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NASA Reacts After Brazilian Social Media "Astronaut" Claims She's Headed To Space
A Brazilian social media star's claim of becoming a "career astronaut " after alleged NASA training has prompted a sharp correction from the US space agency itself.
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NDTV Exclusive: Axiom-4 Launch Delays Unusual? Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson Explains
SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft, which will carry Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla and three other crew members to the International Space Station as part of the Axion-4 mission, was delayed again on Wednesday - for the fourth time since May 29.
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Astronauts Track Massive Dust Clouds over Canada and the US from ISS in June 2025
While conducting microgravity experiments and preparing for the Ax-4 crew, ISS astronauts documented massive wildfire smoke clouds drifting over Canada and the U.S., highlighting the station’s role in monitoring Earth-based environmental events from orbit. The smoke, seen from space, resulted from wildfires that triggered evacuations and impacted...
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Lucknow To Low Earth Orbit: Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla Heads to Space Lab
India is all set to send its second astronaut into space, nearly four decades after Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma made history in 1984. This time, the mission is not with Russia but in collaboration with the US, under the Indo-US Axiom-4 mission.
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Musk- Trump Feud Poses Serious Threat To NASA, Pentagon Programs: Report
Elon Musk's threat, which he later retracted, to cut off NASA's use of SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft would be a huge blow to NASA, depriving the space agency of the only American vehicle capable of transporting astronauts to International Space Station.
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"May Not Look, Sound Like Us": Axiom-4 Mission Chief On Extraterrestrial Life
Likening a visit to the space station to a camping trip, former NASA astronaut and Axiom-4 mission commander Peggy Whitson said the orbital station as enough food, water and other supplies to sustain the daily lives of those on board.
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From Launch To Landing: Astronaut's Space Diary For India's "Gaganyatri"
As India prepares to send its second astronaut, Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 Crew Dragon, the insights of veteran astronaut Thomas Pesquet offer invaluable perspective.
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Ahead Of Indian Astronaut's Space Odyssey, A Global Outreach
India and the US are using the upcoming NASA-ISRO joint flight of an Indian astronaut to space as a big outreach activity between the world's oldest and world's largest democracies.
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NASA Absent From Space Exploration Summit From Delhi, Reason Is...
NASA astronauts and scientists were not present at the Global Space Exploration Conference in Delhi, likely a result of the budgets cuts under US President Donald Trump's second term.
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On His 70th Birthday, NASA's Oldest Astronaut Don Pettit Set To Return To Earth
Don Pettit, NASA's oldest astronaut, is set to return from space on April 19, his 70th birthday. Mr Pettit, currently aboard the International Space Station (ISS), has completed more than 3,520 orbits of Earth.
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Trump's NASA Chief Pick Says Will 'Prioritise' Mars Mission
NASA will prioritize sending astronauts to Mars, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the US space agency said Wednesday, shifting focus beyond a long-planned return to the Moon -- but insisting both were achievable.
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Watch: Astronaut Sunita Williams Reunites With Her Dogs Upon Returning Home
It's been nearly two weeks since NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Willmore returned to Earth after what turned out to be a marathon mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS).
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'Will You Return To Space On Boeing Starliner?' What NASA Astronauts Said
NASA Crew-9 astronauts Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore and Nick Hague spoke to the press today about the future of human space flight programme, after their recent return from the International Space Station (ISS).
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Did Boeing "Screw Up"? Sunita Williams And Butch Wilmore Say...
NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore thanked US President Donald Trump and SpaceX owner Elon Musk for their help in bringing them back from the International Space Station (ISS), where they stayed on for nine months.
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Donald Trump Was Asked If Sunita Williams Would Get Overtime Salary. His Response
Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, who had been at the ISS since June 5 last year, were flown back to Earth early Wednesday in SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft.
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NASA Reacts After Brazilian Social Media "Astronaut" Claims She's Headed To Space
A Brazilian social media star's claim of becoming a "career astronaut " after alleged NASA training has prompted a sharp correction from the US space agency itself.
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NDTV Exclusive: Axiom-4 Launch Delays Unusual? Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson Explains
SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft, which will carry Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla and three other crew members to the International Space Station as part of the Axion-4 mission, was delayed again on Wednesday - for the fourth time since May 29.
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Astronauts Track Massive Dust Clouds over Canada and the US from ISS in June 2025
While conducting microgravity experiments and preparing for the Ax-4 crew, ISS astronauts documented massive wildfire smoke clouds drifting over Canada and the U.S., highlighting the station’s role in monitoring Earth-based environmental events from orbit. The smoke, seen from space, resulted from wildfires that triggered evacuations and impacted...
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Lucknow To Low Earth Orbit: Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla Heads to Space Lab
India is all set to send its second astronaut into space, nearly four decades after Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma made history in 1984. This time, the mission is not with Russia but in collaboration with the US, under the Indo-US Axiom-4 mission.
-
Musk- Trump Feud Poses Serious Threat To NASA, Pentagon Programs: Report
Elon Musk's threat, which he later retracted, to cut off NASA's use of SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft would be a huge blow to NASA, depriving the space agency of the only American vehicle capable of transporting astronauts to International Space Station.
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"May Not Look, Sound Like Us": Axiom-4 Mission Chief On Extraterrestrial Life
Likening a visit to the space station to a camping trip, former NASA astronaut and Axiom-4 mission commander Peggy Whitson said the orbital station as enough food, water and other supplies to sustain the daily lives of those on board.
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From Launch To Landing: Astronaut's Space Diary For India's "Gaganyatri"
As India prepares to send its second astronaut, Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 Crew Dragon, the insights of veteran astronaut Thomas Pesquet offer invaluable perspective.
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Ahead Of Indian Astronaut's Space Odyssey, A Global Outreach
India and the US are using the upcoming NASA-ISRO joint flight of an Indian astronaut to space as a big outreach activity between the world's oldest and world's largest democracies.
-
NASA Absent From Space Exploration Summit From Delhi, Reason Is...
NASA astronauts and scientists were not present at the Global Space Exploration Conference in Delhi, likely a result of the budgets cuts under US President Donald Trump's second term.
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On His 70th Birthday, NASA's Oldest Astronaut Don Pettit Set To Return To Earth
Don Pettit, NASA's oldest astronaut, is set to return from space on April 19, his 70th birthday. Mr Pettit, currently aboard the International Space Station (ISS), has completed more than 3,520 orbits of Earth.
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Trump's NASA Chief Pick Says Will 'Prioritise' Mars Mission
NASA will prioritize sending astronauts to Mars, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the US space agency said Wednesday, shifting focus beyond a long-planned return to the Moon -- but insisting both were achievable.
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Watch: Astronaut Sunita Williams Reunites With Her Dogs Upon Returning Home
It's been nearly two weeks since NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Willmore returned to Earth after what turned out to be a marathon mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS).
-
'Will You Return To Space On Boeing Starliner?' What NASA Astronauts Said
NASA Crew-9 astronauts Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore and Nick Hague spoke to the press today about the future of human space flight programme, after their recent return from the International Space Station (ISS).
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Did Boeing "Screw Up"? Sunita Williams And Butch Wilmore Say...
NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore thanked US President Donald Trump and SpaceX owner Elon Musk for their help in bringing them back from the International Space Station (ISS), where they stayed on for nine months.
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Donald Trump Was Asked If Sunita Williams Would Get Overtime Salary. His Response
Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, who had been at the ISS since June 5 last year, were flown back to Earth early Wednesday in SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft.
