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
Raising the tension further, the new Boeing astronaut capsule, Starliner, departed from the International Space Station (ISS) this morning without astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore. The capsule, which left alone, is expected to land in the New Mexico desert in about six hours. Before Starliner undocked from the ISS, Sunita Williams said to Boeing … Read more
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