Tropical storm Bertha also formed off the coast of South Carolina earlier in the day, adding to the weather concerns
A successful launch on Wednesday could forever change how the world thinks about getting people to space
"We have obtained visual confirmation that Santa is currently travelling south over India," Andrew Morgan said via a video link as he floated at zero gravity in the International Space Station
The Indian Air Force on Friday said it has completed the first level of selecting astronauts for the ambitious Gaganyaan mission from its pool of test pilots. The test pilots underwent necessary extensive physical exercise tests, lab investigations, radiological tests, clinical tests and evaluation on various aspects of their psychology, it added. Air Force sources said 25 test pilots were part of the initial selection process. This will be a multi-layered selection process and only 2-3 test pilots will make it to the final list, the sources added. "#MissionGaganyaan -IAF completed Level-1 of Indian Astronaut selection at Institute of Aerospace Medicine. Selected Test Pilots underwent extensive physical exercise tests, lab investigations, radiological tests, clinical tests & evaluation on various facets of their psychology," the IAF tweeted. The first Gaganyaan flight scheduled for 2022 will carry three astronauts, who will be picked from among the test pilots in the armed ...
Pakistan and China already have robust defence ties and Islamabad is one of the top buyers of Chinese military hardware
The International Space Station is a habitable artificial satellite in low Earth orbit
The two astronauts will spend a total of 33 days in space