Andhra girl Jahnavi Dangeti selected as astronaut candidate for Titans Space programmeDangeti Jahnavi from Andhra Pradesh has been chosen as an Astronaut Candidate for Titans Space in the US, marking a significant step toward...
01 Jul, 2025, 12.29 PM IST
'Maybe they'll fall in love': Trump's bizarre remark on NASA's Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore stuck in spaceDonald Trump has made a bizarre remark about Indian-origin NASA astronaut Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore who have been stuck in space fo...
07 Mar, 2025, 02.56 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
Russian cosmonaut hitching ride with SpaceX as part of next space station crewThe four-member crew should reach the International Space Station (ISS) about 29 hours later on Thursday evening to begin a 150-day science...
05 Oct, 2022, 07.05 PM 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
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
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
Astronauts for Gaganyaan to be chosen this year“The crew will have three members but we will need to have a pool of pilots identified who will be evaluated in all aspects and trained bef...
17 Jan, 2019, 09.37 AM IST
Can India really put a man in space by 2022? The plan behind Modi's promiseIsro has carved out a niche in commercial satellite space, which includes the cheapest successful Mars mission.
15 Aug, 2018, 10.03 AM IST
Remembering Kalpana Chawla – the woman who taught girls to dream of wingsCommerce minister Suresh Prabhu also tweeted about the astronaut.
01 Feb, 2018, 02.51 PM IST
Shawna Pandya shuts down NASA rumours: Not going to space, not an Opera singerIt was earlier reported that Pandya was one of two candidates shortlisted to fly with eight other astronauts in 2018.
10 Feb, 2017, 05.10 PM IST
Shawna Pandya to become the third Indian-origin woman to fly in spacePandya was one of two candidates shortlisted from 3,200 people in the Citizen Science Astronaut program.
09 Feb, 2017, 03.09 PM IST
Sunita Williams among four astronauts to jumpstart NASA's Mars missionThere's been a lot of buzz about NASA's goal to land the first humans on Mars by the 2030s, but who those people will be remained unknown.
11 Jul, 2015, 05.48 PM IST
- Sunita Williams receives Padma Bhushan
Indian American astronaut Sunita Williams, who holds the feat of completing the longest space flight for a woman, received the Padma Bhusha...
05 Jul, 2008, 04.00 PM IST
- Sunita Williams arrives in India
Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams arrived at Ahmedabad airport in Gujarat on Thursday morning.
20 Sep, 2007, 11.38 AM IST
- Atlantis lands safely, Sunita returns to Earth
Space shuttle Atlantis, carrying Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams, landed successfully at the Edwards Air Force Base, California o...
23 Jun, 2007, 03.02 AM IST