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NASA starts fueling test for Artemis II ahead of lunar launch

With the first crewed mission planned for 2028, this rehearsal is essential for ensuring astronaut safety and mission success.(Reuters/Representational Image)

Published on Feb 03, 2026 11:38 am IST

NASA begins practice countdown for first moonshot with astronauts in over 50 yrs

Already in quarantine to avoid germs, Commander Reid Wiseman and his crew will be the first people to launch to the moon since 1972. (AP)

Published on Feb 01, 2026 08:50 am IST

NASA delays the first Artemis moonshot with astronauts due to extreme cold

FILE - NASA's new rocket Artemis II sits on Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39-B Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)(AP)

Published on Jan 30, 2026 08:23 pm IST

NASA's new moon rocket heads to the pad ahead of astronaut launch as early as February

NASA's new moon rocket heads to the pad ahead of astronaut launch as early as February

Published on Jan 18, 2026 12:20 am IST

'Even phone felt heavy': Shubhanshu on readjusting to life back on Earth

Axiom 4 set off on its space journey from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida on June 25 and returned to Earth on July 15. (Axiom Space)

Published on Aug 02, 2025 07:43 am IST

Who is Shubhanshu Shukla, the Indian astronaut going to space today

Last year PM Modi introduced Shubhanshu Shukla as one of the astronauts undergoing intensive training for India’s Gaganyaan mission(ANI)

Updated on Jun 25, 2025 10:58 am IST

Axiom space mission launch today: When and where to watch

The crew will travel to the orbiting laboratory on a new SpaceX Dragon spacecraft after launching on the company's Falcon 9 rocket.(REUTERS)

Published on Jun 25, 2025 06:13 am IST

SpaceX's Fram2 mission: Private astronauts ready for historic polar flight

The Fram2 mission crew - including Eric Philips , Chun Wang, Eric Philips, Rabea Rogge and Jannicke Mikkelsen (left to right).(AFP)

Updated on Mar 31, 2025 08:41 am IST

Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore won't be able to walk after returning to Earth?

Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore were supposed to stay on ISS for their eight-day mission. However, they remained on ISS following issues in Boeing Starliner spacecraft.(AFP)

Updated on Mar 13, 2025 09:30 pm IST

Donald Trump takes control of Kennedy Center, set to fire board of trustees

US President Donald Trump speaks as he hosts a dinner for US Republican Senators at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, on Febrary 7, 2025. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP)(AFP)

Published on Feb 08, 2025 09:22 am IST

Tech billionaire undertakes 1st private spacewalk from SpaceX capsule | VIDEO

Fintech billionaire Jared Isaacman attempts spacewalk at 1,400 km altitude(SpaceX)

Updated on Sept 12, 2024 05:01 pm IST

SpaceX's ‘Polaris Dawn’ mission postponed due to helium leak in ground equipment

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon Resilience capsule sits on Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center ahead of the Polaris Dawn Mission (AFP)

Published on Aug 27, 2024 01:23 pm IST

SpaceX Dragon carrying Axiom-3 astronauts returns to Earth after a week delay

The four astronauts of Axiom Space's Ax-3 mission 4.(Axiom Space)

Updated on Feb 09, 2024 08:49 pm IST

US to launch next Moon mission on Valentine's Day

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Updated on Feb 08, 2024 10:58 am IST

'Sight to behold': Tourists flock to Florida for NASA's moon rocket launch

Storm clouds roll in over the NASA moon rocket as it stands ready for launch on Pad 39B for the Artemis 1 mission at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The launch is scheduled for Monday morning August 29. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Updated on Aug 28, 2022 02:13 pm IST

Astronauts suit up for planned SpaceX mission to International Space Station

European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Matthias Maurer of Germany, NASA astronauts Raja Chari, Tom Marshburn, and Kayla Barron wave while departing the crew quarters for launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on a mission to the International Space Station at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, US. (Joe Skipper / REUTERS)

Published on Nov 11, 2021 05:14 am IST

Watch Live: SpaceX launches world's first all-civilian Inspiration4 mission

This screengrab taken from the SpaceX live webcast shows crew members (from R) Hayley Arceneaux, Jared Isaacman, Sian Proctor, and Christopher Sembroski after being buckled into their seats in the Crew Dragon capsule ahead of the launch of the Inspiration4 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on September 15, 2021. (AFP)

Updated on Sept 16, 2021 05:33 am IST

SpaceX's all-civilian crew to take off today: 5 facts about Inspiration4 mission

The Inspiration4 crew float in zero gravity while training for the mission.(AFP Photo)

Published on Sept 15, 2021 01:04 pm IST

Mike Pence announces pool of US astronauts for planned moon mission

Mike Pence said the chosen astronauts “will carry us back to the moon and beyond.”(Reuters)

Published on Dec 10, 2020 05:30 am IST

Double Dragons: SpaceX launches space station supplies

With NASA’s commercial crew program officially under way, SpaceX expects to always have at least one Dragon capsule at the space station.(AFP | Representational image)

Updated on Dec 07, 2020 12:08 am IST

SpaceX launches 4 astronauts to space, kicking off regular crew flights from the US

Sunday’s launch follows by just a few months SpaceX’s two-pilot test flight. It kicks off what NASA hopes will be a long series of crew rotations between the US and the space station, after years of delay.(Reuters)

Updated on Nov 16, 2020 06:50 am IST

SpaceX Dragon reaches orbit in milestone NASA commercial flight

A Falcon 9 SpaceX rocket with the Crew Dragon capsule is seen during a time exposure as it lifts off from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral.(AP)

Published on Nov 16, 2020 06:25 am IST

SpaceX launches Falcon Heavy rocket with 24 satellites

SpaceX launched its Falcon Heavy rocket on Tuesday from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, carrying 24 experimental satellites in what Elon Musk’s rocket company called one of the most difficult launches it has attempted.(AP Photo)

Updated on Jun 25, 2019 04:02 pm IST

SpaceX rocket with unmanned US capsule blasts off for space station

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, carrying the Crew Dragon spacecraft, lifts off on an uncrewed test flight to the International Space Station from the Kennedy Space Center as viewed in Vero Beach, Florida, US, March 2, 2019.(REUTERS)

Updated on Mar 02, 2019 02:35 pm IST

Donald Trump to create ‘Space Force’ for battles beyond Earth: Reports

US President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order soon, possibly as early as Tuesday, creating a US Space Command that will better organize and advance the military’s vast operations in space, US officials say.(AFP)

Updated on Dec 18, 2018 01:12 pm IST

Martian soil developed in University of Central Florida on sale for $20 per kg

An image released by NASA on October 7, 2015 shows Martian sand dunes.(AFP Photo)

Updated on Sept 30, 2018 04:52 pm IST

NASA to ‘read light’ in search for planets orbiting stars beyond solar system

TESS, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, is shown in this conceptual illustration obtained by Reuters on March 28, 2018. NASA plans to send TESS into orbit from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket set for blastoff sometime between April 16 and June on a two-year mission.(Reuters)

Updated on Mar 29, 2018 11:39 am IST

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