Ahmedabad: Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams on Saturday said staying away from voting in a democratic set up is tantamount to losing one's moral right to complain about deficiencies in the system.
Williams, who had cast her vote through the absentee ballot in the US presidential elections, said youths should participate in electoral democracy.
"Exercising my franchise is something that I take seriously. If you don't vote and then complain about the system, you don't have the right to complain as you've not participated in the process," she said....
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09:00 AM, Apr 08, 2013
Ahmedabad: US astronaut Sunita Williams hinted at the possibility of life outside earth on Friday, saying that people on earth must not be arrogant about the fact that they are the only living creatures. "We must not be arrogant that life exists only on earth. Experiments and explorations are still going on. Some planets might have a favourable chemical composition to support life. We might even have life there," the...
10:34 PM, Apr 05, 2013
Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams visited her ancestral town in Gujarat's Jhulsana district. During her visit, she hoped that the villagers would also get to go to space someday. "I feel like I'm at home. And I hope one day one of these smiles will go to space one day," said Williams. ...
10:28 AM, Apr 05, 2013
Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams visited her ancestral town in Gujarat's Jhulsana district on Thursday and said that she hoped to see another smile from the area go to space one day. She added that, "I feel like I am at home." ...
08:03 PM, Apr 04, 2013
Hoping that NASA and ISRO will collaborate in the future, US astronaut Sunita Williams on Tuesday said the Indian government should accelerate its space programme as a lot of students and young people are showing interest in the field. ...
08:45 AM, Apr 03, 2013
Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams, who is visiting India after returning to India after spending 127 days in space, interacted and shared her experiences with students at National Science Centre in New Delhi on Monday. Sunita Williams's itinerary includes visits to Delhi, Mumbai and Gujarat. ...
05:24 PM, Apr 01, 2013
NASA astronaut Sunita Williams is in India and she told students in Delhi she hasn't seen any aliens and said, interestingly, borders mean nothing from space. She spoke to CNN-IBN's Senior Editor Suhasini Haider about her experiences in the space. ...
02:37 PM, Apr 01, 2013
Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams, who holds the record for the longest space flight by a woman astronaut, has a date with India. She will start her India trip on April 1 from the national capital. She will be speaking with students at the National Science Centre in the national capital. Following that she will meet the President Pranab Mukerjee before leaving for Kolkata. ...
07:45 AM, Apr 01, 2013
Indian American astronaut Sunita Williams, who holds the world record for the longest spaceflight by a female astronaut, will start her India trip on April 1 from the national capital. Williams will visit the National Science Centre (NSC) in the national capital on April 1 and interact with students and teachers. ...
05:00 PM, Mar 31, 2013
New Delhi: Record-setting Indian-American NASA astronaut Sunita Williams along with two other cosmonauts returned to Earth on Monday after four months in orbit. The Soyuz capsule, carrying the astronauts, touched down on the steppes of central Kazakhstan at 7.50 am IST. It was a perfect landing for Williams and two astronauts, Flight Engineers Yuri Malenchenko and Aki Hoshide, as they touched down in the dark, chilly expanses of central Kazakhstan...
08:02 AM, Nov 19, 2012
New Delhi: Record-setting Indian-American NASA astronaut Sunita Williams along with two other cosmonauts will return to Earth on Monday after four months in orbit. Williams ceremonially handed over the command of the International Space Station to fellow NASA astronaut Kevin Ford on the eve of her departure from the complex. "We have left the ship in good shape and am honoured to handed over to Kevin as we are going...
06:49 AM, Nov 19, 2012
Houston: As she packs up her small luggage and special memorabilia for a return journey back to Earth, NASA astronaut Sunita Williams is reluctant to bid adieu to her eventful second sojourn to space which she describes as a "really cool" place which nobody would like to leave. With hours left before she is scheduled to hit her home planet, back on Earth her friends and family, especially her parents...
04:43 AM, Nov 19, 2012
Houston: Record-setting Indian-American NASA astronaut Sunita Williams along with two other cosmonauts will return to Earth on Sunday, after four months in orbit. Williams ceremonially handed over the command of the International Space Station to fellow NASA astronaut Kevin Ford on the eve of her departure from the complex on Saturday. Williams along with Aki Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and Russian Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko will return...
07:42 AM, Nov 18, 2012
New York: Indians around the world got a special Diwali message from outer space as the Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams sent out warm wishes on the occasion from the International Space Station. Floating upside down in the space station as she appeared on the screen before the Indian tricolour for a local TV show, Williams said, "I just want to wish everybody in India and people of Indian origin around...
12:50 PM, Nov 14, 2012
Houston: Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams, currently in space floating around in zero-gravity, voted for US presidential polls by absentee ballot. Sunita, along with flight engineer Kevin Ford, exercised her franchise in July while stationed in Russia even before heading up to the station aboard Soyuz ships launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome. The other four members of the station's current Expedition 33 crew are all non-Americans - three Russian cosmonauts and...
07:47 AM, Nov 07, 2012
Houston: Indian-American Sunita Williams along with a fellow astronaut on Thursday ventured out of the International Space Station, adding to her record-setting space walking sojourns, to find an ammonia leak in the vital radiator system. Expedition Commander Williams and Flight Engineer Aki Hoshide switched their spacesuits to battery power at 1229 GMT (1759 IST), signalling the start of today's planned 6.5-hour excursion outside the International Space Station, a NASA statement...
01:54 AM, Nov 02, 2012
New Delhi: Indian-origin American astronaut Sunita Williams formally took charge of the International Space Station (ISS) on Saturday. This makes her only the second woman to command the ISS in its nearly 12 years of permanent occupancy. Expedition 32 Commander Gennady Padalka formally handed over to Sunita Williams at a traditional Change-of-Command Ceremony. Williams will stay at the station till November 12. Williams is serving her second mission in space...
08:12 AM, Sep 16, 2012
Houston: Indian-American NASA astronaut Sunita Williams and her Japanese counterpart Akihiko Hoshide have successfully restored power to the International Space Station on their second attempt. With this spacewalk, Williams surpassed Peggy Whitson's record during Wednesday's excursion for total cumulative spacewalk time by a female astronaut. Whitson worked outside for 39 hours and 46 minutes over the course of six spacewalks. Williams has conducted six spacewalks for a total of 44...
07:46 AM, Sep 06, 2012
Houston: Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams and her Japanese colleague, will again venture outside the International Space Station on Wednesday to complete the maintenance tasks they were unsuccessful in during their last outing. In the wake of the unsuccessful attempt to install a replacement power-switching unit on the truss of the International Space Station, NASA's Williams and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Engineer Akihiko Hoshide, will venture outside for a second time...
03:33 PM, Sep 04, 2012
Houston: Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams and her Japanese colleague on board the International Space Station on Thursday ventured outside the lab to perform maintenance tasks of their home in orbit. NASA astronaut Williams and Japanese flight engineer Akihiko Hoshide aim to replace a faulty power-switching unit and a failing robotic arm camera of the International Space Station. This is the fifth spacewalk undertaken by 46-year-old Williams. On August 20, two...
08:48 PM, Aug 30, 2012
