Homecoming, Sunita return to Earth

CAPE CANAVERSL. ASAL BAAT NEWS.  Stuck in space no more NASA Astronaut Sunita Williams and booch with more returned to Earth Tuesday,hitchin...

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CAPE CANAVERSL.

ASAL BAAT NEWS. 

Stuck in space no more NASA Astronaut Sunita Williams and booch with more returned to Earth Tuesday,hitching a different ride home to close out a Saga that began with a bungled test flight more than 9 months ago.

 Their space X capsule into the gulf of mexico in the early morning, just half after a departing the International Space Station. Special download Akad of the cost of Tallahassee is the Florida penhandle, bringing their Unplanned  odyssey to an in end.

 Within an hour the astronaut were out of their capsule, waving and smiling at the cameras while being hustled away in reclining stretches for routine medical checks.it all  started with a flawed boeing test flight last spring.

 The two expepted to be Goen just a week are so after launching on Boeing's new starliner crew capsule on June 5. So many problems of Cropped up on the way to the Space Station that NASA eventually sent starliner back empty and transferred the test Pilots  to space x.

Prime Minister congratulates Crew-9 Astronauts

Sunita Williams and the Crew9 astronauts have once again shown us what perseverance truly means: PM

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has extended heartfelt congratulations to the Crew-9 astronauts, including Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams, as they safely returned to Earth. Shri Modi lauded Crew-9 astronauts’ courage, determination, and contribution to space exploration.

Shri Modi said that Space exploration is about pushing the limits of human potential, daring to dream, and having the courage to turn those dreams into reality. Sunita Williams, a trailblazer and an icon, has exemplified this spirit throughout her career.

In a message on X, the Prime Minister said;

“Welcome back, #Crew9! The Earth missed you.

Theirs has been a test of grit, courage and the boundless human spirit. Sunita Williams and the #Crew9 astronauts have once again shown us what perseverance truly means. Their unwavering determination in the face of the vast unknown will forever inspire millions.

Space exploration is about pushing the limits of human potential, daring to dream, and having the courage to turn those dreams into reality. Sunita Williams, a trailblazer and an icon, has exemplified this spirit throughout her career.

We are incredibly proud of all those who worked tirelessly to ensure their safe return. They have demonstrated what happens when precision meets passion and technology meets tenacity.

PARLIAMENT QUESTION: LOCATIONS FOR NEW RADARS

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has planned new radars across the country, including one at Lahual & Spiti in Himachal Pradesh. Tentative sites where the radars are planned to be installed are given below:

• 12 no. of C-Band Doppler Weather Radars (DWRs) tentatively at Raipur, Mangalore, Ranchi, Lakshadweep, Malda, Aurangabad, Balasore, Sambalpur, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Rupsi & Port Blair.

• 12 no. of X-Band DWRs tentatively at Pune, Kolkata, Purnea, Varanasi, Wayanad, Bhubaneswar, Dharwad, Lahaul & Spiti, Aligarh, Azamgarh, Jhansi, Lucknow.

• 10 no. of X-Band DWRs for North East tentatively at Jorhat, Tezpur, Aizawl, Namsai, Silchar, Imphal, Dimapur, Mandala Top, Central Arunachal Pradesh, & Guwahati.

• In addition, 53 radars (8 S-Band, 20 C-Band, and 25 X-Band) are also planned to be installed across the country under Mission Mausam so that the entire country is brought under radar coverage.

The locations of the DWRs have been arrived upon considering the gap areas in the coverage of the existing DWR network.

In addition to the proposed improvement in the radar coverage as mentioned above other observation systems like wind profilers, radio sonde/radio wind, microwave radiometers, etc, are also planned under Mission Mausam. Along with the improvement in the observational network, deployment of high-performance computing infrastructure, advanced Earth system models, integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technologies, etc, under Mission Masuam will help improvement in forecasts on various timescales, especially in location - specific nowcast (forecast up to a few hours) to short-range forecast up to 3 days. The implementation of the Mausam Mission is likely to help (i) in capturing and monitoring all the weather events happening in the country so that no weather system will go undetected, (ii) improve the frequency of nowcasting extreme weather such as thunderstorms, lightening, strong winds, etc. from 3 hrs. to 1 hr. (iii) Improve the short and medium range weather forecast accuracy by about 5-10%. and (iv) improve air quality forecasts by about 5-10% in the major metro cities.

Entire country will be under radar coverage within next 2-3 years.

This information was given by Dr. Jitendra Singh, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha.