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Time of India
14 hours ago
- Science
- Time of India
City school students thrilled to track splashdown live
1 2 3 4 Kolkata: The return of the Crew Dragon Grace Spacecraft capsule, which made a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, California, around 3.01 pm (IST) on Tuesday, brought excitement to the faces of students across the city. Around 200 school students turned up at the Birla Industrial and Technological Museum (BITM) to witness the historic moment virtually as the return of the Axiom Mission 4 was live-streamed there. As the clock ticked closer to the landing, the excitement was at its peak among the youngsters accompanied by their teachers. Raj Routh, a Class VI student of Mitra Institution (Main), said, "It is a happy moment for all Indians as Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla and the crew touched down on the planet." After 20 days since the launch on June 25 from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida and docking to the International Space Station (ISS) the next day, Shukla and the three crew members successfully completed the Axiom Mission 4. You Can Also Check: Kolkata AQI | Weather in Kolkata | Bank Holidays in Kolkata | Public Holidays in Kolkata Shukla is the second Indian to have travelled to space and the first to have gone to the ISS. Holding the Indian national flag high, the students cheered "Jai Hind, Jai Bharat" as the crew made a splashdown, and the auditorium at BITM broke into applause. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Forget Furosemide, Use This Household Item To Help Drain Edema Fluid WellnessGuide Learn more Undo Another Class VIII student, Rudra Roy, said, "I am proud and happy that India could achieve the space mission. It is the first time that I am witnessing something like this, so my excitement knows no bounds." Along with the screening of the splashdown, the BITM also arranged an open house quiz on spaceflight missions and an interactive science demonstration of rocket science of Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon Grace Spacecraft. Teachers were equally thrilled to be there. Mitali Chakraborty Saha, a teacher, said, "The students are very happy to be here, to witness something like this together. It would be impossible to experience this at home as they would not be together." Another teacher, Tuhina Chatterjee, showing similar enthusiasm, said that "we were eagerly looking forward to the crew's homecoming." Arnab Chatterjee, director of BITM, said, "It is a moment of pride that Shukla has travelled to space 41 years after Rakesh Sharma's mission. We found excitement on the faces of the students who came for the live-streaming despite rain. This event not only aims at educating the kids about space science but also makes us believe that it may inspire some of these students to be astronauts in the days to come." Four months ago, on March 18, Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore also made a splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida after being retrieved by the SpaceX Dragon capsule. The BITM live-streamed that event as well.
Time of India
2 days ago
- Science
- Time of India
BITM to livestream return of Shux
Kolkata: The Birla Industrial & Technological Museum will livestream the return of the Axiom Mission 4, piloted by group captain Shubhanshu Shukla. The event, scheduled to begin at 1.30 pm, will feature an open house quiz on spaceflight missions, an interactive science demonstration of rocket science involving Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon Grace Spacecraft, and a livestream of the spacecraft's re-entry into Earth's atmosphere with a splashdown off the coast of California in Pacific Ocean. Shukla and three crew members lifted off from Kennedy Space Centre in Florida on June 25 and docked to the International Space Station on June 26. Four months ago, Sunita Williams made a splashdown off the Florida coast in the Atlantic Ocean after the SpaceX Crew-9 capsule retrieved her and Butch Wilmore from the ISS, where she spent 278 days more than originally scheduled. BITM had livestreamed that event as well. tnn
