SpaceX capsule Dragon approaches the ISS (Photo: AP) After months of uncertainty, two astronauts stuck aboard the International Space Station (ISS) since June finally received their transport that will bring them home next year, thanks to the arrival of a SpaceX capsule on Sunday, as per the Associated Press.SpaceX launched the rescue mission on Saturday,…
The SpaceX Dragon, named Endeavour, with Crew-8 members docked to the International Space Station (ISS) complex after a 16-hour flight at 2:28 a.m. EST on Tuesday. The Crew-8 members Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Jeanette Epps, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin will join the space station’s Expedition 70 crew of NASA (National Aeronautics and Space…
The Indian Space Research Organisation is gearing up for the country’s first ever manned-mission – Gaganyaan. On tuesday, PM Narendra Modi announced the names of four astronaut-designates who would be part of the Gaganyaan mission, belonging to the Indian Air Force (IAF).The four astronaut designates- group Captains Prashanth Balakrishnan Nair, Ajit Krishnan, Angad Pratap, and…
China’s space agency has unveiled the names of a new manned spaceship and a moon lander for its mission to send astronauts to the moon before 2030. The new crew spaceship is named Mengzhou, which means dream vessel in Chinese, according to a statement from China Manned Space Agency Saturday. The moon lander is called…
CAPE CANAVERAL: Astronauts will have to wait until next year before flying to the moon and another few years before landing on it, under the latest round of delays announced by Nasa on Tuesday. The space agency had planned to send four astronauts around the moon late this year, but pushed the flight to September…
As the world prepares to welcome the arrival of 2024, astronauts onboard the International Space Station (ISS) are set to witness the transition distinctively—by observing a total of 16 New Year countdowns. Due to the high-speed velocity and non-stop orbit of the space station around the Earth, the astronauts onboard the ISS witness approximately 16…
