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BENGALURU: At 3.35am Thursday (IST), a 322-foot rocket lit up the Florida sky and carried four astronauts beyond the reach of Earth's orbit -- the first humans to make that journey in 54 years.Nasa's Artemis II mission is now in flight, and the Moon is six days away.The SLS rocket and the Orion spacecraft -- named "Integrity" by its crew -- lifted off from Launch Complex 39B at Kennedy Space Center at 6:35 pm EDT on April 1. The twin solid rocket boosters ignited first, delivering more than 75% ...Read More >
New Delhi: ISRO on Friday unveiled a model of the Bharatiya Antariksh Station (BAS) module here. India plans to launch the first module of the BAS, its own home-built space station, by 2028, marking its entry into the group of a handful of nations that operate orbital laboratories. At present, there are two orbital laboratories -- the International Space Station operated by five space agencies, and the Tiangong space station of China. India plans to have five modules of the Bhartiya Antariksh ...Read More >
As ISRO Chairman V. Narayanan addressed the inaugural session of the National Meet 2025 on Friday, his words carried the weight of a nation's transformed ambitions. When he spoke of taking "space applications to the grassroots," he wasn't merely outlining policy -- he was articulating a vision that has redefined India's relationship with space technology. The numbers speak volumes. Today, 55 space applications, from television broadcasting to weather forecasting, ensure the safety and security o ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 21 (PTI) SpaceX had probably taken "lightly" the liquid oxygen leak in the Falcon-9 rocket that launched the Axiom-4 mission to the International Space Station, putting at risk the lives for four astronauts, including Shubhanshu Shukla, ISRO chairman V Narayanan said here on Thursday. Narayanan said it was at the insistence of ISRO engineers that SpaceX examined the leak detected in the oxidiser lines that carry liquid oxygen to the rocket engines and discovered a crack that coul ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) Cabinet Secretary T V Somanathan has flagged the "perceived reluctance" among several senior central government officials to give appointments to people, saying such interactions can give insights into ground realities, and clarify misunderstandings about government policies or intentions. In a letter to the secretaries of all central government ministries and departments, the country's top bureaucrat also said that such meetings should be held in offices and not clubs o ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) About 41 years after Rakesh Sharma's flight in 1984, India sent an astronaut into space -- Shubhanshu Shukla. Shukla, who became the first Indian to go to the International Space Station (ISS), has emerged as the new star -- also establishing a firm place for India in the global space arena. The 20-day mission, led by private American company Axiom Space, in collaboration with NASA, SpaceX, and other government space agencies, including ISRO, launched to the ...Read More >
Chennai, Jul 15 (PTI) The ManipalCigna Health Insurance Company Ltd has planned to expand its footprint in Tamil Nadu with 10 more branches and add over 10,000 advisors across South India. ManipalCigna Health Insurance Company Ltd is a joint venture between Manipal Group, an eminent player in healthcare delivery and higher education and global health services company Cigna Healthcare. Also Read | Aadhaar Free Update: Government Requests Parents to Update Children's Aadhaar Biometrics Between A ...Read More >
New Delhi/Hyderabad, July 15 (Maxim News): Indian astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla has safely returned to Earth after completing an 18-day mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS), marking a historic moment for India's space ambitions. The mission, launched on June 25 as part of the Axiom-4 private spaceflight, included three other international crew members -- Peggy Whitson, Slawosz Dijnans, and Tibor Kapu. Here To Join Us On WhatsApp After spending over two weeks conduct ...Read More >
New Delhi: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday categorically rejected suggestions of a potential nuclear exchange with India during the recent military standoff, asserting that Pakistan's nuclear arsenal is intended solely for peaceful purposes and national defence. Speaking to a gathering of Pakistani students in Islamabad, Sharif addressed concerns about the use of nuclear weapons amid the four-day military escalation triggered by the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam, India, ...Read More >
BENGALURU: The ongoing Axiom-4 Space Mission's four-member crew in its Dragon Spacecraft -- including India's Group Captain and astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla (call sign Shux) -- will undock from the International Space Station (ISS) on July 14 at 7.05am ET (4.35pm IST), announced the ISRO and NASA teams on Saturday. As per the scheduled plan they are to splash down on July 15 off the coast of California, subject to weather conditions on the Earth, to mark the end of their 14-day mission on the ISS ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Indian-origin astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, who travelled to space as part of the Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4), is expected to return to Earth on July 14, according to Nasa officials.Shukla, a Group Captain in the Indian Air Force and trained by Isro, made history by becoming the first Indian to reach the International Space Station (ISS) on a private space mission. He was launched into space aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft, carried by a Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center last ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 5 (PTI) After a day off, astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla and others from the Axiom-4 mission on Saturday studied how bones react to microgravity conditions, an experiment that could lead to better treatment of osteoporosis on Earth. On the 10th flight day, Shukla also participated in an experiment to monitor radiation exposure on the International Space Station (ISS), which could help better protect astronauts on longer-duration space missions away from Earth. Lucknow-born Shukla (3 ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 7 (PTI) Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla and three others are set to embark on the Axiom Space's fourth human spaceflight from NASA's Kennedy Space Centre in Florida on June 10 and are likely to dock at the International Space Station on June 11 at about 10 PM IST, after a nearly 28-hour journey. Shukla, the mission pilot of the Axiom-4 (Ax4) commercial mission to the ISS, will be accompanied by mission commander Peggy Whitson and specialists Tibor Kapu from Hungary and Slawosz ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 7 (PTI) Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla and three others are set to embark on the Axiom Space's fourth human spaceflight from NASA's Kennedy Space Centre in Florida on June 10 and are likely to dock at the International Space Station on June 11 at about 10 PM IST, after a nearly 28-hour journey. Shukla, the mission pilot of the Axiom-4 (Ax4) commercial mission to the ISS, will be accompanied by mission commander Peggy Whitson and specialists Tibor Kapu from Hungary and Slawosz ...Read More >
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