Artemis II astronauts begin journey back to Earth after historic mission
NASA’s Artemis II astronauts have started their journey back to Earth after completing a historic crewed flyby of the Moon. This marks humanity’s return to deep space after more than five decades. The Orion spacecraft is on a free-return path, using the Moon’s gravity to sling it back toward Earth without requiring much propulsion. This […]
NASA to Let Astronauts Take Smartphones Into Space Starting With Crew-12 and Artemis II
NASA is changing its long-standing rules about personal technology astronauts can bring into space. For the first time, modern smartphones will be allowed on government space missions as part of a new era of human spaceflight. In a social media announcement, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman shared that astronauts on the Crew-12 mission to the International […]
Sunita Williams Returns to Earth After 9 Months in Space
NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, who has spent the past 9 months aboard the International Space Station (ISS), is preparing to return to Earth. The return, scheduled for March 19, will see her and fellow astronaut Butch Wilmore landing off the coast of Florida at 5:57 PM (Eastern Time), which is 3:30 AM IST on March […]