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NASA insists on Sunita Williams, mysteriously hospitalised astronauts' safety

Soon after Sunita Williams' “gaunt” transformation led doctors to raise health alarms, NASA reiterated the safety of those on board the ISS.

NASA’s Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore.(NASA)
Published on Nov 07, 2024 11:47 AM IST

With Sunita Williams still stuck in space, once-stranded astronaut hospitalised

A once-stranded astronaut was immediately hospitalised after SpaceX Crew-8's return on Friday. The four-member team spent nearly eight months in space.

NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Jeanette Epps, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin, depart their crew quarters for the launch pad before their mission to the International Space Station, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., March 3, 2024.(REUTERS)
Published on Oct 26, 2024 01:27 PM IST

Why Starliner's Sunita Williams was not on board an Earth-bound SpaceX capsule?

The SpaceX Crew-8 capsule returned to Earth on October 25, but Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore stayed put on the ISS. Here's why.

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams pose ahead of the launch of Boeing's Starliner-1 Crew Flight Test (CFT), in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., April 25, 2024. (REUTERS)
Published on Oct 25, 2024 02:26 PM IST

US astronaut drinks ketchup directly from bottle while floating around in ISS

“This one goes out to all the ketchup lovers out there,” US astronaut Matthew Dominick wrote as he shared a video from the ISS.

The image shows US astronaut Matthew Dominick drinking ketchup directly from a bottle while on the ISS. (X/@dominickmatthew)
Published on Oct 23, 2024 12:45 PM IST

NASA stands by ‘right decision’ not to have Sunita Williams on board Starliner

Boeing's Starliner safely landed in New Mexico over the weekend. Despite admitting to having second thoughts, NASA explained why a crewed flight was not ideal.

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore (R) and Suni Williams, wearing Boeing spacesuits, depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at Kennedy Space Center for Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida to board the Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft for the Crew Flight Test launch , on June 5, 2024. (AFP)
Published on Sep 12, 2024 10:50 PM IST
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