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Indian-origin NASA astronaut Anil Menon blasted off aboard the Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft on his first mission to the International Space Station. During the eight-month expedition, he will conduct research on human health, artificial intelligence, semiconductor manufacturing and technologies for future deep-space exploration

NASA astronaut Anil Menon, of Indian descent, will launch to the International Space Station on July 14 aboard Soyuz MS-29 for an eight-month mission. He will conduct medical, semiconductor and artificial intelligence-based research to support future long-duration space exploration

Astronaut Sunita Williams said seeing Earth from space changes how one views life and human differences. Speaking in New Delhi, she described space travel as a team effort and stressed the need for countries to work together

Sunita Williams said and voiced optimism that she will visit her “father's home country” and share experiences about space exploration with people there

With NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore, she'll spend roughly a week at the ISS

It was the first spaceflight for Rubio and Petelin, 40, an engineer. Prokopyev, 48, an engineer and pilot, has now pulled two long station stints.