Indian-origin NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, who has been aboard the International Space Station (ISS) for over eight months, is set to return to spacewalks after a 12-year hiatus. On the 16th of this month, Williams will step out of the station alongside fellow astronaut Nick Hague to repair the Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) X-ray telescope. The mission aims to address a critical issue caused by sunlight penetrating damaged thermal shields, which has been disrupting NICER’s ability to observe neutron stars. This spacewalk marks a groundbreaking moment as it…
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