Shubhanshu Shukla studies muscle stem cells, films digestion demo on ISS for Indian studentsIndian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, as part of Axiom Mission 4 on the ISS, is conducting experiments focusing on muscle health, digestion i...
01 Jul, 2025, 09.42 AM IST
Axiom-4 Mission: Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla set for space leap on May 29, here’s what he will exploreIndian astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla is preparing for a 14-day mission to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of Axio...
29 Apr, 2025, 08.14 PM IST
Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla to grow crops, study water bears at space station next monthIndian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla will conduct seven experiments at the International Space Station during the Axiom Mission-4. These expe...
21 Apr, 2025, 05.11 PM IST
Sunita Williams' return to Earth: Elon Musk's SpaceX Crew-10 mission to head to ISS today. Check time, launch detailsSpaceX Crew10 mission launch: Elon Musk's SpaceX is gearing up for mission to bring back NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore ...
12 Mar, 2025, 08.02 PM IST
Watch as Sunita Williams shows students how astronauts drink liquids in zero gravityIndian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams recently hosted an inspiring virtual session with students from Sunita Williams Elementary School i...
09 Dec, 2024, 12.39 PM IST
Astronauts’ brains suffer damage due to long space missions, reveals studyScientists recommend that individuals who spend an extended duration in a gravitational environment outside of Earth should allow for a sig...
12 Jun, 2023, 11.02 PM IST
The world finally has its 1st ‘parastronaut’. Can space travel be accessible to all?NASA first selected astronauts, the Mercury Seven, in 1959.
05 Dec, 2022, 07.02 PM IST
SpaceX aims to launch 'all-civilian' trip into orbitEntrepreneur Jared Isaacman is to be joined by three other novice astronauts for a multi-day journey into space, including one lucky winner...
02 Feb, 2021, 08.51 AM IST
ISS hosts as much microbes as gyms, hospitals: NASAScientists created a comprehensive catalogue of the bacteria and fungi found on surfaces inside the ISS.
08 Apr, 2019, 01.06 PM IST
- Soyuz rocket carrying 3 astronauts arrives at ISS
New York, July 29 (IANS) A Russian Soyuz MS-05 carrying the three new crew members to join the Expedition 52 docked to the International Sp...
29 Jul, 2017, 12.22 PM IST
Astronauts in Mars habitats may face fungal infection risk: NASA reportHuman presence in closed habitats is associated with changes in the composition of the fungal community - the mycobiome - that grows on sur...
11 Jul, 2017, 12.37 PM IST
- Mars astronauts at increased risk of cancer: Study
New York, June 6 (IANS) Astronauts travelling to Mars or on long-term missions outside the protection of the Earth's magnetic field would f...
06 Jun, 2017, 01.45 PM IST
- Yoga may help astronauts fight spinal stiffness
New York, Oct 26 (IANS) Yoga offers a promising approach to fight spinal stiffness and reduced mobility that astronauts on long missions in...
26 Oct, 2016, 02.39 PM IST
NASA astronauts help develop osteoporosis and bone cancer testThe functionality of the test, which measures changes in calcium isotope ratios, has been validated on blood samples from NASA astronauts.
18 Aug, 2015, 04.28 PM IST
Edwin Aldrin, a government astronaut, claimed travel expenses to the moon and backAll the astronauts on Apollo 11 had to sign a customs form upon their return to Earth from the Moon. They declare that they had brought bac...
04 Aug, 2015, 02.50 PM IST
Worms on International Space Station to help battle astronaut muscle and bone lossTwo JAXA investigations on the ISS aim to help researchers seek clues to physiological problems found in astronauts by studying a roundworm.
13 Jan, 2015, 03.49 PM IST
Average people healthy enough for space travel: StudyAverage people with common medical problems such as high blood pressure, heart disease or diabetes are healthy enough to tolerate commercia...
22 Sep, 2014, 04.19 PM IST