Indian astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla and the crew for the Axiom-4 mission (Ax-4) enter Dragon Spacecraft
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You are closest to the hearts of Indians, Modi tells astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla during video conference
Indian PM Narendra Modi on Saturday interacted with Indian Air Force Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla who is currently present in ISS
Ax-4 Mission to ISS delayed again; new launch date awaited
The mission, a joint effort involving NASA, Axiom Space, and SpaceX, will no longer lift off on Sunday, 22 June, with a new launch date expected to be announced in the coming days.
NASA-ISRO joint mission: USD 1.5bn Earth-observing NISAR satellite to be launched next month
NASA-ISRO’s NISAR satellite to be launched next month
NASA’s JPL removes Indian-origin DEI head Neela Rajendra after diversity office shutdown
Rajendra’s name was not among the 900 employees laid off earlier this year due to NASA’s budget cuts, raising questions about the reasons for her departure. According to a March email from the lab, her office was meant to continue overseeing efforts such as employee “affinity groups”, including the Black Excellence Strategic Team (B.E.S.T.).
Sunita Williams plans visit to India, excited about ISRO’s future astronauts
Williams, whose father Deepak Pandya hails from Gujarat, said she was looking forward to visiting her father’s home country. She also expressed excitement about the future of Indian astronauts, particularly those who will be part of ISRO’s upcoming space missions.
It’s splashdown on Earth for Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore after 9 months in space
Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore checked out with NASA’s Nick Hague and Russia’s Alexander Gorbunov, who arrived in their own SpaceX capsule last fall with two empty seats reserved for the Starliner duo. Wilmore and Williams ended up spending 286 days in space — 278 days longer than anticipated when they launched.
NASA’s Crew-10 docks with ISS, stranded Sunita Williams expected to return home this week
NASA’s Crew-10 docks with ISS with Sunita Williams likely to return home this week
SPHEREx launch: Newest NASA space telescope blasts off to map millions of galaxies in 3D
The USD 488 million SPHEREx mission aims to explain how galaxies formed and evolved over billions of years, and how the universe expanded so fast in its first moments. The cone-shaped SPHEREx — at 1,110 pounds (500 kilograms) or the heft of a grand piano — will take six months to map the entire sky with its infrared eyes and wide field of view.
Moon landing: Private lunar lander Blue Ghost touches down with special delivery for NASA
Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander descended from lunar orbit on autopilot, aiming for the slopes of an ancient volcanic dome in an impact basin on the moon’s northeastern edge of the near side.
Confirmation of touchdown came from the company’s Mission Control outside Austin, Texas.
