Mint Explainer: Space travel isn’t as easy as it looks—Sunita Williams’ long wait for Earth proves it

[ad_1] In one of the most politicised and closely-followed human space missions of late, Williams spent 286 days in space—even as her original mission was intended to last for as less as eight days. The mission’s conundrum raises a key question: why is spaceflight still so difficult for humans? Why did Williams spend so long…

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Sunita Williams Return LIVE: NASA targets ‘early’ return; prepares for SpaceX Dragon hatch closure today

[ad_1] Sunita Williams Return LIVE: NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore are finally set to return to Earth after spending nearly nine months at the International Space Station (ISS). The space agency is now targeting an ‘early’ return for the astronauts. Space X’s Dragon 10, carrying, Crew 10, which will replace Sunita Williams, and…

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Sunita Williams returning sooner than expected? NASA releases schedule; check latest timings of SpaceX Crew-9 return

[ad_1] National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has released the schedule for Crew-9 return. As per the US space agency’s statement SpaceX Dragon hatch closure preparations will commence on Tuesday, March 18, at 8:15 AM IST (March 17 at 10:45 PM ET). This schedule comes after SpaceX’s Crew-10 astronaut mission arrived at the International Space…

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Sunita Williams return LIVE Updates: New crew to replace Butch Wilmore and others soon, 9-month expedition nears end

[ad_1] Sunita Williams return LIVE Updates: Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore will be returning to Earth from the International Space Station (ISS) after a months-long wait. A replacement crew comprising NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, JAXA’s Takuya Onishi, and Roscosmos’ Kirill Peskov onboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket took off from NASA’s Kennedy Space…

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Sunita Williams’ return: ‘Stuck’ NASA astronauts closer to home with SpaceX Crew-10 launch — All you need to know

[ad_1] NASA astronaut Sunita Williams is preparing for his much-awaited return to Earth as the SpaceX Crew-10 mission gears up to launch to the International Space Station on Wednesday. Believed by many to be “stranded” in space, NASA has time and again clarified that Williams and her colleague Butch Wilmore are not “stuck” in space….

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‘Will miss you’: Sunita Williams gets emotional during goodbye; when is she landing on Earth? NASA shares schedule

[ad_1] Sunita Williams, the NASA astronauts, formally transferred ISS command to the Russian cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin ahead of her scheduled plan to board the SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft to return to Earth, USA Today reported. Roscosmos and National Aeronautics and Space Administration collaborated to make it possible for the two astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry…

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Astronauts Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore to return soon! NASA prepones Crew 10’s launch date; details here

[ad_1] Astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore are expected to return to Earth sooner than expected after National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) made a major announcement on Tuesday. The US space agency revealed that it has replaced the astronaut capsule for its Crew-10 mission with a previously flown SpaceX Crew Dragon. Accelerating the target…

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