International Space Station
Inhabited space station in low Earth orbit
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The International Space Station (ISS) is a large space station that was assembled and is maintained in low Earth orbit by a collaboration of five space agencies and their contractors: NASA, Roscosmos (Russia), ESA (Europe), JAXA (Japan), and CSA (Canada). As the largest space station ever constructed, it primarily serves as a platform for conducting scientific experiments in microgravity and studying the space environment.
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Who is Shubhanshu Shukla? IAF pilot set to become second Indian after Rakesh Sharma to travel to spaceUpon successfully reaching the ISS, Shukla will become only the second Indian after IAF Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma achieved the historic feat over four decades ago in 1984 as part of a joint mission..DNA - Published | |
India is amazing from space, Himalayas incredible, I’ll go back to 'father's home country': Sunita WilliamsIndian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams plans to visit India soon after her 286-day-long mission at the ISS. She described India's beauty from space and expressed excitement about Indian astronaut..IndiaTimes - Published | |
What does India look like from space? Sunita Williams answers with a special mention of HimalayasAstronaut Sunita Williams described her view of India from space during her nine-month stay on the International Space Station. She highlighted the Himalayas' ripple effect, the fishing fleets near..IndiaTimes - Published | |
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Gayle King Thrilled for Astronauts' Safe Return, Excited for Her Own Space MissionGayle King is over the moon about yesterday's return trip by NASA astronauts from the International Space Station and their smooth landing back on Planet Earth -- especially with her own space odyssey..TMZ.com - Published | 'Swagatam Sunita': Anand Mahindra welcomes NASA astronaut after her safe return to earth, recalls...After Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore returned safely to earth following their extended nine-month mission in International Space Station (ISS), several world leaders and industrialists welcomed the..DNA - Published |
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NASA Astronauts Returning to Earth After Being Stranded In SpaceThe two American astronauts who've been stranded since last spring on the International Space Station are finally coming back to Earth. Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams left the ISS on Tuesday and are..TMZ.com - Published | PM Modi pens emotional message for 'daughter of India' Sunita Williams: 'I could not stop...'As the world awaits the return of NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore who have spent nearly nine months on the ISS, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had written a letter to Williams..DNA - Published |
'Will be pleasure for India to host one of its most illustrious daughters': PM Modi writes to Sunita WilliamsPrime Minister Narendra Modi lauded Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams, returning to Earth after a nine-month mission on the ISS initially planned for just eight days. He expressed India's pride..IndiaTimes - Published | Two astronauts stuck in space for more than nine months to head back to Earth Two astronauts stuck in space for more than nine months are about to leave the International Space Station - and head back to Earth.Sky News - Published |
Crew arrives at International Space Station to replace astronauts stranded for 9 months The crew replacing the astronauts who were stranded for nine months on the International Space Station (ISS) have docked at the orbiting lab.Sky News - Published | Rocket with replacement crew for NASA astronauts stranded for nine months finally launches A long-awaited rocket with a replacement crew for two stranded NASA astronauts has finally launched to the International Space Station (ISS).Sky News - Published |
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IAF fighter pilot Shubhanshu Shukla 1st Indian astronaut for Axiom Space ISS missionGroup Captain Shubhanshu Shukla of the Indian Airforce has been named the pilot for Axiom Mission 4 to the ISS, planned for later this year. Shukla, selected for ISRO's Gaganyaan mission, will join a..IndiaTimes - Published | NASA astronauts stuck in space say they 'don't feel like castaways' Two NASA astronauts who have been stuck on the International Space Station since June 2024 have said they "do not feel like castaways".Sky News - Published |
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