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April 08, 2013

India doing excellent in space programmes: Sunita Williams
New Delhi (IANS) Apr 03, 2013
Lauding Indian space agency ISRO, US astronaut Sunita Williams Monday said it was doing an excellent job and wished that more Indian American women follow her and the late Kalpana Chawla into space. Williams, 47, who holds the world record for the most spacewalk time - 50 hours 40 minutes - by a female astronaut, is in India on a week-long trip. "India is doing excellent in space programme and has a huge resource of people. ISRO (India Space Research organisation) is doing a great job," Will ... read more

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