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India has set bold goals, we must deliver: Astronaut Shukla

India has set bold goals, we must deliver: Astronaut Shukla
Published on Feb 06, 2026 01:50 pm IST

India emerging force in space programmes, drawing global attention: Shubhanshu Shukla

India emerging force in space programmes, drawing global attention: Shubhanshu Shukla
Updated on Feb 03, 2026 01:17 pm IST

Shubhanshu Shukla to be awarded Ashoka Chakra today

Astronaut and IAF Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla during the India International Space Conclave, in New Delhi.
Published on Jan 26, 2026 08:27 am IST

Moon, Mars and beyond: What 2026 has in store for space ambitions

Space ambitions in 2026: ESA's HENON CubeSat mission for advance space weather systems to SpaceX's mission Mars to UAE's Rashid Rover 2 and more.
Updated on Jan 02, 2026 05:30 pm IST

Astronaut now a career option in India, says Shukla; urges students to set sight on moon

Shukla became the first Indian to travel to the ISS when the mission was launched on June 25 this year. He returned to Earth on July 15 after an 18-day stay, marking a significant milestone in India’s space journey. (HT PHOTO)
Published on Dec 22, 2025 06:58 am IST

ISRO successfully completes key parachute tests for Gaganyaan mission | Video

According to ISRO, the deceleration system of the crew module of the Gaganyaan mission has a total of 10 parachutes of 4 types.
Updated on Dec 20, 2025 07:41 pm IST

Exclusive | Shubhanshu Shukla on space journey, interaction with Prime Minister

Astronaut and Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla
Updated on Dec 01, 2025 07:29 pm IST

Aim for the moon, compete with me, astronaut Subhanshu Shukla tells students

Aim for the moon, compete with me, astronaut Subhanshu Shukla tells students
Published on Nov 25, 2025 02:10 pm IST

Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla calls upon people to realise ‘Viksit Bharat’ by 2047

Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla calls upon people to realise ‘Viksit Bharat’ by 2047
Published on Nov 20, 2025 05:19 pm IST

Learning from Axiom-4 mission being compared with planning for Gaganyaan: Shubhanshu Shukla

Learning from Axiom-4 mission being compared with planning for Gaganyaan: Shubhanshu Shukla
Published on Nov 18, 2025 05:36 pm IST

From being shy to living India's space dream: Shubhanshu Shukla's journey comes full circle

From being shy to living India's space dream: Shubhanshu Shukla's journey comes full circle
Updated on Oct 07, 2025 08:17 am IST

Shubhanshu Shukla presents ‘space travelled’ badge to designer Manish Tripathi

Astronaut and Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla presenting the space-travelled badge to its designer Manish Tripathi; (right) Shux wearing the badge
Updated on Aug 24, 2025 06:17 pm IST

ISRO conducts first air drop test ahead of December Gaganyaan mission

ISRO successfully conducts its first Integrated Air Drop Test (IADT-01) of the parachute-based deceleration system for the Gaganyaan mission.
Updated on Aug 24, 2025 04:57 pm IST

NCERT modules hail Isro missions, highlight India’s space journey

Students participate in the National Space Day 2025 celebrations at the Institute of Science, Fort, in Mumbai on Friday. (Anshuman Poyrekar/ Hindustan Times)
Published on Aug 23, 2025 06:52 pm IST

India now rubbing shoulders with developed nations in space tech: Isro chairman

Union minister of science and technology Jitendra Singh, isro chairman V Narayanan and others during the unveiling of first look of the Bharatiya Antriksh Station (BAS) on the occasion of the National Space Day, at Bharat Mandapam, in Delhi, on Saturday. (PTI)
Published on Aug 23, 2025 03:38 pm IST

NCERT launches special modules on India's space journey

The NCERT has released a special module, "India: A Rising Space Power," that traces the country's rise as one of the world's most cost-efficient space powers with landmark missions. (Representative image/File)
Published on Aug 23, 2025 02:22 pm IST

‘It is possible’: PM Modi, Shubhanshu Shukla discuss India’s space ambitions

Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a meeting with astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, at his residence in New Delhi, on Monday. (PMO)
Updated on Aug 19, 2025 06:17 pm IST

Opposition stalls felicitation of astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla over electoral roll row

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla in New Delhi on Monday. (PMO)
Published on Aug 19, 2025 04:57 pm IST

‘Indian on moon in 2040’: Union minister lays out India's space ambitions

Union Minister of State Jitendra Singh speaks in Lok Sabha during the Monsoon Session of the Parliament, in New Delhi on Monday.
Published on Aug 18, 2025 08:06 pm IST

Astronaut Shukla returns to India, likely to meet PM Modi

Group captain Shubhanshu Shukla arrived at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi on Sunday. Delhi CM Rekha Gupta and Union minister Jitendra Singh welcomed him. (HT Photo)
Published on Aug 18, 2025 05:58 am IST

Gaganyaan Mission: Ground testing of Human Rated Launch Vehicle completed

The long-term vision of the Indian Human Space Programme includes the Bharatiya Antariksha Station (BAS) by 2035 and the Indian Moon Landing by 2040.
Published on Jul 23, 2025 07:39 pm IST

Next Indian astronaut will travel in indigenously built spacecraft: Jitendra Singh

Next Indian astronaut will travel in indigenously built spacecraft: Jitendra Singh
Updated on Oct 07, 2025 01:53 am IST

What an Indian in space means for India in space

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On-ground preparations for the mission will benefit significantly from the learnings the second Indian in space brings back with him, injecting critical readiness into the training of India’s future astronauts. (@NASA via PTI)
Published on Jul 15, 2025 08:50 pm IST

From growing methi to screentime test: What Shubhanshu did on Axiom-4

Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla emerging from the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft that splashed down off California.
Updated on Jul 15, 2025 11:59 pm IST

How much did ISRO pay for Shubhanshu Shukla's Axiom-4 mission to space station?

Shukla, along with commander Peggy Whitson and mission specialists Slawosz Uznanski-Wisniewski and Tibor Kapu of Poland and Hungary, are expected to splash down off the coast of San Diego.
Published on Jul 17, 2025 11:59 pm IST

ISRO's Gaganyatri to conduct microgravity experiments in Axiom-4 mission

The Axiom-4 mission (Axe-4) will leave for the International Space Station (ISS) on June 8.
Published on May 31, 2025 08:26 pm IST

Indian astronaut to travel soon to ISS as part of ISRO-NASA Mission

The International Space Station (ISS). (File Photo / AP)
Published on May 07, 2025 02:29 pm IST

India’s 1st crewed spaceflight, Gaganyaan, to lift off in early 2027: ISRO chief

The crewed spaceflights, codenamed H1 and H2, will be preceded by three uncrewed missions (G1, G2 and G3), the first to be launched in the last quarter of 2025 (ISRO Twitter)
Updated on May 06, 2025 08:02 pm IST

Axiom's Ax-4 astronaut-designate Shubhanshu Shukla’s mantra is ‘to dream big’

Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla
Updated on Apr 22, 2025 09:41 am IST

'Bharat's giant stride in space': Shah on ISRO's de-docking of SpaDeX satellites

Amit Shah congratulated ISRO for successful de-docking of the SpaDeX satellites
Published on Mar 13, 2025 08:31 pm IST