‘In last 20 years, India has been … ‘: What former Nasa astronaut Steve Lee Smith said on country’s space endeavors | India News

‘In last 20 years, India has been … ‘: What former Nasa astronaut Steve Lee Smith said on country’s space endeavors | India News

Heaping praise on India for its achievements in the space sector, former Nasa astronaut Steve Lee Smith remarked that India had accomplished feats no other country had managed. “India has been very successful in space over the last 20 years and is very well respected around the world. Mission Over Mars was the first time … Read more

NASA: Nasa pays tribute to late astronaut and Air Force Major General Joe Engle

NASA: Nasa pays tribute to late astronaut and Air Force Major General Joe Engle

Retired Nasa astronaut and US Air Force Major General Joe Engle passed away on July 10 at his home in Houston. Engle was the only astronaut to pilot both the X-15 and space shuttle.Joe died at the age of 91 surrounded by his family.Engle is survived by his wife, Jeanie, who reflected on his legacy, … Read more

NASA: Nasa pays tribute to late astronaut and Air Force Major General Joe Engle

NASA: Nasa pays tribute to late astronaut and Air Force Major General Joe Engle

Retired Nasa astronaut and US Air Force Major General Joe Engle passed away on July 10 at his home in Houston. Engle was the only astronaut to pilot both the X-15 and space shuttle.Joe died at the age of 91 surrounded by his family.Engle is survived by his wife, Jeanie, who reflected on his legacy, … Read more

‘Ready to come out?’ Scientists emerge after year ‘on Mars’

‘Ready to come out?’ Scientists emerge after year ‘on Mars’

washington —  The NASA astronaut knocks loudly three times on what appears to be a nondescript door and calls cheerfully: “You ready to come out?” The reply is inaudible, but beneath his mask he appears to be grinning as he yanks the door open, and four scientists who have spent a year away from all … Read more

A Russian cosmonaut becomes the first person to spend 1,000 days in space

A Russian cosmonaut becomes the first person to spend 1,000 days in space

A 59-year-old Russian cosmonaut has become the first person to spend 1,000 days in space, Russian space agency Roscosmos said Wednesday.Oleg Kononenko achieved the milestone on Tuesday, having made five journeys to the International Space Station dating back to 2008. His current trip to the ISS began Sept. 15, 2023, when he launched alongside Nasa … Read more

Russian Soyuz spacecraft with 3 astronauts docks at the International Space Station

Russian Soyuz spacecraft with 3 astronauts docks at the International Space Station

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