NASA's Artemis III crew: A test pilot, an Italian, a record-holder and a first-timerNASA has announced the crew for its upcoming Artemis III mission. This mission will feature a docking demonstration with three spacecraft i...
10 Jun, 2026, 07.03 AM IST
China sends astronaut on year-long space mission as it eyes 2030 moon landingChina launched three astronauts to its space station. One astronaut will stay for a year, a record for the country. This mission supports C...
24 May, 2026, 09.12 PM IST
Elon Musk's SpaceX spends $15 billion in developing next-generation Starship rocket. When will it launch, check featuresSpaceX's $15 billion figure, which has not been previously reported, eclipses the roughly $400 million SpaceX spent developing Falcon 9, th...
01 May, 2026, 03.57 PM IST
SpaceX spending on Starship tops $15 billion in rush for airline-like rocketrySpaceX has poured over $15 billion into its Starship rocket. This next-generation system is key for launching more Starlink satellites and ...
01 May, 2026, 03.35 PM IST
What is the new NASA tool going viral? Spell your name in worldwide landscapes through satellite imageryNASA's new "Your Name in Landsat" tool transforms decades of satellite imagery into personalized collages. Users can spell their names usin...
28 Apr, 2026, 11.22 AM IST
NASA’s Artemis II lifts off for 10-day lunar missionAmerica has launched its Artemis II mission with four astronauts on a journey around the moon. This marks a significant step in NASA's plan...
02 Apr, 2026, 08.36 AM IST
50 years on, why haven’t humans been back to the moon? Know hereThe last footprint left on the moon was on December 14, 1972. After 50 years, NASA is planning to get ready to go back.
14 Dec, 2022, 10.06 PM IST
PM Modi congratulates ISRO, NSIL on successful PSLV C54 missionBesides the Earth Observation-06 satellite of ISRO, the PSLV C54 mission also placed in orbit six other satellites, including Anand, develo...
26 Nov, 2022, 07.14 PM IST
ISRO begins countdown for PSLV-C54 missionThe objective of the mission is to ensure data continuity of ocean colour and wind vector data to sustain the operational applications. The...
25 Nov, 2022, 05.33 PM IST
President Xi speaks to Chinese astronauts in space station; says mission an important 'milestone'China successfully launched its longest crewed space mission to date on June 17, sending three astronauts to its new orbiting station, in a...
23 Jun, 2021, 05.27 PM IST
NASA astronaut to set record for longest spaceflight by a womanNASA and its ISS partners have set a new schedule and new crew assignments that will include the first flight of NASA astronaut Jessica Mei...
18 Apr, 2019, 12.38 PM IST
ISRO's PSLV-C43 successfully places into orbit HysIS along with 30 satellitesThe HysIS, Isro's earth observation satellite, is the primary satellite of the PSLV-C43 mission.
29 Nov, 2018, 03.40 PM IST
In first mission of 2018, ISRO launches 100th satelliteThe PSLV carries 31 satellites in total from countries including India and six other countries. Among is the satellites that the PSLV is ca...
12 Jan, 2018, 01.10 PM IST
- Eugene Cernan, last man to walk on moon, dies
Washington, Jan 17 (IANS) Eugene A. Cernan, the commander of the Apollo 17 lunar-landing mission in 1972 and the last man to walk on the mo...
17 Jan, 2017, 01.37 PM IST
ISRO launches PSLV C-35 carrying India's SCATSAT-1, 7 other satellites from Sriharikota spaceportThe rocket’s main cargo is the 371 kg SCATSAT-1 for ocean and weather related studies. This will be placed into a 730-km polar sun synchron...
26 Sep, 2016, 04.31 PM IST
- India successfully puts SCATSAT-1, 7 others into orbit
Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), Sep 26 (IANS) India on Monday morning successfully put into orbit its own weather satellite SCATSAT-1 and sev...
26 Sep, 2016, 12.15 PM IST
India's Mars Orbiter Mission: Why the project faces one of its biggest tests todayISRO will switch on the engine that has been lying dormant for 10 months, and fire it for four seconds to slow down the spacecraft.
22 Sep, 2014, 12.43 PM IST