The station was designed between 1984 and 1993. The intended lifespan of the ISS has been extended several times, as several elements are now beyond their originally intended lifespans.
Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, NASA astronauts who reached the ISS on June 6 are stuck at the International Space Station (ISS) due to ongoing issues with the Boeing Starliner spacecraft which is responsible to take them back to Earth. They were suppose to return after 8-days mission.
According to NASA, The duo were not in danger. The astronauts were supposed to remove a faulty communications box and collect microbe samples from outside the orbiting laboratory.
Boeing's Starliner capsule’s homecoming is on hold as NASA announces the need for further technical reviews. This postponement gives engineers more time to analyze recent issues encountered by the capsule, which is currently carrying astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore.
This NASA space probe was launched in 1977 to explore the outer planets. It encountered a problem in November of last year, and the team identified the root cause of the problem in April of this year.
The broadcast, which aired at 5:28 p.m. U.S. Central Time (2228 GMT), included audio of a female voice instructing crew members to assist a commander showing signs of decompression sickness.
Boeing Starliner spacecraft was commanded by Butch Wilmore and Sunita Wiliams was the pilot of the spacecraft. The Starliner mission aims to carry astronauts and cargo for future NASA missions to low Earth orbit, and beyond.
Boeing launched its first astronauts to the International Space Station aboard a Starliner capsule on Wednesday, joining a select club of spacecraft that have carried humans beyond Earth.
South Korea's recently established national space agency has revealed its plans to collaborate with the private sector to develop small reusable space rockets. The agency aims to explore one of the stable Lagrange points, with the goal to position the nation as the top five global space powers.
India and the US are also collaborating on a joint Earth-observing mission NISAR, which will last for three years to survey land and ice-covered regions of the earth. Meanwhile, Indian and American officials held talks in Washington to discuss opportunities to strengthen space collaboration.
NASA unveils plans to construct the first lunar railway station, introducing the Flexible Levitation on a Track (FLOAT) system for efficient payload transport on the Moon's surface.
The next scheduled liftoff date has been confirmed for May 17th, as announced following the rescheduling of Boeing Co's Starliner space capsule launch. This mission has been set to carry out the first-ever crew test flight with two US astronauts aboard.
NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, along with Butch Wilmore is scheduled to travel in a historic journey to space in Boeing's Starliner. The launch will take place from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 8:04 a.m. IST on May 7, facilitated by a United Launch All
NASA has recently received laser signals from deep space. These signals originated approximately 140 million miles away from the Earth. However, NASA has confirmed that the source is much closer to home.
The upcoming mission seeks to comprehensively assess the Starliner system's capabilities, spanning from launch to docking and return to Earth in the western United States.
NASA's solar-powered spacecraft launch heralds a new era in space exploration, leveraging innovative solar sail technology to propel missions into the cosmos more efficiently and affordably.
As per the Ministry of Science and ICT, the nanosatellite will be the first unit of the envisioned satellite constellation, which will be launched from Mahia (New Zealand) at around 3:38 am IST.
An international space research team has discovered the black hole while analyzing the most recent data captured by the European Space Agency's Gaia space telescope, as stated by Israel's Tel Aviv University (TAU).
Following an unsuccessful debut uncrewed orbital flight mission in 2019, Boeing's Starliner faced the necessity of another attempt before proceeding with a crewed flight test. However, the capsule completed a repeat of the mission in 2022, instilling confidence in its readiness for crewed missions.
The occurrence of Florida incidents- where a home was destroyed is a reminder of the importance of monitoring and mitigating space debris to ensure the safety of both space missions and individuals on Earth.
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