ISS leaks ‘small’; ‘not uncommon’ to delay launch: Nasa BENGALURU: Nasa, which, along with Axiom Space, delayed the launch of the Axiom-4 (Ax4) mission to the International Space Station (ISS) owing to leaks in a Russian service module of the ISS earlier this week, has categorised the same as “small”. The US space agency is…
Ax-4, piloted by Shubhanshu Shukla, has a research complement of around 60 scientific studies. BENGALURU: Axiom Space late Wednesday said that the launch of its Axiom-4 mission (Ax-4) to the International Space Station (ISS), which will be piloted by India’s Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, will be scheduled for 9.11am (Eastern Time) — around 6.40pm IST,…
On the evening of Tuesday, May 6, 2025, a brilliant nighttime spectacle is set to unfold in the skies above Florida’s Space Coast. SpaceX is preparing to launch a Falcon 9 rocket carrying a fresh batch of Starlink satellites, offering residents and space enthusiasts along Florida’s eastern seaboard a chance to witness the illuminated trail…
SpaceX made a key milestone in delivering global internet connectivity on April 24, 2025, with the successful launch of the Starlink 6-74 mission. In the mission, 28 satellites were deployed in low Earth orbit, adding further to Spacex’s Starlink constellation. This expansion is central to the company’s mission of providing high-speed internet connectivity to even…
NASA’s Crew-10 mission, launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, is set to dock with the International Space Station (ISS) on March 15 at 11:30 PM ET (March 16 at 9:00 AM IST). The arrival of the new crew marks a significant milestone as it enables the long-awaited return of NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and…
BENGALURU: SpaceX’s Falcon-9 rocket early Tuesday lifted off smoothly from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, carrying India’s Gsat-20 or Gsat-N2, a high-throughput satellite that is designed to elevate communication infrastructure.While the launch happened at 12.01 as planned, details of whether SpaceX managed to place Gsat-20 into a desired orbit was not available at…