It has been a wonderful ride: Shubhanshu Shukla describes awe of seeing earth from spaceGroup Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, the first Indian on the ISS, shared his awe-inspiring experience of viewing Earth from space and highlight...
08 Jul, 2025, 08.36 AM IST
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
Ax-4 mission marks historic spaceflight for India, Poland, and HungarySpaceX and the Ax-4 crew finished launch day preparations. The Ax-4 mission will launch on Tuesday from Kennedy Space Center. Shubhanshu Sh...
09 Jun, 2025, 08.22 PM IST
Meet the man who lost his leg in a crash but is now set to make space history as an astronautJohn McFall, a British surgeon and former Paralympian who lost his leg in a motorbike accident, has been cleared for a mission to the ISS. ...
14 Feb, 2025, 06.09 PM IST
ISRO & ESA agree to cooperate on astronaut training, mission implementationISRO and ESA have signed an agreement to collaborate on astronaut training, mission implementation, and research experiments. This partners...
21 Dec, 2024, 03.19 PM IST
Though it's not the moon yet, it's the next best thing for European astronautsThe European Space Agency has opened the LUNA facility in Germany to simulate lunar conditions for astronaut training. The facility feature...
25 Sep, 2024, 09.04 PM IST
ESA to test para-astronaut McFall's prosthetic leg for ‘space poisoning’ | All about itFor the first time a "para-astronaut" will be on a space mission. But his prosthetic leg is a concern for the European Space Agency which w...
25 Nov, 2023, 10.01 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
John McFall becomes world’s first astronaut with a physical disability to be recruited by ESA; Here’s more about himThe European Space Agency recruited a fresh batch of astronauts in its folds but what has made headlines is the presence of British Paralym...
24 Nov, 2022, 12.33 AM IST
NASA suspends routine spacewalks due to leaky spacesuit helmetAfter finding water in an astronaut's helmet, NASA has suspended all, except the most urgent spacewalks, the agency officials have announce...
22 May, 2022, 05.13 PM IST
Astronaut Barbie celebrates World Space Week, jets off on zero-gravity flightThe doll is based on the Italian astronaut, Samantha Cristoforetti.
04 Oct, 2021, 05.42 PM IST
India, France in discussion for Mission Alpha-like equipment for Gaganyaan astronautsIndia and France share a robust collaboration in the area of space. Space agencies of the two countries are also collaborating on nearly Rs...
30 Aug, 2020, 04.34 PM IST
Sleep to get rich: NASA & ESA project will give people Rs 13 lakh to lie in bed for 60 daysThe scientists want to study how weightlessness affects the human body.
29 Mar, 2019, 05.16 PM IST
- France offers space medicine to India's manned mission
Bengaluru, Sep 6 (IANS) France has offered India its expertise in space medicine, astronaut health monitoring, life support and radiation p...
06 Sep, 2018, 08.22 PM IST
Here's the crazy plan to start building an inflatable habitat on the Moon in 2024In 2018 ESA is planning to send a Lunar Lander to the Moon's south pole. The mission will be a precursor to ESA's bigger construction plans.
09 Jun, 2015, 12.25 PM IST
International Space Station astronauts use airlock to test lungsInside the cylindrical Quest airlock, ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti and NASA's Terry Virts monitored their breathing.
11 Mar, 2015, 01.43 PM IST
- China to launch fourth orbiter into space
China will soon launch its fourth orbiter into space as part of its indigenous satellite navigation and positioning network known as 'Beido...
01 Jun, 2010, 05.44 PM IST