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Topic: Astronauts

Gaganyaan astronauts are ageing with each year of delay. They’ll be middle-aged trailblazers

New Delhi: By the time Gaganyaan finally lifts off in 2027, India’s very first team of astronauts will be middle-aged trailblazers. The oldest Indian astronaut-designate Group Captain Prasanth Nair will...

Who is Anil Menon, Indian-origin NASA astronaut set to embark on his 1st mission to ISS in 2026

NASA statement says Menon will be part of its Expedition 75 space mission, which is slated for launch around June 2026.

1st flight in 2002, 665 days in void. Axiom-4’s Peggy Whitson, the woman who has spent most time in space

Peggy Whitson is commanding the private space mission led by Axiom Space to the International Space Station. This is her fifth mission to the ISS.

SpaceX launches private astronauts in novel polar-orbiting mission

Maltese investor Chun Wang, a Chinese-born magnate who founded a bitcoin mining company, is the bankroller & commander of the SpaceX mission, named Fram2.

Astronaut crew docks with space station to replace ‘Butch and Suni’

Otherwise a routine crew rotation flight, the Crew-10 mission is a long-awaited first step to bring Wilmore and Williams back to Earth.

ThePrint Quiz, 25 August, 2024: As India celebrates 1st Space Day, how much do you know about space

India celebrated its maiden Space Day on 23 August. In this edition of ThePrint Quiz, let's test your knowledge of space programmes in India and abroad.

NASA astronaut Sunita Williams stuck in space station for 2 weeks. What’s delaying her return to Earth

Williams is now the first woman to pilot a new spacecraft on its maiden crewed mission. Boeing’s Starliner launched into space on 5 June.

Private astronaut crew, including first Arab woman in orbit, returns from space station

The SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule carrying them parachuted into the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Panama City, Florida, after a 12-hour return flight and blazing re-entry plunge through Earth's atmosphere.

ISRO wants to send civilian scientists, doctors to space to research microgravity

ISRO has also decided that the crew will not be referred to as ‘astronauts’. They will be given a new moniker that suits Indian sensibilities.

Russian Soyuz spacecraft starts mission to return crew stranded on ISS

Russian news agencies reported that the mission was to bring back the crew that were left stuck in space after the cooling system of their Soyuz MS-22 capsule started leaking two months ago.

On Camera

Imagine if Epstein files named Rahul Gandhi or MK Stalin. What would BJP and TV media do?

The questions are not going to go away. But future generations will know who refused to ask the tough questions and who didn’t.

Tamil Nadu FM presents interim budget, attacks Centre for ‘artificially inflating’ state’s debt

DMK govt accuses Centre of withholding funds, tightening borrowing, unilateral deductions from state accounts. Says Centre's accounting & funding decisions have 'artificially inflated' debt burden.

US military commander, envoy Sergio Gor visit Indian Army Western Command, Bengaluru next

At the Western Army Command, the American delegation was briefed on the capabilities of the formation, past operations and the path ahead.

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.