NASA Clarifies on Sunita Williams’ Health A photo related to astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) has recently gone viral on social media, sparking concern as it shows Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams appearing visibly thin and weak. This image led to speculation and worry that Williams might be experiencing nutritional deficiencies. Dr. Vinay Gupta, … Read more
Historic Space Crowds In a groundbreaking achievement for space exploration, a record-setting 19 astronauts were simultaneously in space on Thursday. This is an unprecedented event, surpassing the previous record set in May 2023, when 17 astronauts were in space at the same time. Breaking Down the Numbers Here’s how this cosmic crowd was made up: … Read more
Black Holes and Beyond: ISRO’s Groundbreaking X-Ray Polarimeter Satellite Launch Introduction The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has again shown that it matters in space exploration by successfully launching its first X-Ray Polarimeter Satellite, called XPoSat. This big job wants to figure out secrets of space things like black holes. It gives a new look … Read more
Virat Kohli trolled for praising Indian athletes in Olympics who studied in LPU Team India captain Virat Kohli announced on Instagram that 10% of the Indian athletes competing in the current Tokyo Olympics are from Lovely Professional University (LPU) in Punjab. Kohli also expressed optimism that LPU will send students to the Indian cricket squad. The post, however, did not go out well for the fans. Many first believed it was from a meme webpage until they saw it was from Virat Kohli’s verified statement. Anushka and Virat Kohli daughter Vamika turns 6 months old, see pics from celebration
Jeff Bezos floats in space shuttle, passes Skittles in zero gravity | Blue Origin Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon, posted a video of himself onboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard spaceship. Jeff could be seen with the remaining crew members in the Instagram video. Jeff Bezos, his brother Mark, Wally Funk, and Olive Daemen may be seen floating within the capsule in the video. Jeff and his crew mates were spotted throwing Skittles candy at one other at one time. Such an activity has piqued people’s interest and sparked discussion on social media. Since being posted a day ago, the video has garnered over two million views. Jeff Bezos in zero gravity during Blue Origin spaceflight with others
Jeff Bezos in zero gravity during Blue Origin spaceflight with others Four Blue Origin astronauts, including Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and aviation legend Wally Funk, experienced zero gravity during the company’s first crewed visit. During the trip, the four experienced ten minutes and ten seconds of weightlessness, screaming and rejoicing as they went into orbit for approximately three minutes. Mr. Bezos was joined on the Blue Origin’s first crewed trip by his brother Mark, 82-year-old retired engineer Wally Funk. Funk would be the oldest cosmonaut. 18-year-old Oliver Daemen, a student was granted a spot on the journey. Jeff Bezos Travels To Space In His Own Rocket and returns- World’s Richest Man
From Sirisha Bandla To Kalpana Chawla: The Women Who Dared To Fly Kalpana Chawla was born in the Haryana town of Karnal. She was intrigued by flying and aircraft from infancy and went on to become the first woman of Indian ancestry to travel to space. Sunita Williams is another such name; she is an American astronaut of Indian ancestry. She previously held the record for the most female spacewalks. Sirisha Bandla has lately received equal acclaim. Sirisha Bandla, an aeronautical engineer, is also a member of the Virgin Galactic crew. Sirisha Bandla becomes first Telugu woman to fly into space, kin express happiness
Richard Branson Message From Space Onboard Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity, billionaire Richard Branson, who is also a commercial astronaut, reached the edge of space on Sunday, only days before his fellow billionaire Jeff Bezos’ journey to space on July 20. Branson, the Virgin Group’s founder, is now the world’s first person to go to space … Read more
Sirisha Bandla becomes first Telugu woman to fly into space, kin express happiness Richard Branson of Virgin Galactic revealed his maiden journey to space just ahead of Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, and the billionaire would be joined by an Indian aboard. Sirisha Bandla, the company’s vice president of government relations and research operations, will be one … Read more
Two Astronauts begin spacewalk for battery and camera upgrades In a first of its kind, two NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins and Victor Glover ventured out to complete a four-year effort to upgrade the International Space Station’s power grid fitted with batteries that store power collected by solar panels. A final lithium-ion battery adapter plate was … Read more