NASA picks 12 new astronauts, including an Indian-American, for Earth orbit and deep space missions
The 12 new astronaut candidates - seven men and five women - were chosen from more than 18,300 people who submitted applications from December 2015 to February 2016.
Jun 08, 2017, 09:32 AM IST
SpaceX's first-ever reused Dragon Capsule arrives at space station!
The refurbished Dragon cargo capsule was launched into the aboard a Falcon 9 rocket on June 3, 2017 at 5:07 pm (2107 GMT) from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Jun 05, 2017, 23:14 PM IST
After spending 196 days in space, astronauts Thomas Pesquet and Oleg Novitskiy returns to Earth!
The two astronauts landed their Soyuz MS-03 spacecraft in Kazakhstan on Friday at approximately 10:10 am EDT.
Jun 02, 2017, 22:32 PM IST
Overcoming space challenges: Astronaut Jack Fischer attempts to eat a 'floating' pudding on the ISS! - Watch video
His earlier videos showed him trying to devour coffee lattees, bean and cheese tacos, and even chocolate cake.
Jun 02, 2017, 13:55 PM IST
SpaceX Dragon all set for its 11th resupply mission to space station
The 230-foot-tall SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, carrying a Dragon spacecraft, is scheduled to lift off at 5:55 p.m. EDT on Thursday, June 1 (3.25 a.m Friday India time) from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the US space agency said.
May 31, 2017, 12:29 PM IST
Short emergency spacewalk comes to an end; installation work successful, says NASA
A similar MDM replacement spacewalk was conducted in April 2014 by Expedition 39 crewmembers Steve Swanson and Rick Mastracchio of NASA.
May 23, 2017, 20:39 PM IST
Emergency spacewalk outside ISS underway; NASA astronauts Peggy Whitson and Jack Fischer take the reigns – Watch LIVE
The failed relay box was installed in the space station truss March 30 during a spacewalk by Whitson and Expedition 50 commander Shane Kimbrough.
May 23, 2017, 18:04 PM IST
Incredible feat! Scientists witness first-ever healthy mice offspring produced from sperm frozen in ISS
If humans ever set up space colonies, assisted reproductive technology using preserved sperm samples will be important for producing offspring, researchers said.
May 23, 2017, 17:38 PM IST
NASA astronauts all set for emergency spacewalk outside International Space Station today
Expedition 51 Commander Whitson and Flight Engineer Fischer will replace a critical computer relay box that failed May 20.
May 23, 2017, 09:32 AM IST
Emergency spacewalk: Here's why NASA astronauts will venture outside space station on Tuesday
The multiplexer-demultiplexer (MDM) data relay box on the S0 truss failed on Saturday morning.
May 22, 2017, 11:31 AM IST
NASA pays tribute to Dr APJ Abdul Kalam; names new bacteria species after late Indian President!
The filter on which the new bug was found remained on board the ISS for 40 months.
May 21, 2017, 12:38 PM IST
SpaceX Dragon becomes the delivery boy; to supply equipment, research to ISS
It will lift into orbit carrying crew supplies, equipment and scientific research to crewmembers aboard the ISS.
May 20, 2017, 17:38 PM IST
Astronauts Peggy Whitson and Jack Fischer conclude 200th spacewalk!
The spacewalk was the ninth of Whitson's career. She holds the record for most spacewalks by a woman.
May 12, 2017, 23:34 PM IST
Historic 200th spacewalk delayed after NASA discovers water leak!
Spacewalks usually last about six and a half hours, but Friday's would be "abbreviated" due to the late start and would last about four hours.
May 12, 2017, 21:10 PM IST
Expedition 51 astronauts perform 200th spacewalk outside International Space Station!
ISS astronauts Peggy Whitson and Jack Fischer are venturing outside the space station to replace a large avionics box that supplies electricity and data connections to the science experiments, and replacement hardware stored outside the station.
May 12, 2017, 18:06 PM IST
ISS astronauts Peggy Whitson and Jack Fischer to conduct 200th spacewalk outside space station on Friday!
Expedition 51 astronauts will venture outside the space station to replace a large avionics box that supplies electricity and data connections to the science experiments, and replacement hardware stored outside the station.
May 12, 2017, 00:09 AM IST
NASA scientists design inflatable greenhouse that could feed astronauts on other planets
The prototype involves an inflatable, deployable greenhouse to support plant and crop production for nutrition, air revitalisation, water recycling and waste recycling.
May 03, 2017, 23:06 PM IST
French astronaut Thomas Pesquet captures the rising moon in all its stunning glory from the ISS! - See pic
Even though, all the images he has shared till now have been absolutely mesmerising, his latest post is truly one of a kind and no, this time it is not the Earth.
Apr 29, 2017, 11:02 AM IST
'Alien cylinder' passing ISS captured on NASA's live feed – Another cover up by US space agency?
According to Waring, the UFO spotted in NASA footage was coming closer to the space station before fading away.
Apr 26, 2017, 16:46 PM IST
NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson speaks to viewers in first 4K livestream from space
At 1:30 p.m. EDT (11:p.m. India Time) on Wednesday, April 26, Whitson - currently commander of Expedition 51 - take viewers 250 miles off the Earth to the International Space Station (ISS) in the first 4K video live from space.
Apr 26, 2017, 11:53 AM IST
