CAPE CANAVERAL: Boeing Co’s new Starliner astronaut capsule is poised for launch of its long-delayed inaugural crewed test flight to the International Space Station, two years after its first voyage without humans to the orbital laboratory.The gumdrop-shaped CST-100 Starliner with two astronauts aboard was due for liftoff at 10.34pm (8.04am IST Tuesday) from Nasa’s Kennedy … Read more
NEW DELHI: After numerous setbacks and delays, Boeing is finally ready to send astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) on behalf of Nasa. This marks the inaugural crewed flight of Boeing’s Starliner capsule, with two Nasa pilots on board to evaluate the spacecraft during the test mission and a week-long stay at the space … Read more
Scientists have taken a clue from a carnival stunt known as the Wall of Death to help future astronauts on the moon stay healthy. But instead of riding motorcycles, moon colonists will simply run around the walls. For decades, carnival goers have been thrilled at the spectacle of stunt drivers taking motorcycles and even cars up … Read more
China on Friday launched a lunar probe to land on the far side of the moon and return with samples that could provide insights into differences between the less-explored region and the better-known near side. It is the latest advance in China’s increasingly sophisticated space exploration program, which is now competing with the U.S., still … Read more
WASHINGTON: An object that crashed from the sky into an American man’s home was a hunk of debris ejected from the International Space Station, Nasa confirmed Monday.The strange tale came to light last month when Alejandro Otero of Naples, Florida posted on X that a metallic item “tore through the roof and went (through) 2 … Read more
NEW DELHI: Former Nasa astronaut Tony Virts, who once observed a total solar eclipse from the International Space Station (ISS), is urging people to witness the upcoming celestial event. Describing the eclipse as something “that wasn’t natural,” Virts emphasized the unparalleled experience of witnessing a total eclipse, Mashable reported.“On a scale of one to ten, … Read more
MOSCOW: A Russian spacecraft with three astronauts successfully docked Monday at the International Space Station. The Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft carrying NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson, Russian Oleg Novitsky and Marina Vasilevskaya of Belarus reached the space outpost after Saturday’s blastoff from the Russian-leased Baikonur launch facility in Kazakhstan that followed an aborted launch attempt two days … Read more
Marina Vasilevskaya, Belarus’ first woman cosmonaut, was aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft that blasted off Saturday headed for the International Space Station, Moscow’s Roscosmos space agency said. “The Soyuz took off from Baikonur” in Kazakhstan at 1236 GMT, a Roscosmos statement said, adding that the spacecraft went into orbit “as planned.” Initially programmed for Thursday, … Read more
BENGALURU: In a firm indication that India’s endeavours of sending astronauts to space will not be a one-off show of strength but a programme for sustained human presence in space, the process to select the second batch of astronauts for follow-up missions could begin in six months. The current astronaut training centre in Bengaluru — … Read more
WASHINGTON: Four astronauts left the International Space Station on Monday and were bound for Earth following a more than six month mission.Led by American astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, NASA’s Crew-7 arrived at the research platform last August aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon.The same spacecraft undocked on Monday morning, with Andreas Mogensen of Denmark, Satoshi Furukawa of … Read more
