Indian-origin NASA astronaut Anil Menon, on board International Space Station, set to make first-ever spacewalk

Anil Menon, who traces his origins to Palakkad in Kerala, is a NASA astronaut. He is set to undertake his first spacewalk ...

Astronaut Anil Menon set to undertake maiden spacewalk next week

Astronaut Anil Menon will perform spacewalks to upgrade solar arrays and antennas. These spacewalks will prepare the orbital ...

NASA astronaut Anil Menon reveals behind-the-scenes ritual before his historic first spacewalk | WATCH HERE

Indian-origin NASA astronaut Anil Menon shared a behind-the-scenes video as he prepares for his first-ever spacewalk in early August. Here's why spacesuit water bags are crucial.
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Cosmonauts breathed a sigh of relief after the first ever spacewalk – but the worst was yet to come

Incredibly, it worked: he might have been overheating, upside down, and suffering from the first pangs of the bends, but Leonov made it back inside his craft. It was time to go back home.