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NASA chief astronaut delivers an inspirational talk at BRAC University
BRAC University recently hosted an inspirational talk by veteran astronaut Joseph M Acaba, chief of NASA’s Astronaut Office, at its Merul Badda campus on December 15.
16 December 2024, 11:51 AM
Alan Bean, moon-walking US astronaut dies in Houston
American astronaut Alan Bean, who walked on the moon in 1969 during the Apollo 12 mission and commanded a crew on the Skylab space station in 1973 before giving up his career to become a full-time painter, dies in Houston on Saturday, officials said.
27 May 2018, 04:49 AM
Astronaut Tim Peake 'runs' London Marathon from space
UK astronaut Tim Peake runs the distance of the London Marathon on a treadmill in the International Space Station (ISS).
24 April 2016, 14:28 PM
UK astronaut set for space milestone
UK astronaut Tim Peake is ready to make his landmark flight to the International Space Station (ISS).
15 December 2015, 05:23 AM
Astronaut Scott Kelly hits spaceflight milestone
US astronaut Scott Kelly touches a new milestone remaining away from Earth for the longest period in his single mission in the space.
31 October 2015, 12:20 PM
Playing with water in space (video)
Playing with water in the space is indeed an exciting thing for us on Earth. NASA astronaut Scott Kelly demonstrates how it looks like.
17 October 2015, 07:34 AM
Russian astronaut record-breaker Padalka returns to Earth
Russian astronaut Gennady Padalka has returned to Earth with the record for having spent the most time in space.
12 September 2015, 12:28 PM
Astronauts watch Star Wars in space
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station reveals they celebrated Star Wars Day by screening one of the sci-fi movies.
5 May 2015, 05:49 AM
US, Russian duo begin 12-month space trip
US astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko has docked for the start of a 12-month tour of duty on the International Space Station
28 March 2015, 05:07 AM