Sunita Williams sets a record with sixth spacewalk (Second lead, Changing dateline)
September 6th, 2012 - 11:04 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 6 (IANS) Indian American astronaut Sunita Williams set a new record for total cumulative spacewalk time by a female astronaut with her sixth space walk to repair a ... Read more...
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‘Lahore’ director to start sci-fi film next year
September 1st, 2012 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 1 (IANS) Filmmaker Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan, known for his National Award-winning film "Lahore", is set to roll the cameras for his next project, a sci-fi themed film, ... Read more...
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Sunita Williams takes fifth spacewalk (Lead)
August 31st, 2012 - 1:15 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 31 (IANS) Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams, who holds the record of the longest space flight (195 days) for a woman, has completed her fifth spacewalk lasting a near ... Read more...
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Sunita Williams completes spacewalk outside ISS
August 31st, 2012 - 9:34 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 31 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams and Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide completed almost a record long spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS), reported NASA.NASA Flight Engineer ... Read more...
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U.S. astronaut Neil Armstrong’s funeral planned for Friday
August 28th, 2012 - 9:45 pm ICT by BNO News
American astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, will be laid to rest during a private service in Ohio on Friday, NASA said on Monday. U.S. President Barack ... Read more...
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B-wood remembers first man on moon
August 26th, 2012 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 26 (IANS) Bollywood celebrities Sunday saluted American astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man to set foot on the moon who died at age 82."Moon must be mourning ... Read more...
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Neil Armstrong, first man on moon, is dead (Lead)
August 26th, 2012 - 7:41 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 26 (IANS) American astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man to set foot on the moon, has died at the age of 82, his family said. US President ... Read more...
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Indian-Americans celebrate I-day while Sunita greets from space (Lead)
August 15th, 2012 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 15 (IANS) Indian American astronaut Sunita Williams sent greetings from space as the community celebrated India's 66th Independence Day with colourful parades, featuring Bollywood stars and cultural ... Read more...
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Olympic gatecrasher now hogs limelight in virtual world (Olympic diary)
August 4th, 2012 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 4 (IANS) Her 15 minutes of fame may be over after she gatecrshed into the Indian Olympic contingent's march-past at the opening ceremony of the London Olympics, ... Read more...
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Showing ‘Joker’ in space part of promotional strategy
July 31st, 2012 - 3:23 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 31 (IANS) Choreographer-turned-director Farah Khan clarifies that makers of "Joker" planned to show the fantasy adventure on the space station as part of a promotional strategy and ... Read more...
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Farah wants Sunita Williams to watch ‘Joker’ - in space!
July 27th, 2012 - 2:13 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 27 (IANS) Filmmaker Farah Khan is going out of her way, literally, to promote her home production "Joker" in a unique way. She wants to make it ... Read more...
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Sunita Williams arrives at her new home in space
July 17th, 2012 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 17 (IANS) Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams, who holds the record of the longest space flight (195 days) for a woman, arrived at her new home amid stars with ... Read more...
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Incomplete without Ash, Aaradhya: Abhishek (Movie Snippets)
July 15th, 2012 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 15 (IANS) Abhishek Bachchan says it's tough to choose between his wife Aishwarya Rai and daughter Aaradhya."No father on the earth can ever answer that question ... Read more...
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Sunita Williams takes off on her second space odyssey
July 15th, 2012 - 10:45 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 15 (IANS) Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams, who holds the record of the longest space flight (195 days) for a woman, has taken off on her second space odyssey ... Read more...
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Sunita Williams heading back to space again
June 23rd, 2012 - 11:20 am ICT by IANS
Washington, June 23 (IANS) Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams is all set to return to to the International Space Station, where she spent a record six months in 2006.Daughter of an ... Read more...
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ISS orbit raised by 1.8 km
December 1st, 2011 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 1 (IANS) The orbit of the International Space Station (ISS) was Thursday elevated by 1.8 km by Russia's Mission Control Centre.The orbit was raised to 428.4 km to ... Read more...
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Russian spacecraft undocks from ISS
November 22nd, 2011 - 8:10 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Nov 22 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Russian spacecraft with three crew members onboard undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) Monday night, Russia's mission control said.The Soyuz TMA-02M spacecraft -- ... Read more...
