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International Space Station gets 3 new residents after Russian launch

American Frank Rubio checked in for a six-month stay along with Russians Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin.

Updated: September 22, 2022 10:23 am

Chinese astronauts go on spacewalk from new station

China is building its own space station after being excluded by the US from the International Space Station because its…

Updated: September 18, 2022 9:35 am

ISRO chief says Chandrayaan-3 and Aditya L1 mission likely by early 2023

Sky isn’t the limit! ISRO’s upcoming space missions that are going to be game-changing for India

Three of the most important upcoming space missions by ISRO – Gaganyaan, Aditya- L1 and Chandrayaan-3, are scheduled for 2023.

Updated: August 8, 2022 6:05 pm

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Russia says sanctions could threaten space hub

Roscosmos head Dmitry Rogozin said the letter appealed to the space agencies of the US, Canada and Europe to keep…

March 12, 2022 3:09 pm

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International Space Station to crash over India? NASA responds to Russian space agency chief’s Twitter tirade

NASA, however, shrugged off Rogozin’s comments that US sanctions on Moscow over Ukraine could “destroy” the two countries’ teamwork on…

February 26, 2022 12:48 pm

Indian-origin NASA astronaut candidate Dr Anil Menon set to join training in January 2022: His journey so far and his love for Kerala

Dr Menon, who was born as well as raised in the US’ Minnesota, was born to immigrants from Ukraine and…

December 9, 2021 8:30 pm

NASA delays astronaut spacewalk indefinitely as it receives notification of potentially dangerous debris

The aim of the spacewalk, which would have led to two astronauts venturing out of the ISS, was to replace…

December 1, 2021 12:50 pm

Space Junk, space news, Earth, Saturn, Nasa

Is it Earth or is it Saturn? Soon, space junk will form rings around our planet and its very troubling

The Department of Defense of the US has a separate network that specifically tracks the space junk. The Space Surveillance…

November 23, 2021 1:38 pm

Boeing’s Starliner CST-100 test flight postponed again: Everything to know about NASA’s Commercial Crew programme

The test flight that has been postponed is meant to check all the capabilities of the spacecraft, right from launching…

August 4, 2021 7:43 pm

Stunning! NASA shares beautiful image of Moscow’s city lights taken from International Space Station

Since then, the image has been widely shared by netizens across various social media platforms.

March 15, 2021 12:21 pm

Commercial space programme: NASA, Boeing targeting April for CST-100 Starliner’s test flight

CST-100 Starliner has been manufactured by Boeing to transport crew to and from the International Space Station under NASA’s Programme…

February 18, 2021 12:31 pm

Wow! Microgravity aids plant transplant aboard the International Space Station; Details

Astronauts at the ISS have found that what was earlier a challenge could turn into a boon for growing crops…

January 30, 2021 6:10 pm

nasa cygnus spacecraft ISS detachment live telecast

NASA’s Cygnus spacecraft, named in memory of Kalpana Chawla, to depart from ISS; Check time for live telecast

Before the scheduled departure, the crew aboard the international space outpost would pack the spacecraft with the SharkSat hosted payload

December 30, 2020 1:07 pm

Astronauts get first look inside space station’s new inflatable module

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station on Monday floated inside an experimental inflatable module that will test a less expensive…

June 7, 2016 12:10 pm

International Space Station makes 100,000th orbit of Earth

One-hundred-thousand laps around Earth, and the International Space Station is still sailing right along.

May 16, 2016 10:58 pm

Work, view of Himalayan lakes kept Scott Kelly ‘sane’ on ISS

The view of rainbow-hued Himalayan lakes and steady work helped Scott Kelly stay sane during the 340 days he spent…

March 6, 2016 12:20 am

Nasa spaceman Scott Kelly sees International Space Station mission as ‘steppingstone’ to Mars

NASA’s first and only yearlong spaceman Scott Kelly will go through a series of physical and medical tests as soon…

February 27, 2016 11:49 pm

Rebecca Ferguson to star in ‘Life’

Actress Rebecca Ferguson will next star in the upcoming sci-fi film “Life”.

January 29, 2016 8:07 pm

Stress buster in space for astronauts – space gardening!

Activities like growing plants in space can help astronauts reduce stress, suggests NASA’s Behavioural Health and Performance team after pictures…

January 21, 2016 6:41 pm

‘New’ NASA Dream Chaser cargo craft was Soviet space shuttle 50 years ago

In what can be termed as an ironic twist of history, US-based Sierra Nevada Corporation’s NASA-contracted Dream Chaser cargo spacecraft…

January 19, 2016 11:34 pm

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