Browsing Tag

Jessica Watkins

US Capitol Hill Riots: Members of Right-wing Militia Oath Keepers Found Guilty of Sedition

Smith Nov 30, 2022

Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes, charged with seditious conspiracy following a two-month trial and has been found guilty of plotting to stop US President Joe Biden following his victory in the 2020 election.The prosecutors accused him…

World

SpaceX ferries astronauts back to Earth after half-year away – Times of India

Smith Oct 15, 2022

CAPE CANAVERAL (US): Four astronauts returned to Earth in a SpaceX capsule, ending their nearly six-month space station mission with a splashdown in the Atlantic off Florida. Wet and windy weather across Florida delayed their homecoming. …

Technology

NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins sets sights on Moon… and Mars

Daisy Aug 14, 2022

The Apollo missions that sent humans to the Moon were solely staffed by white men, and NASA has sought over the years to widen its recruitment to a more diverse group of candidates.…

World

Nasa astronaut to be first Black woman to join space station crew – Times of India

Smith Nov 17, 2021

Two decades after the International Space Station became humanity's long-lasting home in orbit, Jessica Watkins, a Nasa astronaut, is poised to become the first Black woman to join its crew for a long-term mission. Nasa announced on Tuesday…