the […]

Moscow: Russia’s space agency chief has warned the US that the slew of sanctions imposed on Moscow can “destroy our cooperation” on the International Space Station (ISS) and asked Washington if it wants to threaten India and China with the “possibility of a 500-tonne structure falling” on them. Russia and the US are the major […]

Hyderabad: The International Space Station (ISS) is the largest human-made object to fly in outer space and can be seen when they fly above our cities, if the conditions are right. Fortunately, Hyderabad will be able to catch the glimpse of the ISS several times this month. Between February 8 and 19, the station will […]