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In a significant diplomatic overture, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson announced on Tuesday the United States' readiness to partner with the Indian space agency ISRO in the construction of its very own space station. Touching down in India for a week of strategic engagements, Nelson revealed that discussions between the two nations also involve plans to send an Indian astronaut to the International Space Station (ISS) by the close of the upcoming year."The selection of astronauts is determined by ISRO. NASA will not make…

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India has increasingly been focusing on international collaboration in the field of space exploration. The Indian space agency ISRO has been collaborating with NASA and JAXA for its major space exploration missions i.e NISAR and LUPEX respectively. Today, to take the partnership to a higher level, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson is visiting India. His visit is aimed at strengthening the partnership between NASA and ISRO. Check here to know all about the objectives of his visit to India.NASA Administrator Bill Nelson's…

Albums from Lukas Nelson and Kool & The Gang plus a Spanish-language spin-off of “Bird Box” are among the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you.Among the offerings worth your time as selected by The Associated Press' entertainment journalists are the dinosaur-hunting video game Exoprimal and the new Netflix series “Quarterback,” which takes an unprecedented look at the lives of popular QBs Patrick Mahomes, Kirk Cousins and Marcus Mariota. NEW MOVIES TO STREAM— Wes Anderson's stylish and…

Larry Hryb, better known as Major Nelson online, is leaving Microsoft after 22 years. Hryb, who was Microsoft's Senior Director of Corporate Communications, made the announcement today on Twitter, stating that he has decided to "take a step back and work on the next chapter" of his career. It's unclear what Hryb's next moves are.Hryb had been with Microsoft since 2001 before moving to the Xbox division in 2003. He's been with Xbox ever since and has been one of the biggest faces of the brand. He's known…

Larry Hryb, better known as “Major Nelson” in Xbox circles, tweeted today that he’s leaving Microsoft. Hryb spent many years as one of the most prominent public faces of the brand as Director of Programming for Xbox Live. He didn’t state his reasons for leaving the company but said he plans to step back and work on his career’s next chapter. The move comes as Microsoft tries to close its $68 billion purchase of Activision. “As I take a moment and think about all we have done together, I want to thank the millions of…

Larry Hryb, an Xbox employee perhaps better known by his “Major Nelson” alias, is leaving Microsoft, he announced on Friday. Hryb has been a major face for many of Xbox’s marketing activities since the days of the original Xbox and Xbox Live online service, through the launch of the Xbox 360 and all of the years since.“After 20 incredible years, I have decided to take a step back and work on the next chapter of my career,” he tweeted. “As I take a moment and think about all we have done together, I want to thank the…

Larry Hryb — better-known to Xbox fans by his gamer tag Major Nelson, as the senior director of corporate communications for Xbox, and as host of the official Xbox podcast — is moving on from his position at Microsoft. Microsoft Hryb worked at Xbox for two decades, starting as editor-in-chief of MSN Music before becoming a senior project manager at Xbox during the early days of the Xbox Live and Xbox 360 era. He gained the most notoriety for hosting a “Major Nelson Radio” podcast, which was one of the…

On a brisk morning in 1980, Winnie Mandela went to visit her husband on Robben Island. Nelson Mandela had been there since 1964. For years, he had only been allowed to see one visitor every six months. That day, she did not bring her usual packages of food and papers, but a single bundle: their first grandchild, only a few months old. This was a brazen violation of the rules: children or grandchildren had to be at least 16 years old to see a prisoner. The 62-year-old Mandela begged his young Afrikaner guard to let him…

Willie Nelson made a surprise appearance at Thursday’s Academy of Country Music Awards, exchanging some light banter with hosts Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks over a video conference call.The awards show — which took place at the Ford Center at the Star in Frisco, Texas — and its hosts honored the Lone Star State legend by wishing him a happy 90th birthday after he marked the nonagenarian milestone last month with a two-night engagement at the Hollywood Bowl. (It’s been a banner year for Nelson, who will soon be inducted…