When Coke and Pepsi fought for soft drink supremacy in spaceIn the 1980s, Coca-Cola and PepsiCo engaged in a fierce competition to become the first to serve a fizzy drink in space. NASA's shuttle pro...
29 Jul, 2025, 10.35 AM IST
China's largest air show takes off with fighter jets, attack dronesChina's largest air show kicked off in Zhuhai, putting a spotlight on the country's advancing military capabilities, including the debut of...
12 Nov, 2024, 09.53 AM IST
Brand-new space telescope launched in 2023 has 'damaged doors', says NASAObservational plans around an expensive and state-of-the-art space telescope launched just last year in September, has now taken a back sea...
14 Jun, 2024, 01.39 AM IST
China successfully launches reusable spacecraft, keeps mission details secretAfter a period of in-orbit operation, the spacecraft will return to a predetermined landing site in China. It will test reusable technologi...
04 Sep, 2020, 07.33 PM IST
Indian astronaut may travel to International Space Station for training mission in 2022: ReportThe International Space Station is a habitable artificial satellite in low Earth orbit.
03 Oct, 2018, 05.04 PM IST
Space race 2.0: A low-down on the great flightEven as the Trump Administration plans a contentious Space Force and Nasa looks to intensify its efforts to explore deep space, PM Modi has...
25 Aug, 2018, 11.00 PM IST
- SpaceX aborts launch to space station
Los Angeles, Feb 19 (IANS) US space company SpaceX aborted at the last minute the lift-off of its Falcon rocket and Dragon capsule to the I...
20 Feb, 2017, 08.32 AM IST
Shuttl launches odd-even guidelines websiteBus aggregation platform Shuttl is the latest to join the bandwagon by launching ‘oddevenbyshuttl.com’, a one stop source to know everythin...
17 Dec, 2015, 03.15 PM IST
China launches first "new generation" satellite for BeiDou GPSBeiDou is the Chinese equivalent of the United States NAVSTAR Global Positioning System and Russia's Global Navigation Satellite System.
31 Mar, 2015, 04.43 PM IST
Orbital Sciences' cargo ship blasts off for space stationOrbital Sciences is one of two firms hired by NASA to fly cargo to the station, a $100 billion project of 15 nations, following the retirem...
10 Jan, 2014, 01.10 AM IST
India forging ahead with big plans as cabinet clears the Mars missionEven as the US cuts down on interstellar explorations, our country is forging ahead with big plans. With the cabinet clearing the Mars miss...
06 Aug, 2012, 11.25 AM IST
- China to 'mass produce' spacecraft: state media
China will start "mass producing" its Shenzhou spacecraft, state media said Friday, a day after launching its third ever manned mission int...
26 Sep, 2008, 11.44 AM IST
- NASA expects 3k job losses once shuttles stop flying
NASA told a US Senate panel on Monday that it anticipates losing 3,000 to 4,000 jobs at its launching site once the space shuttles stop fly...
25 Jun, 2008, 02.00 AM IST
- NASA says 3,000 to 4,000 job losses once shuttles stop flying
NASA has told a US Senate panel that it anticipates losing 3,000 to 4,000 jobs at its launching site once the space shuttles stop flying in...
24 Jun, 2008, 04.26 AM IST
- US shuttle heads for landing after successful mission
The US shuttle Discovery raced back to Earth on Saturday after a successful mission to deliver and open Japan's first space laboratory at t...
14 Jun, 2008, 08.08 PM IST
- Russia, India may jointly develop new space shuttle
India and Russia could jointly develop a new generation space shuttle for manned space flights and negotiations for the project are expecte...
28 Dec, 2007, 03.32 PM IST
- Toxic spill on space station fuels fire fears
A spill of toxic liquids aboard International Space Station on Monday set off a short-lived emergency and fears of a fire aboard the outpos...
19 Sep, 2006, 02.28 AM IST