Astronaut Sunita Williams and her colleague, astronaut Butch Wilmore, who travelled to the International Space Station (ISS) in June, will have to stay longer in space due to technical issues with Boeing’s Starliner and delays in the next crew launch.The astronauts who went on June 5, 2024, were originally set to return in February 2025,…
NASA astronaut Sunita Williams and her fellow crew members aboard the International Space Station (ISS) are preparing to celebrate Christmas in space. This marks a festive moment for the astronauts, despite the challenges of being far from home during the holiday season. The holiday cheer comes following the recent delivery of essential supplies, including holiday…
Sunita Williams, the commander of the International Space Station (ISS), is finalising preparations for her return to Earth aboard the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, scheduled for February 2025. This marks a significant milestone in her mission as she undergoes extensive training, focusing on mastering the spacecraft’s departure systems with her fellow crew members.The training ensures that…
Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, who have been in space for an extended mission, marked six months aboard the International Space Station on Thursday, with two months remaining. The duo launched on June 5 aboard Boeing’s new Starliner crew capsule, originally intended for a week-long test flight.Their arrival at the International Space Station occurred the…
Screengrab from Thanksgiving message video by astronauts (Photo: YouTube/Nasa) Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams and her fellow crew members have revealed how they will mark Thanksgiving whilst aboard the International Space Station.The team will partake in a specially prepared feast featuring smoked turkey, Brussels sprouts, butternut squash, and spiced apples. This celebration upholds a long-standing custom…
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station, commanded by Sunita Williams swiftly took safety measures after an unusual odour from a visiting Russian spacecraft was detected. The smell, accompanied by “droplets” observed by the crew, likely originated from “outgassing from materials inside the (Russian) Progress spacecraft,” explained Kelly O Humphries, Nasa’s news chief at the Johnson…
On November 23, astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS), led by Commander Sunita Williams, responded swiftly after Russian cosmonauts detected a strange “toxic” smell when opening the hatch of the Progress MS-29 cargo spacecraft. The Progress MS-29 spacecraft, which was uncrewed, had docked with the ISS’s Poisk module earlier that day, bringing essential supplies…
Aboard the International Space Station, crew members are consuming soup prepared from their purified urine. Nasa astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams, who have been isolated in space since June, are sustaining themselves with recycled pee soup. The stranded astronauts on the ISS have expressed worries about their declining weight who are relying on soup…