Astronauts
- India
India’s astronaut Shukla gets ready for historic spaceflight on Tuesday
New Delhi: Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla and three others were getting ready for their journey to the International Space Station on board SpaceX’s Falcon-9 rocket that is scheduled to blast off from…
- India
Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla to interact with students from ISS in June
New Delhi: Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, who is scheduled to travel to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of an ISRO-NASA joint mission next month, will interact with Indian students from there.…
- Photos
Photos: Stuck NASA astronauts returns home
Stuck in space no more, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams returned to Earth on Tuesday, hitching a different ride home to close out a saga that began with a bungled…
- World
Watch: Dolphins welcome astronauts back to earth
Florida: Astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, along with NASA’s Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, have returned to Earth after a lengthy journey that turned a planned eight-day mission into…
- Technology
Astronauts Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore safely return to earth after 9 months
Cape Canaveral: Stuck in space no more, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams returned to Earth on Tuesday, hitching a different ride home to close out a saga that began with…
- World
Stranded astronauts Butch Wilmore, Sunita Williams returning to Earth Tuesday
New York: With the pair of US astronauts stranded for more than nine months on the International Space Station (ISS), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has confirmed that the duo…
- India
PM Modi announces names of Gaganyaan astronauts in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram: Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a historic announcement on Tuesday, revealing the names of the four astronauts who are currently undergoing rigorous training for India’s first-ever human space flight mission, Gaganyaan. Addressing…
- Technology
Why astronauts develop skin rashes, viral infections in space
Toronto: Space travel alters gene expression in white blood cells, weakening the immune system, making astronauts more susceptible to infections and skin rashes while in space, according to a study. Astronauts on…
- India
US to train, fly Indian astronauts to International Space Station in 2024
Chennai: After Russia in 1984, it is now the US to fly Indian astronauts to space. But this time the US will fly Indian astronauts to the International Space Station next year…
- Technology
Axiom Space’s private astronauts back to Earth after 2nd mission on ISS
Washington: Four astronauts, including the first woman from Saudi Arabia, of the American private space habitat company Axiom Space have returned safely to Earth after spending eight days on their second mission…
- Technology
China launches spaceship with 3 astronauts to its space station
Beijing: China on Tuesday launched the Shenzhou-16 manned spaceship, sending three astronauts to its Tiangong space station for a five-month mission. The spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, blasted off from…
- World
Astronomers detect first direct image of black hole expelling a powerful jet
Beijing: For the first time, astronomers have detected an image of a powerful jet exploding from a black hole. The observations of the black hole at the centre of the galaxy Messier…
- Technology
US to train Indian astronauts, cooperate on planetary defence
New York: The US will provide advanced training for an Indian astronaut and the two countries will cooperate on planetary defence against dangerous asteroids and comets, according to the White House. Strengthening…
- World
3 Chinese astronauts return safely after completing six months mission at China’s space station
Beijing: China’s spaceship, the Shenzhou-14, carrying three astronauts who lived in its orbiting space station for six months touched down at the Dongfeng landing site in north Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region safely…
- Science
Musk’s SpaceX sends fresh batch of astronauts to ISS
Washington: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Dragon spacecraft was on its way to the International Space Station (ISS) with NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Josh Cassada, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)…
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