From Needham High School in Massachusetts to becoming a NASA astronaut, here's how Sunita Williams' academic and professional journey has been, (Photo credits: AFP)

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Updated on Mar 20, 2025 07:48 AM IST

Sunita Williams returns to Earth: Why she did not tie her hair in space

Why Sunita Williams did not tie her hair in space

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Published on Mar 19, 2025 04:26 PM IST

Is Sunita Williams at high risk of cancer & brain damage after 9 months on ISS?

NASA astronaut Sunita Williams' prolonged stay at the ISS has exposed her to some significant health issues. AP/PTI(AP05_07_2024_000131B)

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Updated on Mar 12, 2025 01:53 PM IST

Shubhanshu Shukla becomes 1st Indian astronaut for private Axiom mission to ISS

Shubhanshu Shukla (encircled) of India with Peggy Whitson, Axiom Space’s director of Human Spaceflight and astronaut Sławosz Uznanski-Wisniewski of Poland and Tibor Kapu of Hungary.

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Updated on Jan 31, 2025 05:10 AM IST

Houston, we have a problem: Astronauts with horror stories in space

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Christmas on the ISS. Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore have now been stranded in space for exactly seven months. (NASA)

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Updated on Jan 04, 2025 02:54 PM IST

ISRO announces target date for launch of Venus orbiter mission

India's Venus mission to study atmosphere and geology scheduled for 2028 launch

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Published on Oct 01, 2024 09:22 PM IST

Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla set to join Indians who went to space

Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla is now the fifth Indian origin astronaut to go to space

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Published on Aug 02, 2024 09:09 PM IST

NASA performs 'moonwalk' in Arizona desert to prepare for Artemis III mission

NASA astronauts Kate Rubins and Andre Douglas perform a moonwalk on the San Francisco Volcanic Field north of Arizona.

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Updated on Jul 04, 2024 04:51 PM IST

In a first, Indian space tourist to fly on Blue Origin flight tomorrow

Gopichand Thotakura to be first civilian Indian astronaut to embark on space tourism.

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Updated on May 18, 2024 04:31 PM IST

ISRO tests ‘Made-in-India’ 3D-printed rocket engine. What is it?

ISRO's PS4 engine redesigned using additive manufacturing for enhanced efficiency

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Updated on May 11, 2024 11:15 AM IST

Centre eases FDI norms for space sector to boost offshore investment

The Union Cabinet earlier this year gave approval to these amendments. (PTI)

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Published on Apr 17, 2024 09:00 PM IST

NASA spacecraft to carry special message plate on Jupiter's moon. What's on it?

The art on the outward side of the plate, which will seal an opening of the vault on NASA’s Europa Clipper.

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Updated on Mar 10, 2024 08:28 AM IST

A new frontier for India’s space programme

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The image shows PM Modi with the four astronauts selected for ISRO’s Gaganyaan mission.

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Published on Feb 28, 2024 09:00 PM IST

SpaceX Dragon carrying Axiom-3 astronauts returns to Earth after a week delay

The four astronauts of Axiom Space's Ax-3 mission 4.

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Updated on Feb 09, 2024 08:49 PM IST

US spacecraft burns on Earth re-entry after fuel leakage hinders Moon landing

Photo from Peregrine reveals a crescent Earth and starburst effects by strategically hiding Sun behind the spacecraft's strut.

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Published on Jan 20, 2024 11:27 AM IST

Japanese spacecraft lands on moon, but solar cell not generating power: JAXA

FILE PHOTO: H-IIA rocket carrying the national space agency's moon lander is launched at Tanegashima Space Center on the southwestern island of Tanegashima, Japan in this photo taken by Kyodo on September 7, 2023.

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Updated on Jan 19, 2024 11:01 PM IST

ISRO generates power from hydrogen, oxygen in space — a leap for human missions

Fuel cell payload

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Published on Jan 05, 2024 01:08 PM IST

XPoSat: Why did ISRO launch X-Ray polarimetre satellite? What's the objective?

ISRO's PSLV-C58 carrying an X-Ray polarimeter satellite and 10 other satellites lifts off from the spaceport of Sriharikota on January 1, 2024.

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Updated on Jan 01, 2024 02:45 PM IST

NISAR: 5 things to know about NASA and ISRO's joint satellite mission in 2024

NASA and SRO's joint space mission NISAR will be launched in January 2024 tentatively. (Photo - NASA)

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Published on Nov 28, 2023 09:15 AM IST

What next for ISRO after Chandrayaan 3? Five upcoming Indian space missions

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) rocket carrying the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft (File photo)

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Published on Nov 26, 2023 03:59 PM IST

Elon Musk SpaceX's ‘world most powerful rocket’ Starship test flight on Saturday

A person looks on as SpaceX's huge Super Heavy-Starship is unstacked from the booster as it sits on the launchpad at Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, on November 16, 2023, ahead of its second test flight posponed to November 18.

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Updated on Nov 17, 2023 11:39 AM IST

IIT Roorkee, IIRS Dehradun partner to boost Space Science & Technology research

IIT Roorkee, IIRS Dehradun sign MoU

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Published on Nov 14, 2023 07:17 PM IST

Surge in space tourism poses risks of increasing space debris

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Published on Nov 08, 2023 06:15 PM IST

Wearable devices can now prevent astronauts from being 'lost' in space

Astronaut on space

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Updated on Nov 04, 2023 07:37 PM IST

Russian spacecraft carrying 3 astronauts blasts off to ISS

The Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft carrying the International Space Station (ISS) Expedition 70-71 crew blasts off to the ISS from the Moscow-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on September 15, 2023.

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Published on Sep 15, 2023 10:51 PM IST

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