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Shubhanshu Shukla Gets Rare Haircut In Space, With No Option For A Shower
Indian astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla has become the first Indian to get a haircut in micro-gravity, while he was at his home away from home, at the International Space Station.
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India's Astronaut Dream Takes Flight: Axiom Space Appoints Indian-Origin CEO
American space service provider Axiom Space has appointed Indian-origin Tejpaul Bhatia as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), days before Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla is set to travel to the International Space Station.
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Indian Astronauts, Set For Space Mission, Touch Down In US For Training
The Indian Gaganyatri's or astronaut designates set to fly to the International Space Station (ISS) have reached the United States and joined their training at Houston based American commercial company Axiom Space.
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Astronaut Sunita Williams' Return From Space Delayed Due To Spacecraft Glitches
The American space agency NASA has confirmed that the return of the Indian origin astronaut Sunita Williams from the International Space Station (ISS) has been further delayed and no new date has been set for her "happy landing".
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NASA Will Soon Provide Advanced Training To Indian Astronauts: US Envoy
NASA will soon provide advanced training to Indian astronauts, with the goal of mounting a joint effort to the International Space Station, a top American diplomat said Friday.
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Indian-American Astronaut Raja Chari Nominated To Key Post In US Air Force
Indian-American astronaut Raja J Chari has been nominated by President Joe Biden for the appointment to the grade of Air Force brigadier general.
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Indian-Origin Doctor Among 10 Chosen By NASA For Future Missions
Indian-origin physician Anil Menon, a lieutenant colonel at the US Air Force, has been selected by NASA along with nine others to be astronauts for future missions, the American space agency has announced.
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Top US Senators, Astronaut Sunita Williams Greet Indians On 75th Independence Day
Top American Senators, including Republican John Cornyn and Democrat Mark Warner, along with astronaut Sunita Williams on Friday greeted people of India and the Indian-Americans on the occasion of India's 75th Independence Day
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US Spacecraft Named After Late Indian-American Astronaut Kalpana Chawla
An American commercial cargo spacecraft bound for the International Space Station has been named after fallen NASA astronaut Kalpana Chawla, the first India-born woman to enter space, for her key contributions to human spaceflight.
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Brad Pitt Phones Astronaut, Asks "Did You Spot Indian Moon Lander"?
When Brad Pitt called the International Space Station (ISS) Monday to talk to American astronaut Nick Hague, the conversation turned to the unexpected consequences of weightless life.
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Top Indian Defence Scientist Gets American Missile Award
State-run Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Chairman G Satheesh Reddy is the joint winner of the 2019 Missile Systems Award given by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics in the US, said the Virginia-based aerospace technical society on Sunday.
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Kalpana Chawla Death Anniversary: 10 Interesting Facts About First Woman Astronaut Of Indian Origin
Kalpana Chawla, an American astronaut and the first woman of Indian origin in space, was one of the seven crew members who died in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster when the craft disintegrated during its re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere on February 1, 2003. Kalpana Chawla was the first Indian-born woman and the second Indian person to fly in...
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Exclusive: NASA's Sunita Williams On Space Walks And Her Love For Samosas
Captain Sunita Williams, the Indian-origin American astronaut is getting ready for her next space mission, but this time, on a commercial space flight.
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Astronaut's Tweets Show How South India Looks From Space
After sharing spectacular pictures of South India during the festival of Diwali, American astronaut Scott Kelly has shared more stunners of the Indian peninsula from up above.
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Sunita Williams to be in Delhi on April 1
Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams, who holds the world record for the longest spaceflight by a female astronaut, will start her India trip on April 1 from the national capital.
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Shubhanshu Shukla Gets Rare Haircut In Space, With No Option For A Shower
Indian astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla has become the first Indian to get a haircut in micro-gravity, while he was at his home away from home, at the International Space Station.
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India's Astronaut Dream Takes Flight: Axiom Space Appoints Indian-Origin CEO
American space service provider Axiom Space has appointed Indian-origin Tejpaul Bhatia as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), days before Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla is set to travel to the International Space Station.
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Indian Astronauts, Set For Space Mission, Touch Down In US For Training
The Indian Gaganyatri's or astronaut designates set to fly to the International Space Station (ISS) have reached the United States and joined their training at Houston based American commercial company Axiom Space.
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Astronaut Sunita Williams' Return From Space Delayed Due To Spacecraft Glitches
The American space agency NASA has confirmed that the return of the Indian origin astronaut Sunita Williams from the International Space Station (ISS) has been further delayed and no new date has been set for her "happy landing".
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NASA Will Soon Provide Advanced Training To Indian Astronauts: US Envoy
NASA will soon provide advanced training to Indian astronauts, with the goal of mounting a joint effort to the International Space Station, a top American diplomat said Friday.
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Indian-American Astronaut Raja Chari Nominated To Key Post In US Air Force
Indian-American astronaut Raja J Chari has been nominated by President Joe Biden for the appointment to the grade of Air Force brigadier general.
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Indian-Origin Doctor Among 10 Chosen By NASA For Future Missions
Indian-origin physician Anil Menon, a lieutenant colonel at the US Air Force, has been selected by NASA along with nine others to be astronauts for future missions, the American space agency has announced.
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Top US Senators, Astronaut Sunita Williams Greet Indians On 75th Independence Day
Top American Senators, including Republican John Cornyn and Democrat Mark Warner, along with astronaut Sunita Williams on Friday greeted people of India and the Indian-Americans on the occasion of India's 75th Independence Day
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US Spacecraft Named After Late Indian-American Astronaut Kalpana Chawla
An American commercial cargo spacecraft bound for the International Space Station has been named after fallen NASA astronaut Kalpana Chawla, the first India-born woman to enter space, for her key contributions to human spaceflight.
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Brad Pitt Phones Astronaut, Asks "Did You Spot Indian Moon Lander"?
When Brad Pitt called the International Space Station (ISS) Monday to talk to American astronaut Nick Hague, the conversation turned to the unexpected consequences of weightless life.
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Top Indian Defence Scientist Gets American Missile Award
State-run Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Chairman G Satheesh Reddy is the joint winner of the 2019 Missile Systems Award given by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics in the US, said the Virginia-based aerospace technical society on Sunday.
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Kalpana Chawla Death Anniversary: 10 Interesting Facts About First Woman Astronaut Of Indian Origin
Kalpana Chawla, an American astronaut and the first woman of Indian origin in space, was one of the seven crew members who died in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster when the craft disintegrated during its re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere on February 1, 2003. Kalpana Chawla was the first Indian-born woman and the second Indian person to fly in...
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Exclusive: NASA's Sunita Williams On Space Walks And Her Love For Samosas
Captain Sunita Williams, the Indian-origin American astronaut is getting ready for her next space mission, but this time, on a commercial space flight.
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Astronaut's Tweets Show How South India Looks From Space
After sharing spectacular pictures of South India during the festival of Diwali, American astronaut Scott Kelly has shared more stunners of the Indian peninsula from up above.
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Sunita Williams to be in Delhi on April 1
Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams, who holds the world record for the longest spaceflight by a female astronaut, will start her India trip on April 1 from the national capital.
