A look at Indian astronaut Subhanshu Shukla's love story with his dentist wife. His educational qualifications and family backgroundGroup Captain Shubhanshu Shukla's journey to the ISS marks a historic moment for India, with his wife Kamna, his childhood friend and unwav...
26 Jun, 2025, 11.13 PM IST
China-led lunar base to include nuclear power plant on moon's surface, space officialChina and Russia's International Lunar Research Station (ILRS) preliminary plans involve constructing a nuclear reactor on the moon's surfa...
23 Apr, 2025, 01.42 PM IST
NASA SpaceX Crew-10 mission: Meet the four astronauts who are replacing Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore at ISSNASA's SpaceX Crew-10 mission: NASA astronauts Anne McClain, Nichole Ayers, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onis...
18 Mar, 2025, 02.26 PM IST
Sunita Williams set to fly into space for a third time next monthIndian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams is set to pilot Boeing's Starliner on a mission to the International Space Station. The launch is e...
23 May, 2024, 05.03 PM IST
Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams set to fly into space for a third time on TuesdayIndian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams, alongside Butch Wilmore, embarks on a significant mission flying Boeing's Starliner from Florida t...
07 May, 2024, 12.51 PM IST
ISRO releases ISSAR 2023 report on vulnerability of space assets to collisionsISRO has released its Indian Space Situational Assessment Report (ISSAR) 2023, evaluating the vulnerability of its space assets to environm...
29 Apr, 2024, 08.37 PM IST
China to double size of space station, touts alternative to NASA-led ISSChina's space station, Tiangong, plans to expand to six modules from three, offering astronauts from other countries an alternative to the ...
05 Oct, 2023, 11.40 AM IST
Meet Frank Rubio, NASA astronaut who sets record with 371-day spaceflightNASA astronaut Frank Rubio, along with two Russian cosmonauts, has returned to Earth after a record-breaking 371-day mission, surpassing th...
29 Sep, 2023, 06.30 AM IST
Who is Raja Chari, the Indian-American NASA astronaut all set to return to Earth after six months in space?Chari has Master's degree in aeronautical and astronautical engineering from MIT.
18 Apr, 2022, 03.39 PM IST
Indian-American among 18 astronauts selected for NASA's manned Moon missionRaja Jon Vurputoor Chari, 43, a graduate of the US Air Force Academy, MIT, and US Naval Test Pilot School, is the only Indian-American in t...
11 Dec, 2020, 08.43 AM IST
Indian-American among NASA's new astronauts; all set to conquer Moon, MarsRaja Jon Vurputoor Chari, an Indian-American US Air Force colonel, is among 11 new NASA graduates who have successfully completed their ove...
11 Jan, 2020, 03.58 PM IST
Brad Pitt curious about Chandrayaan-2 moon lander, asks ISS astronaut if he spotted VikramThe Academy Award nominee actor had a list of questions for NASA astronaut Nick Hague.
18 Sep, 2019, 11.36 AM IST
- Indian American selected among 12 NASA astronaut candidates
Washington, June 8 (IANS) Indian American Raja Chari, a Lieutenant Colonel with the US Air Force, has been selected by space agency NASA am...
08 Jun, 2017, 10.25 AM IST
Chinese astronauts to get comfort upgrade in new space labThe two astronauts will go on a manned space flight next month and join the Tiangong-2 and spend a month conducting different experiments.
17 Sep, 2016, 06.10 PM IST
Global meet on climate change in Kerala in FebruaryNearly 500 scientists and policy makers, including 200 from abroad, would attend the three-day conference being hosted by KSCSTE from Febru...
29 Oct, 2014, 02.41 PM IST
- Government refuses to foot ISRO chairman G Madhavan Nair's trip to Paris for IAA meet
Asked if it's because of the Government's blacklisting order that it didn't take care of such expenses, Nair said: "Yes. Certainly, certain...
15 Mar, 2012, 04.19 PM IST
- International Astronautical Congress begins tomorrow
Sunita Williams will share her experiences of space exploration during an interaction with scientists on the concluding day of the conferen...
23 Sep, 2007, 07.49 PM IST