NASA Archives - DD India

March 19, 2025 8:39 PM

South Korea unveils plan to train 30,000 aerospace professionals by 2045 in bid to become global space power

South Korea’s national space agency, the Korea Aerospace Administration (KASA), unveiled a comprehensive plan on Wednesday to establish a cross-sectoral education system aimed at nurturing 30,000 aerospace professionals by 2045. This initiative is ...

March 19, 2025 10:28 AM

NASA astronauts Williams and Wilmore undergo rehab after nine months in space

NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore have begun a 45-day rehabilitation program to help them adapt to Earth's gravity after spending nine months in space. The duo made a safe return to Earth early Wednesday, as SpaceX's Crew-9 mission...

March 19, 2025 9:54 AM

How does space travel affect astronaut health?

The human body was not built for spaceflight, with its microgravity conditions, exposure to high-energy radiation and other issues. As a result, trekking beyond the Earth's confines causes many physiological changes that affect an astronaut's health....

March 19, 2025 8:48 AM

NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore return to Earth after nine-month space mission

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams returned to Earth in a SpaceX capsule on Tuesday with a soft splashdown off Florida's coast, nine months after their faulty Boeing Starliner craft upended what was to be a week-long stay on the Intern...

March 18, 2025 2:44 PM

NASA astronauts head home on SpaceX capsule after drawn-out space station stay

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams departed the International Space Station early on Tuesday morning in a SpaceX capsule for a long-awaited trip back to Earth, nine months after their faulty Boeing Starliner craft upended what was to be ...

March 16, 2025 10:24 AM

Astronaut crew docks with space station to replace ‘Butch and Suni’

A SpaceX capsule delivered four astronauts to the International Space Station early on Sunday in a NASA crew-swap mission that will allow a pair of stuck astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, to return home after nine months on the orbiting la...

March 15, 2025 9:56 AM

SpaceX, NASA launch mission to bring back astronauts Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore from ISS

SpaceX and NASA have launched a mission to bring back U.S. astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore from the International Space Station (ISS), where they have been stranded for nine months. The mission lifted off at 7:03 ET on Friday, with a Fa...

March 13, 2025 9:37 AM

NASA, SpaceX delay flight that was to retrieve stuck astronauts

NASA and SpaceX on Wednesday delayed the launch of a replacement crew of four astronauts to the International Space Station that would have set in motion the long-awaited homecoming of U.S. astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams. NASA had bee...

February 27, 2025 11:12 PM

NASA veteran Mike Massimino engages with PM SHRI Kendriya Vidyalaya students in Delhi

Former NASA astronaut Mike Massimino interacted with students of PM SHRI Kendriya Vidyalaya in New Delhi on Thursday, sharing insights into space exploration and India's growing role in global space missions. During his visit, Massimino explored the...

February 27, 2025 11:48 AM

NASA launches satellite on mission to detect water on the moon

A dishwasher-sized NASA satellite was launched into space from Florida on Wednesday to identify where water - a precious resource for lunar missions - resides on the moon's surface in places such as the permanently shadowed craters at its poles. A S...