Sonali Nagar

Humans in Space! This sentence itself ignites much curiosity and excitement about space exploration. The month of June seemed quite captivating with the news of two NASA astronauts — Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore. In its first crewed flight on 5 June 2024, Boeing's Starliner spacecraft lifted off two veteran astronauts. They arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) on 6 June 2024, with an expected date to return home on 6 September 2024. However, due to certain technical difficulties, the agency made a decision to return the spacecraft without astronauts on board. Consequently, the eight-day mission turned into an extended eight-month mission, raising concerns about the health of the astronauts in space. Since then, the duo has been living and working aboard the space…read more on NOPR