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"We Are Really Excited": Shubhanshu Shukla's Parents Await His Return
As the date for the return of Axiom Space's Axe-4 mission crew from the International Space Station to Earth nears, the parents of mission pilot IAF Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla expressed their excitement.
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Blue Origin NS-30 Crew Announced: Everything You Need to Know
Blue Origin has revealed five of the six crew members for its upcoming NS-30 space tourism mission. The confirmed crew includes Lane Bess, Jesús Calleja, Elaine Chia Hyde, Richard Scott, and Tushar Shah. One seat remains unfilled, with the final crew member yet to be disclosed. The flight, launching from West Texas, will provide a brief suborbital...
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India’s Gaganyaan Mission Postponed to 2026 as ISRO Focuses on Safety, Testing, and Astronaut Training
India’s Gaganyaan mission, originally slated for 2025, is now expected to launch in 2026 as ISRO prioritises crew safety and thorough system testing. The revised schedule includes four uncrewed test flights, beginning with a December 2023 mission. These tests will validate technologies essential for safe manned space travel, including crew escape...
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Russian Spacecraft Takes Off To Bring Back 3 Stranded Astronauts From Space
A Russian Soyuz spacecraft blasted off on Friday on a mission to bring back to Earth a crew stranded on the International Space Station (ISS) by a leak in the cooling system of their original return capsule, Russian news agencies reported.
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Blue Origin Completes Third Crewed Space Flight, Daughter of First American Astronaut Alan Shepard on Board
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin blasted its third private crew into space and brought it back safely, this time including the daughter of the first American astronaut and TV personality Michael Strahan.
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First American Astronaut's Daughter Set For Blue Origin Spaceflight
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin is set to blast its third private crew to space on Saturday, this time including the daughter of the first American astronaut.
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"It Was Unbelievable": Star Trek Actor Becomes Real Life Astronaut
"Star Trek" actor William Shatner finally became a real space traveler on Blue Origin's second crewed mission Wednesday, calling it the most profound experience of his life.
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Blue Origin: Trailblazing Female Pilot Will Go to Space at Age 82 With Jeff Bezos
Amazon's billionaire founder Jeff Bezos will be joined by Wally Funk, one of the 13 women who passed NASA's astronaut training programme in the 1960s, on the first crewed flight into space from his rocket company Blue Origin later this month.
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Russia's Next Mission to ISS May Launch on December 3: Report
Roscosmos also said that the crew of the ongoing mission may return home on December 20, TASS reported.
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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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Early US Astronauts Faced Uncertainty, Danger And Death
John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth in 1962, but for a solid hour of that journey, NASA feared he was about to die in a blazing fireball.
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"We Are Really Excited": Shubhanshu Shukla's Parents Await His Return
As the date for the return of Axiom Space's Axe-4 mission crew from the International Space Station to Earth nears, the parents of mission pilot IAF Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla expressed their excitement.
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Blue Origin NS-30 Crew Announced: Everything You Need to Know
Blue Origin has revealed five of the six crew members for its upcoming NS-30 space tourism mission. The confirmed crew includes Lane Bess, Jesús Calleja, Elaine Chia Hyde, Richard Scott, and Tushar Shah. One seat remains unfilled, with the final crew member yet to be disclosed. The flight, launching from West Texas, will provide a brief suborbital...
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India’s Gaganyaan Mission Postponed to 2026 as ISRO Focuses on Safety, Testing, and Astronaut Training
India’s Gaganyaan mission, originally slated for 2025, is now expected to launch in 2026 as ISRO prioritises crew safety and thorough system testing. The revised schedule includes four uncrewed test flights, beginning with a December 2023 mission. These tests will validate technologies essential for safe manned space travel, including crew escape...
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Russian Spacecraft Takes Off To Bring Back 3 Stranded Astronauts From Space
A Russian Soyuz spacecraft blasted off on Friday on a mission to bring back to Earth a crew stranded on the International Space Station (ISS) by a leak in the cooling system of their original return capsule, Russian news agencies reported.
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Blue Origin Completes Third Crewed Space Flight, Daughter of First American Astronaut Alan Shepard on Board
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin blasted its third private crew into space and brought it back safely, this time including the daughter of the first American astronaut and TV personality Michael Strahan.
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First American Astronaut's Daughter Set For Blue Origin Spaceflight
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin is set to blast its third private crew to space on Saturday, this time including the daughter of the first American astronaut.
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"It Was Unbelievable": Star Trek Actor Becomes Real Life Astronaut
"Star Trek" actor William Shatner finally became a real space traveler on Blue Origin's second crewed mission Wednesday, calling it the most profound experience of his life.
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Blue Origin: Trailblazing Female Pilot Will Go to Space at Age 82 With Jeff Bezos
Amazon's billionaire founder Jeff Bezos will be joined by Wally Funk, one of the 13 women who passed NASA's astronaut training programme in the 1960s, on the first crewed flight into space from his rocket company Blue Origin later this month.
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Russia's Next Mission to ISS May Launch on December 3: Report
Roscosmos also said that the crew of the ongoing mission may return home on December 20, TASS reported.
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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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Early US Astronauts Faced Uncertainty, Danger And Death
John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth in 1962, but for a solid hour of that journey, NASA feared he was about to die in a blazing fireball.
