Three young women talk about their journey in STEM

A new generation of Indian women who are refusing to be held back by barriers. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Nearly 43% of STEM graduates in India today are women and the gender gap in classrooms and lecture halls is being bridged. But women …

Sunita Williams’ remarks revive debate on science–spirituality link in sustainability discourse

Report: Kerala Literature Festival, 2026

At the ninth edition of the Kerala Literature Festival in Kozhikode, India’s first UNESCO ‘City of Literature’, there was much excitement around the presence of astronaut Sunita Williams. She didn’t have a book out but highlighted something that remains a …

'Type A Mishap': NASA Dubs Mission That Stranded Sunita Williams In Space As Highest Level Failure

(File) Indian-Origin NASA Astronaut Sunita Williams Reflects On 27 Years In Space & Her FOMO For Artemis Moon Mission | X@msktripathi NASA has formally classified the test flight of Boeing CST-100 Starliner Crewed Flight Test as a Type A mishap—the …

Nasa tags Sunita Williams' flight as a disaster, like Kalpana Chawla's

When Sunita Williams blasted off for a short eight-day trip to the International Space Station (ISS) in June 2024, she never expected her ride home would leave her stranded in the silence of space for nearly a year. Nasa has now officially admitted that …

What Caused Sunita Williams’ 9-Month Space Delay? NASA Points to Starliner Failure

Sunita Williams’ space mission was prolonged for nine months after Boeing's Starliner spacecraft experienced critical technical failures. Malfunctions in the propulsion and control systems rendered the vehicle unsafe for return. NASA astronaut Sunita …

Why Was Sunita Williams Stuck In Space For 9 Months? NASA’s New Boss Gives The Answer

Last Updated:February 20, 2026, 13:04 IST NASA’s new boss Jared Isaacman said poor leadership and decision-making at Boeing led to Starliner’s troubles NASA’s new boss blamed Boeing and the space agency on Thursday for Starliner’s botched flight that left …

Tale of two Lit fests: Sunita Williams’ Kerala visit ignites a high-stakes literary showdown

Astronaut Sunita Williams touched down on Earth last March after orbiting the planet for nine long months. Ten days hadn’t passed before she received a message from a publishing house in Kerala. Soon after, they came to the point—would she finally consider …

A life in orbit: How serendipity played a role in catapulting Sunita Williams to space

The trajectory of life, much like the path of a spacecraft aimed towards the Moon or Mars, is seldom a straight line. It is impelled by the fire of intentions, but is always moderated by the gravitational pull of unseen interplanetary objects. The journey …

EU’s gender equality champion awards: when fairness improves the science

For researchers at the Jožef Stefan Institute (JSI) in Slovenia, the realisation that gender-balanced research is better research hit home in 2024. That year, scientists at JSI’s space medicine laboratory, working with the European Space Agency, were …