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Russian space agency names next crew to ISS
October 25th, 2011 - 9:45 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Oct 25 (IANS) Russian space agency Roscosmos has named the next crew members who will fly to the International Space Station (ISS) Nov 14.The Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft will bring ... Read more...
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Russian spacecraft docks with ISS
April 7th, 2011 - 7:30 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Russian Soyuz TMA-21 manned spacecraft - nicknamed "Gagarin" - docked with the International Space Station (ISS) Thursday, the mission control said.The spacecraft has been ... Read more...
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Sunita Williams headed for the stars again
July 10th, 2010 - 10:02 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, July 10 (IANS) Indian American astronaut Sunita Williams, who holds the record of the longest spaceflight (195 days) for female space travellers, will head for the stars once again ... Read more...
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NASA chooses Sunita Williams for new space expeditions
July 9th, 2010 - 4:17 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 9 (ANI): Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams has been selected to be on the crew for one of the four new International Space Station crews.NASA and its international partners, the Russia ... Read more...
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Mexican lawmakers approve creation of space agency
April 22nd, 2010 - 6:47 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, April 22 (IANS/EFE) The lower house of Mexico's Congress has voted to approve the creation of the Mexican Space Agency, or AEXA, which will be in charge of developing the ... Read more...
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Haryana announces three awards on Women’s Day
March 8th, 2010 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 8 (IANS) Haryana Monday announced three new awards, including one in the name of astronaut Kalpana Chawla, to honour women in different fields to mark International Women's Day.
Chief Minister Bhupinder ... Read more...
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Nelson Mandela thought Jeremy Clarkson was an astronaut!
March 1st, 2010 - 3:11 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 01 (ANI): Nelson Mandela mistook 'Top Gear' presenter Jeremy Clarkson for an American astronaut when they met in Johannesburg.The English broadcaster revealed that the former South African President thought, he ... Read more...
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Aligarh schoolgirl leaves for US for NASA student programme
July 25th, 2009 - 11:20 pm ICT by ANI
Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh), July 25(ANI): Palak Agrawal, one of the two schoolgirls selected from India to visit the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) agency for training in space shuttle designing, left ... Read more...
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Scientists urge UN to establish network to fight space rocks
December 8th, 2008 - 12:49 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 8 (ANI): A group of the worlds leading scientists has urged the United Nations (UN) to establish an international network to search the skies for asteroids on a collision ... Read more...
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Bringing Chandrayaan-I back will be tough challenge: US astronaut
November 21st, 2008 - 8:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) Terming India's maiden moon mission as “fantastic” and “great”, renowned American astronaut Jerry M. Linenger Friday said bringing back the probe to earth will be “very difficult”.“Moon ... Read more...
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Gujarat village euphoric as daughter joins Obama team
November 13th, 2008 - 10:00 am ICT by IANS
Gabat (Gujarat), Nov 13 (IANS) There is a palpable sense of excitement in this Gujarat village after after Indian American Sonal Shah, an eminent economist who heads Google's philanthropic arm, was appointed ... Read more...
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Sunita Williams receives Padma Bhushan
July 5th, 2008 - 11:36 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 5 (IANS) Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams has received India's third highest civilian award the Padma Bhushan for her feat of completing the longest space flight for a woman. "It is ... Read more...
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Deepika Padukone to be Grand Marshal at India Day Parade in New York
June 11th, 2008 - 12:16 pm ICT by IANS
New York, June 11 (IANS) Deepika Padukone, who stormed Bollywood with her debut film "Om Shanti Om" last year, is to lead the 28th India Day Parade here as Grand Marshal Aug ... Read more...
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Movie to be made on Neil Armstrong
April 3rd, 2008 - 1:58 pm ICT by admin
London, April 3 (IANS) A movie is to be made on American astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man to set foot on the moon. Based on the book by NASA historian James ... Read more...
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One in three Brit children think Winston Churchill was first man on moon!
March 21st, 2008 - 3:44 pm ICT by admin
London, March 21 (ANI): Hes regarded as one of the best political leaders in world history, but more than 30 per cent of primary school children in Britain think that Winston ... Read more...
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