Who is Anil Menon, the Indian-origin NASA astronaut of Malayali descent now in Earth orbit?
Anil Menon, a NASA astronaut of Indian heritage, has arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) in the early hours of Wednesday (July 15, 2026) onboard Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft, kickstarting his first eight-month mission. Menon and Russian cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina lifted off from Baikonur at 8:17 pm IST on Tuesday (July 14) just as the orbital laboratory flew over the cosmodrome. Menon is an emergency medicine physician and a Colonel in the US Space Force.
- ▪Anil Menon, a NASA astronaut of Indian heritage, has arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) in the early hours of Wednesday (July 15, 2026) onboard Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft, kickstarting his first eight-month mission.
- ▪Menon and Russian cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina lifted off from Baikonur at 8:17 pm IST on Tuesday (July 14) just as the orbital laboratory flew over the cosmodrome.
- ▪Menon is an emergency medicine physician and a Colonel in the US Space Force.
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Anil Menon, a NASA astronaut of Indian heritage, has arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) in the early hours of Wednesday (July 15, 2026) onboard Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft, kickstarting his first eight-month mission. The Roscosmos spacecraft carrying Dr. Menon and Russian cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina lifted off from Baikonur at 8:17 pm IST on Tuesday (July 14) just as the orbital laboratory flew over the cosmodrome. Nasa's Anil Menon, two Russians blast off for 8-month International Space Station missionLet’s take a closer look at Anil Menon's life and how this event marks a historic milestone for the Indian community.Anil Menon: The NASA astronaut making historyBorn in Minneapolis to Ukrainian and Indian immigrants, 49-year-old Dr.
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