Astronaut
- Middle East
Who is Rayyanah Barnawi? Know more on Saudi’s 1st woman set to go to space
Riyadh: A big milestone is on the horizon for Saudi Arabia as the Kingdom is sending its first female astronaut, Rayyanah Barnawi, to the International Space Station (ISS) during the second quarter of this…
- Science
NASA spots 13 regions on Moon for astronaut landing in 2024
Washington: The US space agency has identified 13 candidate landing regions near the lunar south pole, as it prepares to send humans back to the Moon under the Artemis programme in 2024.…
- Science
Private Ax-1 astronaut to make liquid telescope mirror in space
Washington: An astronaut, part of the recent private mission to the International Space Station (ISS) American space habitat company Axiom Space, is set to test the making of a liquid telescope mirror…
- India
Meet Indian-origin Anil Menon among NASA’s new astronaut recruits
Houston: Indian-origin physician Anil Menon, a lieutenant colonel at the US Air Force, has been selected by NASA along with nine others to be astronauts for future missions, the American space agency…
- India
Indian-origin astronaut Sirisha Bandla to fly into space
Houston: Indian-origin astronaut, Sirisha Bandla will be taking care of the researcher experience on the Unity22 mission, when a Virgin Galactic test flight travels to the edge of space on July 11.…
- World
Telugu woman in 6-member crew of Virgin Group’s test rocket flight
Hyderabad: In a rare instance of pride, a Telugu woman is all set to take a journey to outer space as Virgin Group’s space mission is to take off in less than…
- India
TN govt invites applications for Kalpana Chawla bravery awards
Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government on Monday invited applications from women of the state for the Kalpana Chawla bravery awards. The award carries a cash prize of Rs 5 lakh and a…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad origin US astronaut Raja Chari will command NASA’s SpaceX crew-3 mission
Hyderabad: Many of us dream in our childhood to go to the moon and stars but very few are lucky whose dream come true. Raja Chari is one among such lucky persons…
- Science
NASA astronaut successfully harvests 2 plants in space
Washington: NASA’s Expedition 64 crew member Michael Hopkins has harvested two crops in space — ‘Amara’ mustard, and a previously grown crop, ‘Extra Dwarf’ pak choi. They were grown for 64 days, the…
- World
Trump accused of flashing ‘middle finger’ at female astronaut
Washington: US President Donald Trump has found himself at the centre of a fierce controversy after he was seen scratching his forehead with his middle finger when a female NASA astronaut corrected…
- Middle East
Astronaut Hazza returns to Earth
By Mohammed Siddiq M., Abu Dhabi, UAE After a stay of 8 days in space and completing 128 orbits around the earth, and covering a total of 4.9 million kilometers in space, the…
- Middle East
UAE Astronaut to return on Thursday
By Mohammed Siddiq M, Abu Dhabi, UAE Dubai: Hazza Al Mansouri, the first Emirati astronaut, had taken off from Kazakhstan on the 25th of September, 2019, for an 8 days space expedition…
- Middle East
UAES’ First-Ever Astronaut
Special to Siasat News By Mohammed Siddique Dubai. United Arab Emirates UAE is sending its first astronaut, Hazza Al Mansouri to be rocketed into space on September 25th from Kazakhstan’s Baikonur Cosmodrome.…
- News
Ex-NASA astronaut to join Purdue University’s Mumbai fest
Mumbai: US astronaut Jerry L. Ross, who jointly holds a record for maximum space flights, will deliver the keynote address at the Purdue University’s 150th International Ideas Festival in Mumbai on January…
