ISRO, SCTIMST to take up research in BioastronauticsSCTIMST and ISRO's Human Space Flight Centre have partnered for space medicine research. A Center for Space Medicine Research was inaugurat...
18 Jul, 2026, 01.24 PM IST
NASA seeks volunteers for year-long Moon and Mars simulation mission: Check eligibility and other detailsNASA is recruiting volunteers for a year-long simulated deep-space mission. Participants will live and work in a special habitat at Johnson...
10 Jul, 2026, 05.24 PM IST
NASA picks 10 new astronauts from 8,000 hopefuls — and this time women dominate the classNASA announced its new astronaut class. For the first time, more women than men were selected. Ten individuals joined the astronaut corps f...
01 Oct, 2025, 02.06 AM IST
Historic decision by NASA! For the first time, there are more women than men among newest astronautsNASA's newest astronauts are part of the 24th astronaut class for NASA since the original Mercury Seven made their debut in 1959.
22 Sep, 2025, 11.55 PM IST
Will SpaceX have its own city? South Texas votes on Elon Musk’s dream of ‘Starbase’South Texas residents will vote on making SpaceX's site an official city named Starbase. This move could grant Elon Musk greater control ov...
03 May, 2025, 10.24 AM IST
Social security recipients in US could get $495 check under new proposal? Check detailsWill social security recipients in US get $495 check under new proposal? The Senior Citizens League has been advocating for the payment, sa...
16 Mar, 2025, 06.01 PM IST
SpaceX launches rescue mission for stranded NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch WilmoreSpaceX launched a mission to rescue two astronauts stranded at the International Space Station. The capsule will bring them back in Februar...
28 Sep, 2024, 11.23 PM IST
NASA is looking for astronauts after 4 years. Are you ready? Check qualifications and selection processNASA is seeking astronauts for the first time in four years, aiming for diversity in candidates. From thousands of applicants, only a selec...
03 Apr, 2024, 02.42 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
Want to experience what it's like living on Mars? NASA is hiringNASA is looking for people to spend a year pretending they are isolated on Mars.
14 Aug, 2021, 04.58 PM IST
Is Jeff Bezos an astronaut now?The answer appears to be no, at least in the eyes of the Federal Aviation Administration, which last week revised its definitions on whom i...
27 Jul, 2021, 11.39 AM IST
Bezos' 2021 Space Odyssey a risk too far for insurersAmazon CEO Bezos, a lifelong space enthusiast, has been vying with Elon Musk and Richard Branson to become the first billionaire to fly bey...
24 Jun, 2021, 04.48 PM IST
Sky is not the limit: Bone cancer survivor to join billionaire Jared Isaacman on SpaceX flightHayley Arceneaux will also be the first to launch with a prosthesis.
23 Feb, 2021, 12.18 PM IST
Indian-American Raja Chari among 3 astronauts selected by NASA for SpaceX Crew-3 missionChari, 43, will serve as the commander while NASA's Tom Marshburn will be pilot and ESA's Matthias Maurer will serve as a mission specialis...
16 Dec, 2020, 01.55 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
- Piers Sellers: Climate scientist, Nasa astronaut dies at 61
London, Dec 24 (IANS) British-born astronaut Piers Sellers has died of pancreatic cancer, aged 61, Nasa has said.
24 Dec, 2016, 10.32 AM IST