SpaceX successfully launches Falcon 9 rocket in resupply mission to space station
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has successfully launched its Dragon spacecraft- the private spaceflight company's 14th commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station (ISS) - on Monday, April 2.
Apr 03, 2018, 10:13 AM IST
SpaceX to launch its 14th resupply mission to space station on Monday
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch its Dragon spacecraft- the private spaceflight company's 14th commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station (ISS) - on Monday, April 2, 2018.
Apr 02, 2018, 16:38 PM IST
NASA astronauts successfully complete 209th spacewalk outside space station
Expedition 55 Flight Engineers Ricky Arnold and Drew Feustel of NASA successfully completed the fourth spacewalk of the year outside the International Space Station on Thursday, March 29.
Mar 30, 2018, 11:24 AM IST
NASA astronauts to conduct spacewalk outside space station today
NASA astronauts Ricky Arnold and Drew Feustel of Expedition 55 will conduct a six-and-a-half-hour spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday, March 29.
Mar 29, 2018, 10:19 AM IST
Two astronauts of Expedition 55 gears up for Thursday spacewalk
The spacewalk will be performed by NASA astronauts Ricky Arnold and Drew Feustel.
Mar 28, 2018, 10:02 AM IST
Here's how Indian-origin NASA astronaut Sunita Williams is 'keeping herself busy' in space
Indian-origin NASA astronaut Sunita Williams is now helping privately-held companies like Space X and Boeing to develop their new spacecraft systems.
Mar 27, 2018, 11:04 AM IST
Expedition 56 crew members welcomed aboard the space station
The Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft docked to Poisk module of the space station at 3:40 pm EDT, on March 23 while both spacecraft were flying over Serbia.
Mar 26, 2018, 10:34 AM IST
NASA installs new instrument aboard ISS to measure the Sun's energy
TSIS-1 studies the total amount of light energy emitted by the Sun using the Total Irradiance Monitor, one of two sensors onboard.
Mar 19, 2018, 15:05 PM IST
Save the date! ISS Expedition 56 crew members to make their journey on March 21
The Soyuz spacecraft that will carry the three individuals is scheduled to arrive at the space station on March 23.
Mar 19, 2018, 12:14 PM IST
AI-based floating head to assist ISS astronauts
Airbus, an aeronautics company based in the Netherlands, is developing CIMON (Crew Interactive MObile CompanioN), an AI-based space assistant for Germany's DLR Space Administration.
Mar 05, 2018, 15:00 PM IST
Expedition 54 crew makes a safe return to Earth from the ISS
The Expedition 55 crew – comprising Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos, NASA's Scott Tingle, and JAXA's Norishige Kanai – continues to operate the station and will wait for the next three-member crew to board the orbiting laboratory in March.
Feb 28, 2018, 09:17 AM IST
Two astronauts to venture out of the ISS for a long spacewalk on Friday
The spacewalk originally was scheduled for January 29 but was postponed when a new LEE, installed during the spacewalk, encountered start-up issues.
Feb 15, 2018, 14:26 PM IST
The US plans to privatize the space station, make it a commercial venture
As per the Post, the White House would request the private sector to provide market analyses and development plans.
Feb 12, 2018, 19:11 PM IST
When astronauts tossed the shuttle: First badminton match played in outer space
While Roscosmos didn't specify the final score, they said that 'Friendship won', which in Russian terms normally means that the match was a draw.
Feb 07, 2018, 10:43 AM IST
Two cosmonauts break record for longest Russian spacewalk
The record for longest spacewalk is held by by NASA astronauts.
Feb 05, 2018, 13:25 PM IST
NASA postpones second spacewalk, schedules it for mid-February
The spacewalk is to be performed by NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei – who led the first spacewalk on January 23 as well – joined by Norishige Kanai of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).
Jan 29, 2018, 17:24 PM IST
It's a wrap! NASA astronauts successfully complete 2018's first spacewalk
The spacewalk was the 206th in support of space station assembly and maintenance, the third in Mark Vande Hei’s career and the first for Scott Tingle.
Jan 24, 2018, 11:27 AM IST
Astronauts all set to venture out of the ISS for 2018's first spacewalk today
This will be the first spacewalk of 2018 with Vande Hei taking the lead.
Jan 23, 2018, 10:33 AM IST
Astronaut in space claims his height increased by 9 cm, apologises for 'fake news'
Most astronauts "grow" during protracted space missions because their spines extend in the absence of gravity, but the gains disappear once they are back on the ground.
Jan 10, 2018, 11:09 AM IST
In a first, ISS astronauts identify unknown microbes in space
Identifying microbes involves isolating the DNA of samples, and then amplifying – or making many copies – of that DNA that can then be sequenced, or identified.
Jan 01, 2018, 16:13 PM IST
