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  NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore, Sunita Williams stranded in space for 9 months finally set for return

  Science | March 04, 2025 23:33 IST

  NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams, stranded in space for nine months, are finally set to return after multiple delays. Know why their mission was extended and how NASA is ensuring their safe return.

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  NASA reveals probable date of Sunita Williams, Butch Willmore's return to Earth from ISS

  World | February 14, 2025 23:41 IST

  Indian-origin NASA astronaut Sunita Williams and her colleague Butch Willmore are likely return from ISS to Earth in mid-March.

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  Shubhanshu Shukla, ISRO astronaut, to pilot Axiom Mission 4, India's first crewed ISS mission

  Science | January 30, 2025 23:46 IST

  ISRO astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla will become the first Indian to fly to the ISS aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft on Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) in 2025. Know about the mission, crew details, and India's growing role in space exploration.

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  Sunita Williams, other astronauts celebrate Christmas in space, spark social media buzz | VIDEO

  Trending | December 26, 2024 8:15 IST

  NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore brought holiday cheer to the ISS with Santa hats and a Christmas tree. Their extended mission sparked social media curiosity about how they managed festive celebrations in space.

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  NASA accidentally broadcasts distressed astronaut simulation on ISS

  Science | June 13, 2024 13:06 IST

  The broadcast, which aired at 5:28 p.m. U.S. Central Time (2228 GMT), included audio of a female voice instructing crew members to assist a commander showing signs of decompression sickness.

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  ISS astronauts grow Earth-like fresh lettuce in space

  Science | March 07, 2020 9:39 IST

  The astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have managed to successfully cultivate salad crop -- red romaine lettuce -- that is free of disease-causing microbes and safe to eat and is at least as nutritious as Earth-grown plants. 

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  ISS astronauts working on Parkinson's cure in space: NASA

  World | April 03, 2019 19:39 IST

  The team working on the project, Crystallization of LRRK2 Under Microgravity Conditions-2 (CASIS PCG 16), grows protein crystals of Leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) on the space station.

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  China will be the only country to have International Space Station by 2024. Read why!

  World | October 09, 2016 10:58 IST

  China might be the only country to boast an International Space Station and entire world will rely on its service for space research, Chinese space official has said. Lei Fanpei, chairman of China Aerospace

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  Facebook CEO Zuckerberg to Facebook Live stream with ISS astronauts

  May 28, 2016 11:48 IST

  Washington: Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg will speak with three astronauts currently living and working aboard the International Space Station on June 1, NASA said in a statement. Yoo too could watch the Earth-to-space

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  ISS astronauts to get virtual reality headsets

  World | June 28, 2015 14:25 IST

  Washington: Astronauts at the International Space Station (ISS) are all set to receive two virtual reality headsets that will help them beam back to Earth what they see in space.The headsets or HoloLens devices are

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  ISS astronauts celebrate New Year's eve 16 times

  World | January 01, 2015 12:32 IST

  Washington: The crew of Expedition 42 orbiting the Earth in the International Space Station celebrated New Year's eve as many as 16 times as it circles the globe at 28,163 km per hour, NASA said.Commander

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