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Astronauts Sunita Williams and Josh Cassada have been stranded in space since June 6th due to technical issues with the Starliner spacecraft. Their return is uncertain, and NASA is exploring options for a safe return.

Today, India is celebrating its first National Space Day (August 23, 2024). When talking about space, many questions often arise about the International Space Station (ISS). Here’s a look at all the key details you should know about it.

Explore Point Nemo, the loneliest place on Earth in the South Pacific Ocean, where few have ventured, amidst space debris.
 

ISRO has started working on the Bharatiya Antariksha Station, which is India's own space station. Prime Minister has set an ambitious goal of having an active space station by 2035. ISRO Chief S. Somanath has indicated the launch of the first module of the space station in the upcoming years.

US Space agency NASA and the European Space Agency have selected three astronauts -- Indian American Raja Jon Vurputoor Chari, Tom Marshburn and  Matthias Maurer -- to serve as crew members for NASA's SpaceX Crew-3 mission to the International Space Station around September 2021

 History was created in space programme as Elon Musk-run SpaceX successfully sent two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) onboard the reusable Falcon 9 rocket. The historic mission was accomplished on Saturday
 

With Planet Earth under increasing threat, scientists around the world are now exploring how human beings can inhabit the Moon or Mars. A team of Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and ISRO researchers has developed ‘Space Bricks’ using Lunar Soil Simulant i.e. LSS, which could assist the construction of future settlements on the Moon and offer more eco-friendly options for constructions here on earth. Watch this video to learn more.

From Aditya L1 to Space Station, here are four upcoming high-budget missions planned by the ISRO.

Astronaut Anne McClain is accused of illegally accessing her estranged wife Summer Worden's private financial records while on International Space Station (ISS) mission. Worden has filed a case with Federal Trade Commission and her family has filed complaint with NASA against McClain
 

ISRO chief K Sivan also announced that India will not join the International Space Station. After Chnadrayaan-2, ISRO will launch another mission to the Sun and later to Venus, he said.

 

NASA's program will open some parts of the International Space Station for recreational purposes, commercial ventures as well as marketing activities.

NASA had called India's ASAT test a 'terrible thing'. But the scientists at the DRDO clarified that the threat of debris is not that much. The entire debris will decay in 45 days.