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  NASA ISS astronauts safely splash down: Early evacuation over medical concern

  Science | January 15, 2026 14:31 IST

  NASA has carried out its first-ever medical evacuation from the International Space Station (ISS), sending four astronauts back to Earth more than a month ahead of schedule. The decision was taken after one crew member required medical evaluation that could not be fully conducted in space.

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  NASA pushes back January 8 spacewalk after crew member faces medical issue: What happened?

  Science | January 08, 2026 13:19 IST

  NASA postponed a spacewalk set for January 8 outside the International Space Station after a crew member had a medical issue on board. The agency says everyone’s safe and stable. They’ll share updates and pick a new date for the spacewalk soon.

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  Want to travel to space like Katy Perry? It could cost you crores

  Science | April 15, 2025 23:54 IST

  Space travel is now possible for civilians, but it comes at a high cost. A seat on Blue Origin starts at USD 150,000 (Rs 1.28 crore), while Virgin Galactic charges USD 450,000 (Rs 3.85 crore), and Axiom Space offers a 10-day space trip for a whopping USD 55 million (Rs 473 crore).

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  Polaris Dawn: First-ever private crew completes historic Spacewalk

  Science | September 15, 2024 19:08 IST

  SpaceX's Polaris Dawn mission made history on September 12, 2024, as non-professional astronauts Jared Isaacman and Sarah Gillis became the first private crew members to perform a spacewalk, marking a significant milestone in commercial space exploration.

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  NASA calls off spacewalk after spacesuit water leak, astronaut says 'literally water everywhere now'

  World | June 25, 2024 14:57 IST

  According to NASA, The duo were not in danger. The astronauts were supposed to remove a faulty communications box and collect microbe samples from outside the orbiting laboratory.

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  Historic! UAE’s Sultan Al-Neyadi becomes first Arab astronaut to complete spacewalk

  Science | April 29, 2023 7:40 IST

  The historic spacewalk lasted 7.01 hours in the vacuum of space on the starboard side of the ISS’s truss structure, accomplishing two key objectives.

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  NASA suspends routine spacewalks due to leaky spacesuit helmet

  Science | May 22, 2022 20:04 IST

  Water was found in the helmet worn by European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Matthias Maurer following a March 23 spacewalk.

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  Spacesuit concerns briefly interrupt astronauts’ spacewalk

  Science | June 16, 2021 22:58 IST

  ​Spacewalking astronauts resumed work to install powerful, new solar panels outside the International Space Station on Wednesday, after a brief interruption caused by problems with one of their suits.  

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  NASA astronauts conduct fifth spacewalk of 2021

  Science | March 14, 2021 7:33 IST

  US astronauts Victor Glover and Mike Hopkins have now returned to the International Space Station (ISS) after completing a spacewalk for technical and maintenance tasks, NASA said.

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  NASA astronauts complete 7 hour-long spacewalk

  Science | March 01, 2021 16:36 IST

  The two NASA astronauts began work on Monday to install modification kits required for the upcoming solar array upgrades, the US space agency said in a blog post.

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  NASA sets first all-female spacewalk after suit flap in spring

  Science | October 05, 2019 19:07 IST

  Koch was supposed to do a spacewalk with another female crewmate in March. But NASA had to scrap the plan just a few days in advance because there wasn’t enough time to get a second medium-size spacesuit ready. The second medium was put together on board in June.

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  First person on Mars likely to be a woman: NASA chief

  Science | March 13, 2019 14:54 IST

  "It is also true that the first person on Mars is likely to be a woman," Bridenstine said during a recent interview on the science and technology radio talk show "Science Friday."

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  WATCH! NASA astronauts Jeff Williams, Kate Rubins take a spacewalk outside the ISS

  World | September 02, 2016 12:56 IST

  NASA astronaut and space station commander Jeff Williams and flight engineer Kate Rubins on Thursday completed a smooth six hour, 48 minute spacewalk, their second in a fortnight. This was the fourth and final outing

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  Want to see NASA astronauts take a spacewalk? Today is your chance! (Watch Live)

  World | September 01, 2016 15:26 IST

  In a first of its kind initiative, US space agency NASA will today broadcast a spacewalk live on NASA TV beginning at 6:30 a.m. EDT (4: 00 p.m IST). In what will be the second

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  Video! NASA astronauts to perform spacewalk today, to install new docking adapter

  World | August 19, 2016 11:24 IST

  Two NASA astronauts -- Expedition 48 Commander Jeff Williams and Flight Engineer Kate Rubins -- will perform a spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS) today. Williams will undertake such a spacewalk for the

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  ISS cosmonauts successfully complete spacewalk

  World | August 11, 2015 10:12 IST

  Washington: Two Russian cosmonauts serving aboard the International Space Station completed a spacewalk without incident, NASA said.Expedition 44 Commander Gennady Padalka and Flight Engineer Mikhail Kornienko on Monday spent 5 hours, 31 minutes outside the

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  NASA astronauts finish spacewalk trilogy for space taxis

  World | March 02, 2015 13:14 IST

  Washington: NASA astronauts successfully ended their third and last spacewalk on March 1 to reassemble parts of the International Space Station (ISS) and create parking slots for Boeing and Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) which will

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  Spacewalking astronaut safe after water leaks into helmet

  World | February 26, 2015 6:42 IST

  CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida: Spacewalking astronaut ended up with unwanted water in his helmet Wednesday after breezing through a cable and lube job outside the International Space Station.The leak was scarily reminiscent of a near-drowning outside

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  UFO watching NASA astronauts on ISS spacewalk?

  World | October 15, 2014 14:46 IST

  New York: A latest NASA video showing a spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS) has captured a blurry object behind an astronaut.In a six-hour long spacewalk on October 7, astronauts Reid Wiseman of NASA

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  Astronauts spacewalk to fix ammonia leak

  World | May 12, 2013 14:04 IST

  Washington, May 12: Two US astronauts conducted an emergency spacewalk Saturday to inspect and replace a device believed to be the source of an ammonia leak in the orbiting laboratory's power system, US space agency