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Pope Francis rings up astronauts in the space station

Pope Francis' call to the space station was the second of its kind, had conversation on peaceful topics..

30 Oct 2017 9:54 AM IST

When NASA was looking for a new class of astronauts, only 12 were selected from a whopping 18,300 applicants.

US astronaut's memoir provides blunt take on year in space

Retired astronaut Scott Kelly descirbes all the good and bad things about doing a long space mission.

12 Oct 2017 10:25 AM IST

The 585 kilogram (1,289 pound) landing craft will piggyback on a SpaceX Falcon rocket to enter Earths orbit, then slingshot around the planet several times to reach the moon. (Photo: AP)

Israeli company plans lunar landing next year

The spacecraft will relay photographs and collect data about the moon's magnetism for research by Israel's Weizmann...

11 July 2018 9:33 AM IST

Roscosmos tweeted a picture of the cosmonauts wearing space suit bearing Indian flag.(Photo- Roscosmos twitter)

Four Indian cosmonauts resume Gaganyaan training in Russia after...

Four Indian Air Force fighter pilots are currently under training in Moscow, and are likely to be potential candidates...

23 May 2020 4:02 PM IST

An artists concept of a Mars Ascent Vehicle (left) releasing a sample container (right) high above the Martian surface. The UAE has a goal of building a human settlement on Mars by 2117. The Mars probe project, beyond scientific goals, is also designed to inspire a region too often beset by turmoil, and recall the heyday of scientific advances during the Middle Ages. (Image | NASA)

Mars probe next for UAE space mission, which has sent one Emirati and...

The 1,350-kg probe named Al-Amal, meaning Hope, is due to blast off from Japan's Tanegashima Space Centre on July 15.

10 July 2020 5:49 PM IST

When NASA was looking for a new class of astronauts, only 12 were selected from a whopping 18,300 applicants.

China to recruit civilian astronauts, boost crewed missions

New astronauts will include maintenance engineers and payload specialists as well as pilots.

5 March 2018 9:17 AM IST

Tiangong-1 was originally planned to be decommissioned in 2013 but China has repeatedly extended the length of its mission. (Representative Image)

China's Tiangong-1 space lab to fall into Earth's atmosphere this...

The Tiangong-1 ceased functioning in March 2016 and is rumoured to be out of control since then.

28 March 2018 7:57 AM IST

India will send a manned flight into space by 2022. (Photo: AP)

Modi announces space mission

He said India will become the fourth country after Russia, the United States and China to achieve the feat.

16 Aug 2018 10:23 AM IST

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3 Indians will spend 5-7 days in space by 2022

The astronauts will be selected by the Indian Air Force and Isro jointly after which they will undergo training for...

29 Aug 2018 1:51 AM IST

The packaging material used for space foods must be able to withstand extreme gravity conditions. (Photo: Representational Image)

DRDO labs offer assistance for space mission

For long, Defence Bioengineering and Electromedical Laboratory & Defence Food Research Laboratory have been supporting...

28 Aug 2018 1:46 AM IST