Indian astronaut Group Captain Sudhanshu Shukla is preparing for a groundbreaking journey to the International Space Station (ISS) on May 29, 2025, as part of the Axiom Mission-4, a collaboration between NASA, ISRO, and the European Space Agency (ESA). Among his key tasks is conducting pioneering experiments to sprout and grow green gram (moong) and…
Indian astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, who has been tasked with the Axiom-4 (Ax-4) mission, has just finished a crucial part of his space training, which involved altitude exercises. These simulations, meant to mimic the low-pressure environment of space, are necessary to prepare astronauts to work in extreme conditions and perform under pressure. The training…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said “India’s space journey is not about racing others, it is about reaching higher together. Together, we share a common goal to explore space for the good of humanity”.Addressing the Global Conference on Space Exploration (GLEX 2025) via a video message, Modi urged for collective growth via…
India’s highly anticipated first human spaceflight mission under the Gaganyaan programme is scheduled for the first quarter of 2027. This would be a historic occasion in India’s entry into space exploration and will go a long way in increasing the country’s prestige for being among the select list of nations capable of sending humans to…
Representative image (Picture credit: X/@NASAJPL) NEW DELHI: After a series of postponements, the government has finally confirmed the long-awaited launch of the NISAR satellite for June 2025, marking a critical moment in the country’s growing space ambitions. Along with this proud feat for the nation, another announcement related to India’s upcoming participation in the Axiom…
BENGALURU: In the first press conference since her and Butch Wilmore’s return from the International Space Station (ISS), Nasa astronaut Sunita Williams shared her vivid descriptions of viewing India from ISS, expressing particular wonder at the majestic Himalayan mountain range.“India is amazing… Every time we went over the Himalayas,” Williams enthused. “Butch got incredible pictures…
ग्रुप कैप्टन शुभांशु शुक्ला On a quiet night in Lucknow, a young boy looked up at the sky, mesmerised by its vastness. The year was 1999, and as news of the Kargil War filled Indian television screens, he listened intently, captivated by the stories of courage from the frontlines. But for him, the battle wasn’t…
LUCKNOW: The 39-year-old Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, the fighter pilot of Indian Airforce (IAF) and ISRO’s astronaut, has been official named pilot for Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4), a private spaceflight for International Space Station (ISS), scheduled for post spring of the current calendar year.NASA and its international partners have approved the crew of the Ax-4…
BENGALURU: Isro, which began working on the Space Docking Experiment (SpaDeX) project on mission mode in 2017, much before the announcement of Gaganyaan, chose the mission’s parameters carefully to complement future human spaceflight missions while avoiding populated areas during potential abort scenarios.“The 475-km orbit sits slightly above the typical human presence orbit of 370 km…
NEW DELHI: 2025 is set to be a busy and important calendar year for Isro as space minister Jitendra Singh announced on Tuesday that half-a-dozen big missions have been lined up for launches in the first half of the new year that will include sending a female robot to space in a prelude to the…