ISS

Curious about how sunrise and sunset will look from space? Well, feast your eyes here

Have you ever thought how the same Sun would look when you are not on Earth?

Jan 16, 2021, 17:20 PM IST

NASA shares view from space: Bright city lights of New Delhi, snow-covered Himalayas

NASA has shared a breathtaking picture of the Earth as seen from space.

Dec 16, 2020, 17:26 PM IST

In a first, SpaceX rocket carrying 4 astronauts launches into space

Four astronauts took off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida aboard a SpaceX rocket on Monday morning. 

Nov 16, 2020, 08:27 AM IST

NASA to launch advanced toilet worth $23mn for International Space Station

NASA is all set to launch this week a $23 million advanced bathroom to the International Space Station (ISS) to test out before using a similar system on future Moon and Mars missions.

Sep 27, 2020, 18:43 PM IST

Astronaut Jeanette Epps on course to become first black woman to join ISS crew

Astronaut Jeanette Epps is set to create history by becoming  the first black woman to serve as an International Space Station (ISS) crew member. Epss has been selected by NASA for a 2021 mission aboard Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft. 

Aug 27, 2020, 12:39 PM IST

SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule with two NASA astronauts makes splashdown in Florida

SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour, NASA's first crewed spaceship to fly to the International Space Station in nearly a decade, returned safely to Earth on Sunday (August 2), splashing down into the water off Pensacola, Florida at 2:48 pm (1848 GMT).

Aug 03, 2020, 07:21 AM IST

SpaceX Crew Dragon undocks from International Space Station, heads back to earth with astronauts Robert Behnken, Douglas Hurley

Billionaire businessman Elon Musk-owned SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft on Saturday (August 1) undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) and is headed back to Earth.

Aug 02, 2020, 07:47 AM IST

Record-setting NASA astronaut Christina Koch returns to Earth from space station

The trio departed the International Space Station (ISS) at 11.20 am IST (12.50 am EST) and made a safe, parachute-assisted landing at 2.41 pm IST (4.12 am EST) southeast of the remote town of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan.

Feb 06, 2020, 16:12 PM IST

NASA astronaut strongly rejects ex-partner's bank account hack allegations

astronaut Anne McClain's partner Summer Worden had accused her of accessing her bank account from a NASA-owned computer at ISS.

Aug 25, 2019, 14:45 PM IST

NASA astronaut accused of hacking ex-partner's bank account from space station

In a first, space agency NASA is investigating into a claim alleging that one of its astronauts hacked the bank account of her estranged partner while she was living at the International Space Station (ISS).

Aug 25, 2019, 00:18 AM IST

NASA is exploring product endorsements, rocket naming rights: Report

NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine has unveiled an "Advisory Council committee" that will explore some of these plans, which could include product endorsements from astronauts and even selling the naming rights to rockets and other spacecraft, the Engadget reported. 

Sep 04, 2018, 13:17 PM IST

NASA tells Boeing to fly three people for six months to ISS

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has updated its commercial crew contract with Boeing to let the US-based aerospace company fly three people to the International Space Station (ISS) who will stay there for up to six months from an earlier planned two-week trip.

Apr 09, 2018, 11:48 AM IST

SpaceX Dragon cargo craft arrives at International Space Station

SpaceX Dragon cargo craft, carrying 2,630 kg of research, crew supplies and hardware, has finally arrived at the Internation Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday, April 4.

Apr 04, 2018, 17:34 PM IST

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

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

ISS astronauts to take spacewalk outside space station today: Watch NASA's live streaming

Expedition 55 crew member Ricky Arnold and Drew Feustel of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will conduct a six-and-a-half-hour spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday, March 29, 2018.

Mar 29, 2018, 16:23 PM 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

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