space exploration

March 30, New Delhi – Four astronauts, set to embark on a mission around the Moon under NASA’s Artemis II program, arrived at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday to finalize preparations for their planned journey.Americans Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, along...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 28 – Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar on Saturday urged young people to take the lead in building a strong and developed India.He was speaking at an interactive session held at Lok Bhavan. The event featured a talk by Shubhanshu Shukla of the Indian Space...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 28 Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar said on Saturday that India is progressing in every field, and even space will not be a limit for the country.The governor was speaking at an event held at Lok Bhavan here, featuring a talk by astronaut Group Captain...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 28 Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, who is part of India’s Gaganyaan programme, said on Saturday that teamwork is the single most important factor in executing a space mission, as he briefly detailed his experience at the ISS and his journey to and from it.Addressing...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 26 – Thiruvananthapuram is set to host a significant scientific event as astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, the first Indian to set foot on the International Space Station (ISS), arrives in the city on March 28.He will be in Kerala as a guest of Governor Rajendra Vishwanath...

Washington, March 26 – US lawmakers and officials have warned of risks in the transition from the International Space Station (ISS) to commercial space platforms, as China expands its presence in low Earth orbit.House Science Committee Chairman Brian Babin said on Wednesday (local time), "The...

New Delhi, March 23 ISRO is currently conducting orbital docking experiments as part of its efforts to validate such technologies for complex missions such as Gaganyaan and the Bharatiya Antariksh Station, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Monday."ISRO is conducting two orbital docking...

Chennai, March 17 Actor Ryan Gosling, who plays the lead role in the highly anticipated sci-fi film "Project Hail Mary" directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, has revealed that he received the film's script at the very beginning of the global COVID-19 pandemic, when productions around the...

Kolkata, March 12 A new full-dome 3D digital film titled “One Step Beyond: A Journey to Mars,” which takes viewers on an immersive voyage to reach the Red Planet, was unveiled at Science City here on Thursday.The film was inaugurated by a senior scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory...

In Bengaluru, on March 11, India is planning to collect samples from the Moon and return them to Earth as part of Chandrayaan-4. Chandrayaan-5 will involve a heavier lander with a longer mission duration. ISRO Chairman V. Narayanan stated this on Wednesday.He also discussed ISRO's future...

March 02, New Delhi — SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Florida's Cape Canaveral on Sunday night, sending 29 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit as part of the Starlink 10-41 mission.The first stage separated as planned and landed on the 'Just Read the Instructions' drone ship in the...

Tel Aviv, February 26 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu highlighted the significance of maximizing bilateral trade and investment between India and Israel in a joint statement released after the successful conclusion of the summit.The Prime Ministers...

February 26, New Delhi: NASA has provided further details on the early return of SpaceX's Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station in January this year.Astronaut Mike Fincke, who served as the pilot and commander of ISS Expedition 74, revealed that a health concern he experienced in...

New Delhi, February 18 India's space sector promoter, IN-SPACe, announced a grant of Rs 1 crore for startups and MSMEs to explore the application of artificial intelligence (AI) in various areas of space activities.The announcement of the 'AI INSPIRED (Innovating Space Performance with...

Mumbai, February 17 – French President Emmanuel Macron emphasized on Tuesday that the India-France relationship has reached a level of mutual trust that is "unique in the world today."After a morning jog at Marine Drive and paying tribute to the victims of the 2008 Mumbai terror attack, the...

Bengaluru, February 11 India must continue to pursue its ambitious human spaceflight programme with sustained enthusiasm despite inherent complexities and unknowns, Group Captain and Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla said on Wednesday. The recipient of the Ashoka Chakra award asserted that the...

Bengaluru, February 10 ISRO Chairman V Narayanan said on Tuesday that India's space program was conceived as a people-centric and application-driven initiative, rooted in international cooperation rather than competition.Highlighting six decades of the country's space journey, Narayanan said...