Group Capt Shukla, first Indian to go to International Space Station, will pilot a team including Peggy Whitson and mission specialists Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski and Tibor Kapu.
The planetarium was born with India’s first human spaceflight mission since its doors were open in 1984 when Rakesh Sharma went to space, says programme director Prerna Chandra.
11-year-old Dhruva came with his father who recalled, ‘When I was 11 in 1984, we saw Rakesh Sharma go to space. I still remember the logo of that launch.’
New Delhi: Strapped up in SpaceX’s Dragon capsule, Indian Air Force group captain Shubhanshu Shukla took off to space on Wednesday, becoming the first...
As part of the mission, Shubhanshu Shukla becomes the second Indian to go to space after Rakesh Sharma and will also soon become the first Indian on the International Space Station.
Lucknow: A wave of pride, emotion, and national celebration in Lucknow as Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla—an alumnus of the City Montessori School (CMS)—lifted off...
Aloke Kumar, one of India’s pioneering scientists leading the country’s research in space manufacturing & habitation, is Shukla’s professor and mentor for his Master’s thesis.
Spacecraft made contact at 4.01 pm IST. Led by US-based Axiom Space, the international human spaceflight has Shubhanshu Shukla—the 1st Indian to travel to space in 41 years—onboard.
‘Mother kept pouring water in our eyes whenever the burning became unbearable. She pushed our bodies deep into the blanket, making sure not a single part was exposed,’ my father said.
December oil imports from Russia may drop nearly 50%, but Indian buyers already shifting to non-designated Russian entities and opaque trading channels to keep Russian oil flowing.
The helicopters produced by Lockheed Martin are known as ‘submarine hunters’. India ordered 24 of these aircraft in 2020 to replace the Sea King helicopters. 15 have been delivered till date.
The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.
Indian space program is all about Brahmins. A non-Brahmin has absolutely no place in the existing scheme of things.