Sunita Williams’ resilience, dedication & pioneering spirit motivate millions: NE CMs
Guwahati/Agartala, March 19 (IANS) The Chief Ministers of northeastern states on Wednesday hailed the return of NASA astronaut Sunita Williams and the Crew-9 astronauts to the Earth after spending nine months in space, saying that her resilience, dedication and pioneering spirit motivate millions of people. In separate posts on their ‘X’ accounts, Assam Chief Minister […]
Mamata Banerjee demands Bharat Ratna for Sunita Williams
Kolkata, March 19 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Wednesday, while giving her reactions on the successful return of Sunita Williams from space, claimed to have studied space science. She also said that Williams should be conferred the Bharat Ratna award by the Union government. While addressing the second round of the budget […]
‘The Earth missed you’: PM Modi welcomes Sunita Williams and Crew-9 astronauts after extended space mission
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday welcomed the safe return of NASA’s Crew-9, which included astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, who had been stranded in space for nearly nine months. Taking to the social media platform X, PM Modi expressed his admiration for their resilience, saying, “Welcome back, Crew-9! […]
NASA-SpaceX launches mission to bring home Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore
New York, March 15 (IANS) NASA and SpaceX on Saturday launched a crewed mission to the International Space Station (ISS) to bring home NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore who have been stranded in space since last June. The Dragon spacecraft took off aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre […]
NASA-SpaceX postpone Falcon 9 mission to return stranded astronauts Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore due to technical fault
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) SpaceX has postponed the launch of its Falcon 9 rocket, which was scheduled to carry a crew of four astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) and return the “stranded” NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore. The launch, originally planned for today from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, […]
Sunita Williams, Butch Willmore to return to Earth from space on March 19
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) Indian-Origin NASA astronaut Sunita Williams and colleague Butch Willmore will return to Earth from the International Space Station (ISS) on March 19, after spending about 10 months in space. Williams and Wilmore have been stuck in space since June last year due to technical problems with Boeing’s Starliner, which took […]
Study shows how space-stranded Sunita Williams can prevent cartilage damage
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Jumping workouts may be key to thwart the risk of cartilage damage and boost bone strength in astronauts during long space missions, claimed an animal study on Thursday. The findings, although in mice, comes even as Indian-origin NASA astronaut Sunita Williams is stranded in space since June last year. Williams […]
After 237 days in space, Sunita Williams trying to ‘remember what it is like to walk’
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) After being stuck for 237 days in space, Indian-Origin astronaut Sunita Williams said she is trying to ‘remember what it is like to walk’. Williams has been stranded at the International Space Station since June 2024, after the faulty Starliner was declared unfit for human travel by NASA. Speaking to […]
