Space Mission

Debris from China's Long March 5B rocket is hurtling towards Earth, expected to crash next week

It could land anywhere from New York, Madrid and Beijing and as far south as southern Chile and Wellington, New Zealand.

Russian company Zvezda will manufacture spacesuits for the Indian astronauts part of Gaganyaan mission

Four Indian Air Force fighter pilots, who are likely candidates for the missions, are currently under training in Russia since 10 February 2020.

NASA’s Artemis programme will fly first woman to moon; agency tests identical version of Orion

The Artemis programme will explore as much of the moon's surface as possible and create sustainable missions to the Earth's satellite by 2028.

ISRO postpones planned announcement by agency's chief to 10.30 am on 25 June

The last we heard from the agency about a space mission was the postponement of the GISAT-1 launch in March.

ISRO, SpaceX similar because they deliver efficient performance says former chief Madhavan Nair

India had undertaken planetary missions to the Moon and Mars on a shoestring budget of around USD one billion compared to China's USD three billion and USD 25 billion of USA.

Along with SpaceX's Starlink, six earth imaging satellites — SkySats — will also be launched

Planet is part of SpaceX's RIdeshare program and currently has 15 SkySats in orbit, including two prototypes launched in 2013 and 2014.

ESA to launch solar orbiter on 6 February, will look at the Sun's polar regions

The mission's goals are to find how our Sun works, investigate the Sun-Earth connection and help us understand space weather.

Boeing's Starliner to go through Pad Abort test today: Where and when to watch it live

The test is designed to verify that each of Starliner’s systems will function not only separately, but also together to protect astronauts.

First women astronaut duo to conduct a spacewalk now aim on landing on the moon

Two astronauts will walk on the moon during the 2024 Artemis mission and one will definitely be a woman.

NASA wants its international partners to join it in its journey to the moon

A spacecraft and a mini space station will remain in lunar orbit and be used for a first crewed mission in 2024