Seema Hakhu Kachru

Stories by Seema Hakhu Kachru

Sunita Williams faces power outage in space home

Sunita Williams faces power outage in space home

Rediff.com   13 Feb 2007

The power drop led to a temporary loss of ISS communications and the shutdown of heating units, some science equipment and one of three operating US gyroscopes used for attitude control.

Kids impact brand purchases

Kids impact brand purchases

Rediff.com   13 Feb 2007

Parents are increasingly falling prey to their kid's demands for buying new products seen by the child in a television commercial, a study reported.

Sunita, Lopez wrap up final spacewalk

Sunita, Lopez wrap up final spacewalk

Rediff.com   9 Feb 2007

This spacewalk marked the 80th EVA dedicated to the ISS assembly or maintenance, and push total spacewalking time outside the orbital laboratory past the 490-hour mark at full duration.

Sunita Williams sets women's spacewalking record

Sunita Williams sets women's spacewalking record

Rediff.com   5 Feb 2007

Total spacewalking time for Sunday's walk was 7 hours, 11 minutes. And, now they are all set to enjoy the spectacular Super Bowl football game between the Chicago Bears and the Indianapolis Colts.

Pakistani student convicted in firearms case in US

Pakistani student convicted in firearms case in US

Rediff.com   31 Jan 2007

Shiraz Syed Qazi was on Tuesday found guilty of unlawful possession of a firearm in a 15-minute trial conducted by US District Court Judge Lee Rosenthal.

Sunita chats with biologist 2 miles under Pacific

Sunita chats with biologist 2 miles under Pacific

Rediff.com   27 Jan 2007

The 15-minute conversation, which took place on Friday, was broadcast on National Aeronautics and Space Agency Television, following the conclusion of a station status media briefing from NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.

Indian American wins chemical industry medal

Indian American wins chemical industry medal

Rediff.com   9 Jan 2007

Indian American, Raj L Gupta, chairman, president and CEO of Rohm and Haas Company has been chosen for the chemical industry's most prestigious honour - the 2007 Chemical Industry Medal, by the Society of Chemical Industry.

Indian techies dominate start-up scene in US

Indian techies dominate start-up scene in US

Rediff.com   4 Jan 2007

The study reveals that California, which houses the Silicon Valley, has emerged as the favourite destination for immigrant Indian entrepreneurs.

Happy New Year Sunita, 16 times over!

Happy New Year Sunita, 16 times over!

Rediff.com   31 Dec 2006

The International Space Station orbits the earth 16 times in a day.

Space shuttle Discovery lands

Space shuttle Discovery lands

Rediff.com   23 Dec 2006

The mission included four space walks and the installation of a two-tonne addition to the International Space Station.

Discovery to land today

Discovery to land today

Rediff.com   23 Dec 2006

Discovery carries enough supplies to stay in orbit till Saturday, but NASA flight rules call for reserving that day in case of an unanticipated orbiter systems glitch or malfunction.

An emotional Sunita bids adieu to Discovery

An emotional Sunita bids adieu to Discovery

Rediff.com   20 Dec 2006

Sunita, who arrived at the station with the STS-116 mission, replaced European Space Agency Astronaut Thomas Reiter on the Expedition 14 crew at midnight on December 12.

A virtual flight over the moon, Mars soon!

A virtual flight over the moon, Mars soon!

Rediff.com   19 Dec 2006

NASA and Google also are finalising details for additional collaboration that include joint research, products, facilities, education and missions.

Discovery crew retract solar panel

Discovery crew retract solar panel

Rediff.com   19 Dec 2006

Finally after their fourth unscheduled spacewalk, Discovery astronauts have successfully retracted a stubborn solar panel on the International Space Station.

Discovery crew to undertake fourth spacewalk

Discovery crew to undertake fourth spacewalk

Rediff.com   18 Dec 2006

Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams is all set for an unscheduled fourth spacewalk along with other members of the Discovery crew on Monday to retract the P6 port solar array on the International Space Station.

Sunita Williams takes maiden spacewalk

Sunita Williams takes maiden spacewalk

Rediff.com   17 Dec 2006

Only seven other US women and a single Russian woman have participated in the 281 spacewalks taken since 1965.

Sunita excited about maiden spacewalk

Sunita excited about maiden spacewalk

Rediff.com   16 Dec 2006

41-year-old Sunita, who became the second woman of Indian descent to venture into space after Kalpan Chawla, said she was all "excited" to go out and check the planet.

Discovery astronauts complete 2nd spacewalk

Discovery astronauts complete 2nd spacewalk

Rediff.com   15 Dec 2006

Bob Curbeam and Christer Fuglesang began their spacewalk, the second of their 12-day space shuttle mission, at 1.41 pm CST, and finished a full hour earlier than scheduled.

Discovery crew ready to rewire ISS

Discovery crew ready to rewire ISS

Rediff.com   14 Dec 2006

However, much is at stake for today's P6 solar array retraction. It is not expected to be a simple process. Since ISS went into orbit in 1998, it has been running on a temporary electrical system.

Discovery astronauts take first spacewalk

Discovery astronauts take first spacewalk

Rediff.com   13 Dec 2006

Two astronauts of space shuttle Discovery have stepped out into space completing the first of the three spacewalks aimed at extending and rewiring the International Space Station.