US President Donald Trump said Saturday he was withdrawing his nomination of tech billionaire Jared Isaacman, a close ally of Elon Musk, to lead space agency NASA. Trump said last December, before returning to office, that he wanted the online payments entrepreneur and the first private astronaut to conduct a spacewalk to serve as the…
In a highly anticipated development, Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams, the commander of the International Space Station (ISS), ventured out for her first spacewalk in over seven months on Thursday. Williams was joined by NASA astronaut Nick Hague for the essential outdoor repair work, marking a significant moment in their extended stay aboard the ISS. Williams,…
Astronauts Sunita Williams is set to undertake two spacewalks withing two weeks time. In a statement issued by NASA, Sunita Williams will venture outside the International Space Station (ISS) along with Nick Hague to conduct spacewalk on January 16 to complete station upgrades. In addition to this, another station update will be done on January…
Billionaire and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on August 22 took to social media to post about his company’s new space mission — the first-ever private spacewalk. “This will be the first spacewalk by a commercial company and the furthest from Earth anyone has traveled in over half a century!” Musk, posted on his social media…
