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India delays 1st Gaganyaan astronaut launch to 2027
India's astronauts, or Gaganyatris, for the H1 and H2 missions were selected in Februrary 2024. They are Prasanth ...
Gaganyaan Astronaut-Designate Ajit Krishnan Returns To IAF After Operation Sindoor
Group Captain Ajit Krishnan has returned to the Indian Air Force (IAF) after India launched Operation Sindoor against ...
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Operation Sindoor: IAF recalls Gaganyaan astronaut Ajit Krishnan amid India-Pakistan tensions
The Gaganyaan mission, spearheaded by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), aims to send three astronauts into low ...
IAF Calls Back Gaganyaan Astronaut Group Captain Ajit Krishnan To Join His Air Force Unit After Operation Sindoor
Despite his urgent redeployment, Krishnan stated that the astronaut training program remains active and well-coordinated. The ...
Tuesday Telescope: After spacewalking, an astronaut strikes lightning
As they returned to the airlock, the Earth below started to put on a lightning show, and Ayers took note, mesmerized. A day ...
Astronaut Anne McClain joins all-female spacewalk — 6 years after missing out over suit sizing issue
The first spacewalk was conducted in 1965, by Russian cosmonaut Alexey Leonov. Nearly 20 years later, cosmonaut Svetlana ...
NASA’s oldest astronaut felt the decades melt away in space before returning on his 70th birthday
NASA's oldest full-time astronaut is back home and doing well a week after wrapping up a seven-month space mission.
'I feel like a little kid': NASA astronaut, 70, reflects on his 220-day mission
Veteran astronaut Don Pettit conducted hundreds of hours of research and captured over half a million photos during his ISS ...
NASA Astronaut Don Pettit Speaks Out After Appearing Unwell Following Return to Earth
Don Pettit, NASA's oldest active astronaut, addressed his eventful return to Earth. Shortly after the spacecraft touched down ...
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NASA has used the US military for astronaut rescue for decades. So why ask private companies for help now?
NASA says the change is part of the agency's "continued effort to enable a robust commercial industry and supports policy ...
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Musk Outlines The Questionable Reason He Wants To Get To Mars So Badly, NASA Astronaut Responds
"One of the benefits of Mars is life insurance for life collectively," Musk said in an interview with Fox News. "So ...