NASA marks 40 years since Challenger, prepares Artemis II amid safety and space governance concernsForty years after the Challenger disaster, NASA gets ready for its first crewed lunar mission since Apollo: Artemis II. Carrying four astro...
29 Jan, 2026, 12.56 AM IST
Thought of the day by Sally Ride: ‘I think it's important for little girls growing up…’ Inspirational quotes by the first American female astronautThought of the day by Sally Ride remains relevant in an era still grappling with gender representation across professions. Her words contin...
09 Jan, 2026, 07.55 PM IST
Trump’s NASA budget cuts could compromise human safety, warn hundreds of agency employees in open letterWith looming budget cuts at NASA, scientists are voicing their fears about the safety of ongoing missions. Echoing the tragic Challenger in...
26 Jul, 2025, 02.22 PM IST
Weather researchers kick off 100-hour livestream as data-driven protest against Trump's science cutsIn response to US President Trump's science funding cuts, climate and weather scientists are hosting a 100-hour livestream. The event showc...
28 May, 2025, 03.48 PM IST
Mount Polley mine faces legal hurdle as First Nation fights to prevent another environmental crisisThe British Columbia Supreme Court has postponed the Mount Polley Mining Corporation's dam expansion case. The hearing will resume on June ...
13 May, 2025, 08.21 PM IST
Sunita Williams to return in 2025, not now, NASA debunks viral video claimsNASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore, originally slated for a brief 10-day mission on the International Space Station (ISS), h...
16 Oct, 2024, 05.21 PM IST
Columbia shuttle tragedy: 20 years on, NASA pledges 'acute awareness' over astronaut safetyThe Columbia shuttle tragedy occurred 20 years ago. In it, seven astronauts were killed.
01 Feb, 2023, 08.40 PM IST
Indian, US space officials discuss human space explorationAt the eighth meeting of the US-India Civil Space Joint Working Group (CSJWG) meeting on Monday and Tuesday, discussions also covered colla...
01 Feb, 2023, 07.30 AM IST
SpaceX rocket blasts off for International Space Station with first all-private crewSpaceX, the rocket company founded in 2002 by billionaire Elon Musk, was directing mission control for the flight from its headquarters nea...
08 Apr, 2022, 10.42 PM IST
First private astronaut mission to space station readies for launchWeather permitting, Axiom's four-man team was due to lift off on Wednesday from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, riding atop a Falco...
04 Apr, 2022, 04.00 PM IST
Women's Day: Unseen images of Kalpana Chawla to be auctioned as NFTsChawla is the first Indian-born American woman NASA astronaut to go to space.
08 Mar, 2022, 08.26 PM IST
NASA lifts off SS Kalpana Chawla cargo spacecraftThe S.S. Kalpana Chawla launched from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia at 09:38 p.m...
03 Oct, 2020, 01.08 PM IST
Donald Trump hails Kalpana Chawla, calls her an American heroOn Asian-American Heritage Month, the US President thanked Chawla for inspiring millions of girls to become astronauts.
01 May, 2018, 01.52 PM IST
A lookback at space disasters in the history of mankindFour-fifths of the way to the moon, Apollo 13 is crippled when a tank containing liquid oxygen bursts.
29 Jan, 2017, 12.01 AM IST
- Endeavour shuttle docks at space station
The seven crew members of the space shuttle Endeavour boarded the International Space Station on Thursday after docking high over Southeast...
13 Mar, 2008, 02.46 PM IST
- Mystery object forces NASA to postpone shuttle landing
NASA postponed the return of Atlantis for at least a day and examined the shuttle for damage that could prevent it from making the journey ...
21 Sep, 2006, 12.31 AM IST
- Toxic spill on space station fuels fire fears
A spill of toxic liquids aboard International Space Station on Monday set off a short-lived emergency and fears of a fire aboard the outpos...
19 Sep, 2006, 02.28 AM IST