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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

ISRO unveils model of Bharatiya Antariksh Station

India plans to have five modules of the Bharatiya Antariksh Station in place by 2035 as part of its ambitious plans for the space sector.
Published on Aug 22, 2025 08:55 pm IST

MNNIT’s 22nd convocation: India to launch space station by 2035, moon mission by 2040, says ISRO chief

(L) MNNIT director Prof RS Verma and (second from left) ISRO chief V Narayanan and (R) Prof Anil Sahasrabudhe, chairman of the NAAC Executive Committee (R) felicitating Vaibhav Kansal of BTech with overall Institute Gold Medal on Saturday evening. (HT PHOTO)
Published on Aug 18, 2025 03:24 am 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

Axiom-4 crew given farewell; splashdown on Earth tomorrow | Watch live

With the Axiom 4 mission India sent an astronaut for the first time to the ISS.
Updated on Jul 13, 2025 09:22 pm IST

Here's how much Sunita Williams may get paid for 9-month overtime in space

In this screenshot from a NASA video shows Suni Williams and other astronauts greeting each other after the SpaceX capsule docked with the International Space Station, Sunday, March 16
Updated on Mar 19, 2025 05:56 am IST

Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore receive chilling warning from ex-ISS commander

In June, the spacecraft brought Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to the ISS. However, their stay in space has been extended as NASA declared that it would be too dangerous to bring the astronauts to Earth on the malfunctioning Starliner.
Published on Sept 03, 2024 05:01 pm IST

First National Space Day marks Chandrayaan-3 success

President Droupadi Murmu being felicitated by Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Chairman S Somanath during the first National Space Day celebrations commemorating the successful landing of the 'Vikram' Lander on the surface of the Moon at Bharat Mandapam, in New Delhi on Friday. (ANI)
Updated on Aug 24, 2024 02:02 am IST

ISS astronauts take shelter after Russian satellite breaks up in station's orbit

In this photo provided by NASA, Boeing Crew Flight Test astronauts Butch Wilmore, left, and Suni Williams pose for a portrait inside the vestibule between the forward port on the International Space Station's Harmony module and Boeing's Starliner spacecraft on June 13, 2024. (NASA via AP)
Published on Jun 28, 2024 03:32 pm IST

First tests for Indian Space Station expected next year: ISRO chief

Isro scientists said the Bharatiya Antariksh Station will serve as a gateway to interplanetary missions for India. (ANI file photo)
Published on Jan 18, 2024 04:37 pm IST

Surge in space tourism poses risks of increasing space debris

Surge in space tourism poses risks of increasing space debris
Published on Nov 08, 2023 06:15 pm IST

Shenzhou-17: China's youngest-ever crew of astronauts heads to space station

A Long March-2F carrier rocket, carrying the Shenzhou-17 spacecraft and a crew of three astronauts.
Published on Oct 26, 2023 09:09 am IST

China announces plan for new telescope ahead of its space station crew launch

Chinese astronauts for the upcoming Shenzhou-17 mission, from left, Jiang Xinlin, Tang Hongbo, and Tang Shengjie wave as they arrive for a meeting with the press at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China
Published on Oct 25, 2023 03:18 pm IST

Aim for Indian on the Moon by 2040: Modi

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Updated on Oct 18, 2023 05:58 am IST

Space station by 2035, manned mission by 2040: PM Modi tells ISRO to aim high

PM Narendra Modi chaired the meeting in the presence of Science minister Jitendra Singh and ISRO chairperson S Somnath. (HT photo)
Updated on Oct 17, 2023 08:33 pm IST

‘Indian Space Station by 2035, 1st Indian on moon by 2040,’ PM to scientists

Prime Minister Narendra Modi chairs the meeting in the presence of Science Minister Jitendra Singh and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman S Somnath.
Updated on Oct 17, 2023 04:12 pm IST

When will India build own space station? ISRO chief S Somanath responds

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman S Somanath.
Updated on Oct 07, 2023 09:15 am IST

China to expand its space station into six modules, posing an alternative to ISS

China is not part of the International Space Station programme.
Published on Oct 05, 2023 07:23 pm IST

Four astronauts safely return to Earth from International Space Station

International Space Station Crew-6 mission reenters Earth.
Published on Sept 04, 2023 01:36 pm IST

New space race brewing? China's moon mission announcement follows US's Artemis

Chinese President Xi Jinping is seen on a billboard reading "China Dream, Space Dream" at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Monday, May 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Published on May 30, 2023 08:46 pm IST

With first civilian astronaut, China launches new crew for its space station

A Long March rocket carrying a crew of Chinese astronauts in a Shenzhou-16 spaceship lifts off at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China, Tuesday.
Published on May 30, 2023 08:39 am IST

Chinese astronauts take their second spacewalk from new space station

In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, a screen at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center in Beijing shows Chinese astronaut Cai Xuzhe exiting the station lab module Wentian to conduct extravehicular activities, also known as a spacewalk, Saturday.
Published on Sept 17, 2022 07:21 pm IST

Afternoon brief: China launches second space station module

The Long March-2F carrier rocket, carrying the Shenzhou-14 spacecraft and three astronauts, launching from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center last month. (cnsphoto via REUTERS)
Updated on Jul 24, 2022 12:52 pm IST

Chinese crew successfully dock with space station: Report

The Long March-2F Y13 rocket, carrying the Shenzhou-13 spacecraft and three astronauts in China's second crewed mission to build its own space station, launches at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center near Jiuquan, Gansu province, China 
Published on Oct 16, 2021 05:14 am IST

China launches 3-person crew to its space station on 6-month mission

The crewed spaceship Shenzhou-13, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket being launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China's Gobi Desert,
Published on Oct 15, 2021 10:48 pm IST

'Important milestone': Xi congratulates Chinese astronauts in space station

Chinese astronauts salute as they speak to President Xi Jinping via a video call from the Tianhe core module of China's space station.
Published on Jun 23, 2021 02:43 pm IST

Chinese crewed spaceship Shenzhou-12 docks with new space station module Tianhe

The docking process in space between the Tianhe core module of China's space station and a crewed Shenzhou-12 spaceship.
Published on Jun 17, 2021 04:56 pm IST

China launches Shenzhou-12 shuttle carrying first crew to new space station

Shenzhou 12 space mission: China will send three astronauts -- Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming, and Tang Hongbo -- as its first crew to a new space station today.
Published on Jun 17, 2021 07:12 am IST

Space station launch honors 'Hidden Figures' mathematician

Northrop Grumman launched the 4-ton shipment for NASA in the early afternoon from Wallops, where temperatures were just above freezing.
Published on Feb 21, 2021 08:25 am IST