Astronaut
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China Space Station: First crewed mission to construct new orbiting laboratory launched
World | Jun 17, 2021, 09:14 AM ISTThe Shenzhou-12 spacecraft, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, was launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China's Gobi Desert. The launch was telecast live by the state-run CGTN-TV.
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China to send 3 male astronauts to its space station in June
Science | May 31, 2021, 08:26 AM ISTA three-man crew of astronauts will blast off in June for a three-month mission on China's new space station, according to a space official who was the country's first astronaut in orbit.
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SpaceX to launch world's first all-civilian astronaut mission to orbit in late 2021
Science | Feb 02, 2021, 06:31 AM ISTSpaceX announced on Monday that it will launch four private individuals on a Crew Dragon capsule into orbit around the Earth, dubbed as "the world's first all-civilian mission." It is scheduled to launch in the fourth quarter of 2021.
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Never-seen-before version of Times Square's ball tradition in space surprise Netizens
Trending | Dec 31, 2020, 08:12 PM ISTFor those unversed about the famous Times Square ball drop tradition, it takes place every year at New York’s Times Square. At 11:59 pm a dazzling ball made out of crystals slides down a pole to welcome the new year. This year, the ritual will be perfomed but with slight changes as the ball will dop in an empty street due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Indian-American Raja Chari among 3 astronauts selected by NASA for SpaceX Crew-3 mission
Science | Dec 16, 2020, 01:10 PM ISTThis will be the first spaceflight for Chari, who became a NASA astronaut in 2017. He was born in Milwaukee, but considers Cedar Falls, Iowa, his hometown, NASA said.
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NASA astronauts harvest first radish crop on International Space Station | Photo
Science | Dec 04, 2020, 05:52 PM ISTOn Nov. 30, 2020, NASA astronaut Kate Rubins harvested radish plants growing in the Advanced Plant Habitat (APH) aboard the International Space Station.
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Astronaut Chris Cassidy wants to carry this lucky charm with him to the moon
Trending | Oct 14, 2020, 04:13 PM ISTChris Cassidy shared a few pictures of his lucky charm which he wants to take to the moon with him. And twitter users loved it.
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ISRO Gaganyaan: 4 astronauts to begin 11-month training in Russia soon
Science | Jan 16, 2020, 09:30 AM ISTThe four astronauts shortlisted for the Gaganyaan project, India's first manned space mission, will receive training in Russia for 11 months, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Wednesday.
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Indian-American astronaut Raja Chari in programme with eyes on Moon, Mars
Science | Jan 11, 2020, 10:32 AM ISTAn Indian-American will be among astronauts who may get a chance to go to the moon or Mars following his graduation from NASA's programme to train astronauts for those missions and the International Space Station.
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Watch: NASA all-women team conduct spacewalk outside ISS
Science | Oct 18, 2019, 08:39 PM ISTAs NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir emerged one by one, it marked the first time in a half-century of spacewalking that a woman floated out without a male crewmate.
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Insurance cover for Astronaut depends on reinsurance support
Science | Sep 22, 2019, 03:57 PM ISTIndia plans to send three astronauts to space in its own rocket by 2021.
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NASA manager casts doubt on 2024 moon landing by astronauts
Science | Sep 18, 2019, 11:16 PM ISTA top NASA manager is casting doubt on the space agency’s ability to land astronauts on the moon by 2024.
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Pakistan committed to send its first astronaut in space by 2022: Fawad Chaudhry
World | Sep 16, 2019, 04:31 PM ISTChina would collaborate with Pakistan in its space mission, he said during an interview on Sunday, adding the selection process for the astronaut would start in 2020, reports The News International.
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Move over Chandrayaan, check out this 'astronaut' doing moonwalk on potholed Bengaluru road | Video
India | Sep 03, 2019, 11:38 AM ISTJust as ISRO's Chandrayaan-2 is inching closer to landing on the moon, a hilarious video of a man in spacesuit has gone viral. The 'astronaut' can be seen doing the moonwalk on pothole-filled roads of Bengaluru.
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After spending 197 days in space, NASA astronaut struggles to walk again on Earth | Video Inside
Dec 26, 2018, 10:31 AM ISTIn a video released on Twitter, Drew tried walking on earth but struggled as his legs were not getting that grip on the ground.
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Kalpana Chawla Birth Anniversary: 9 interesting facts about first woman astronaut of Indian origin
People | Mar 17, 2018, 11:57 AM ISTKalpana Chawla was the first woman astronaut of Indian origin and second Indian person in space after Rakesh Sharma.
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Twitterati have gone bonkers while trying to spot a NASA astronaut’s legs in this spacewalk photo
Trending | Feb 07, 2018, 04:49 PM ISTThe Internet users are left scratching their heads over a photo, tweeted out by Mark T Vade Hei, a NASA astronaut.
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After spending 288 days in space, record-breaking astronaut Peggy Whitson returns to Earth
Life | Sep 03, 2017, 12:06 PM ISTPeggy Whitson covered 122.2 million miles (196.7 million kilometers) and 4,623 orbits of Earth.
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Record-breaking astronaut Peggy Whitson set to return home
World | Sep 02, 2017, 12:22 PM ISTWhitson and her Expedition 52 crewmates Jack Fischer of NASA and Fyodor Yurchikhin of the Russian space agency Roscosmos are scheduled to land in Kazakhstan at 9.22 p.m. EDT on Saturday (6.52 a.m. Sunday, India time).
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See! NASA astronaut’s stunning photos and videos of Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming from space!
World | Jul 28, 2016, 03:47 PM ISTNASA astronaut Jeff Williams has captured breathtaking images and videos of planet Earth from space. Jeff Williams, posted an exquisite video of Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, on micro-blogging website Twitter on Wednesday. Williams