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NASA shoots for the moon: Inside the historic Artemis II missionArtemis II embarks on humanity's return to the moon. Four astronauts will journey beyond the moon in a swift lunar fly-around. This mission...01 Apr, 2026, 05.43 PM IST- Four new astronauts arrive at International Space Station to replace NASA's evacuated crewThe International Space Station is back to its full crew. Four new astronauts arrived on Saturday, replacing colleagues who returned early ...15 Feb, 2026, 06.20 AM IST
- SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch today: Meet Sophie Adenot - Only 2nd French woman to visit space, mother of teen to celebrate birthday at International Space StationSpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch: Sophie Adenot is one of four astronauts now heading towards the International Space Station to replace a cre...13 Feb, 2026, 05.52 PM IST
- NASA astronauts step outside space station to perform 5th all-female spacewalkAnne McClain, who missed a previous all-female spacewalk due to spacesuit issues, finally got her chance alongside Nichole Ayers. They prep...01 May, 2025, 08.03 PM IST
- Sunita Williams' much-awaited homecoming: A look at NASA astronaut's career in space exploration, milestones and awardsSunita Williams' remarkable journey to space is nothing short of spectacular. Sunita Williams was born in September 1965, in Ohio, to Dr De...16 Mar, 2025, 02.48 PM IST
- Newer systems being added to astronaut training facility in Bengaluru: VSSC directorUnnikrishnan Nair, director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) told ET, “The building near UR Rao Satellite Centre on Old Airport Road ...05 Sep, 2024, 11.21 PM IST
- Let's send a woman to spaceIndia has the highest number of female pilots in the world. As per the Indian Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Indian female p...12 Apr, 2024, 11.04 PM IST
- India's first human-manned space flight to be launched this year before ISRO's GaganyaanIndia's ISRO will send the woman robot astronaut 'Vyommitra' into space ahead of the ambitious 'Gaganyaan' mission. 'Vyommitra' is equipped...05 Feb, 2024, 12.09 AM IST
- Space station welcomes 2 Saudi visitors, including kingdom's 1st female astronautThe company cited ticket prices of $55 million each for last year's private trip by three businessmen, but won't say how much the latest se...23 May, 2023, 02.47 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 launches 4 astronauts for NASA after private flightSpaceX has now launched five crews for NASA and two private trips in just under two years. Elon Musk's company is having an especially busy...27 Apr, 2022, 01.30 PM IST
- Jeff Bezos picks Wally Funk, a female aerospace pioneer, to accompany him in spaceAt age 82, Funk will become the oldest person to launch into space.02 Jul, 2021, 08.59 AM IST
- Official: Chinese astronauts go to space station next monthThe Tianhe, or Heavenly Harmony, is the third and largest space station launched by China's increasingly ambitious space programme. Its cor...30 May, 2021, 07.07 PM IST
- United Arab Emirates names 2 new astronauts, including womanSheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai who also serves as the autocratically ruled country's prime minister and vice pre...10 Apr, 2021, 10.05 PM IST
- US spacecraft named after late astronaut Kalpana Chawla, who died during a space missionChawla had made history at NASA as the first female astronaut of Indian descent.10 Sep, 2020, 10.37 AM IST
- Oops, he did it again: Donald Trump's oh-no moment when talking to astronaut Jessica MeirUS President Donald Trump is hardly known for his impeccable manners.24 Oct, 2019, 12.57 PM IST
- Size matters: NASA's historic all-women spacewalk scrapped due to lack of fitting spacesuits214 spacewalks have taken place since 1998, all of which had at least one male astronaut.26 Mar, 2019, 01.16 PM IST
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