Astronaut
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Mars Mission: NASA sets largest ever fire in space to test astronaut safety
World | Jun 15, 2016, 07:17 PM ISTWashington: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), in an attempt to ascertain how big a fire can grow in space, on Tuesday set off a fire aboard a space cargo ship. The move was
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PM Narendra Modi in US, pays homage to Indian-American astronaut Kalpana Chawala
India | Jun 07, 2016, 10:04 AM ISTWashington:Prime Minister Narendra Modi today laid a wreath at the Tomb of Unknown Soldiers and paid homage to Indian-American astronaut late Kalpana Chawla at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington. “Honouring sacrifice, saluting valour. Fo
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UK astronaut sets World Records by running aboard space station
World | Apr 25, 2016, 10:17 PM ISTLondon: British astronaut Tim Peake has completed the London Marathon — from 250 miles (400 kilometers) above the Earth. Peake ran the 26.2-mile (42-kilometer) race harnessed to a treadmill aboard the International Space Station, with
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British astronaut dials wrong number from space
World | Dec 27, 2015, 11:07 AM ISTLondon: Britain's first astronaut on a space mission, Major Tim Peake, accidentally called the wrong number when trying to call home from space. Major Peake quickly took to Twitter to insist that the incident was
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Astronaut makes history by 'shaking hands' with scientist 8,046 kms away on Earth (Video)
World | Jun 07, 2015, 11:33 PM ISTWashington: A NASA astronaut aboard the International Space Station (ISS) has been able to 'shake hands' with a scientist 8,046 km away on Earth, making history with the first telerobotic 'handshake' between space and Earth.NASA
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Teenage daughter's exceptional message to astronaut dad sets world record!
Life | Apr 17, 2015, 05:24 PM ISTWatch how 11 cars drew world's largest message for 'daughter on earth – father in space!'Nothing can beat the joy of spending some quality time with your loved ones. But when they are away it
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Never thought I'd become an astronaut: Sunita Williams
India | Apr 01, 2013, 10:06 PM ISTNew Delhi, Apr 1 : Sunita Williams holds a world record for the longest space flight by a woman but as a child the Indian American astronaut had never thought about voyaging into space ever.“I
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Astronaut Sunita Williams to meet Mumbai school students
India | Mar 25, 2013, 05:18 PM ISTMumbai, Mar 25: Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams is coming to India and will interact with school students in Mumbai on April 3 and 4. Indian Council of Social Welfare secretary-general Bhupesh Babu said, Sunita Williams
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Sunita, Jap astronaut fail to instal unit during spacewalk
World | Aug 31, 2012, 10:11 AM ISTMoscow, Aug 31 : Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams and Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide completed almost a record long spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS), reported NASA.NASA Flight Engineer Williams and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
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Indian-American Sunita Williams headed to space in July
World | Jun 23, 2012, 07:07 PM ISTWashington, Jun 23: Indian-American Sunita Williams, a record-setting astronaut who lived and worked aboard the International Space Station for six months in 2006, is headed to the space once again in July.Williams is scheduled to
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Endeavour Astronauts Make History Above Earth
World | May 28, 2011, 05:13 PM ISTHouston, Texas, May 28: Two astronauts made history on Friday as the final spacewalkers of NASA's 30-year shuttle program, completed construction of the International Space Station with the smooth addition of an extension boom.Astronauts Gregory
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George Clooney To Play Astronaut In Gravity
Hollywood | Dec 17, 2010, 09:36 PM ISTLos Angeles: Hollywood star George Clooney will soon play an astronaut in 3D space thriller Gravity.Clooney's representative confirmed the development, reports ew.com.The movie is a co-production by Warner Bros and Legendary Pictures, and will be