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Images from the International Space Station posted on Twitter by astronaut Alexander Gerst on Tuesday showed Tramis enormous eye which he said was as if somebody pulled the planets gigantic plug. (Photo: Twitter | @Astro_Alex)

SpaceX to send organs on a chip to the International Space Station

The organs on a chip replicate human physiological function at the cellular level.

5 May 2019 10:20 AM IST

In this image provided by NASA, the Dragon capsule arrives at the International Space Station on Wednesday, April 4, 2018 with food and experiments. It will remain attached to the orbiting outpost for about a month, returning to Earth in May. Dragon launched Monday from Cape Canaveral, Florida, aboard a used Falcon rocket. SpaceX wants to reduce launch costs by recycling rocket parts. (Photo: AP)

Got USD 50 million to spare for a vacation? NASA to open space station...

The shift reverses a long-standing prohibition against tourists and private interests at the orbiting research lab.

8 Jun 2019 10:44 AM IST

SpaceX is working on a crew capsule that could carry humans into orbit as early as next year. (Photo: AFP)

Weather postpones SpaceX launch of supplies to space station

The private firm only had a split second window to launch its Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Dragon capsule.

25 July 2019 3:32 PM IST

Thats incredible to see, said Pitt, who held the 20-minute video call via split-screen from NASAs Washington headquarters. (Photo: video screengrab)

Watch: Actor Brad Pitt calls up astronaut at ISS, asks 'Did you spot...

Brad Pitt talked to astronaut Nick Hague at the International Space Station.

17 Sept 2019 3:04 PM IST

Fedor -- short for Final Experimental Demonstration Object Research -- was Russias first humanoid robot to be sent into space, though similar technology has been sent by Japan and NASA. (Photo: AFP)

Russian robot 'Fedor' leaves international space station

A live translation from Russian space agency Roscosmos showed a Soyuz MS-14 spacecraft leaving the ISS.

7 Sept 2019 10:06 AM IST

The prototype oven which can be used in microgravity was designed and built by Nanoracks and Zero G Kitchen while the Double Tree by Hilton hotel chain supplied the raw cookie dough.

Another giant leap for mankind as astronauts bake first space cookies

The cookies returned to Earth on the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and will undergo testing by food scientists to determine...

25 Jan 2020 11:13 AM IST

The new model is part of the companys 10-year celebration of the Lego Ideas Programme.

Now, build your own International Space Station with Lego bricks

The new ISS model is based on a concept from Lego fan Christoph Ruge and consists of 864 pieces.

23 Jan 2020 7:10 AM IST

File photo of U.S. astronaut Christina Koch, member of the crew to the International Space Station (ISS), speaks with her relatives through a safety glass prior the launch of Soyuz MS-12 space ship at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. (AP)

Astronaut Christina Koch set to return after breaking women...

She also participated in the first-ever spacewalk by women

6 Feb 2020 9:29 AM IST

This artists concept shows a SpaceX Crew Dragon docking with the International Space Station as it will during a mission for NASAs Commercial Crew Program. (Photo | Wikimedia Commons)

A vacation on the ISS for the first space tourists likely in 2021

One seat already booked as Axiom Space sells three $55 million tickets for a 10-day trip to the International Space...

6 March 2020 8:13 PM IST

Amazon.com and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos (centre), his brother, Mark Bezos (left), Oliver Daemen (right) and Wally Funk (seated) experienced about three minutes of weightlessness during their first space flight on Tuesday. (Photo: Twitter/ @blueorigin)

AA Edit | New space pioneers

Waiting in the wings is Elon Musk whose company has greater reach in space already

22 July 2021 1:16 AM IST

Scientists have eyed lunar water as a key resource for enabling long-duration astronaut missions on the moon, though its form and exact amount are unknown.

World's 1st space tourist signs up for flight around moon

He isn't interested in hopping on a 10-minute flight to the edge of space or repeating what he did 21 years ago

12 Oct 2022 7:17 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi offers a toast during a State Dinner with President Joe Biden at the White House in Washington on Thursday. (Image:PTI)

AA Edit | Modi's visit takes India-US ties to an entirely new level

These warm ties appear so naturally aligned it is a mystery why they took so long to manifest

24 Jun 2023 12:05 AM IST