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TopicInternational Space Station

Topic: International Space Station

ISS records to marathon in space—Sunita Williams retires after a 27-year NASA career

Sunita Williams completed nine spacewalks, totalling 62 hours and 6 minutes, ranking as the most spacewalk time by a woman. She was also the first person to run a marathon in space.

Astronaut’s medical condition forces NASA to recall mission ahead of schedule for the 1st time

NASA’s Crew-11 astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Finke, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov arrived at the ISS in August 2025 for a six-month mission.

Astronaut on ISS ill, NASA plans first-ever medical evacuation from space

NASA would not disclose the name of the astronaut, nor the specific medical condition, citing privacy reasons.

When Shubhanshu Shukla’s teenage rebellion turned into his first triumph

In 'Sky Was Never the Limit', Narayan R follows the journey of Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla from the lanes of Lucknow to the International Space Station.

ISRO’s analysis red-flagged critical crack ahead of Axiom-4 launch, prevented fatal failure

New Delhi: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) potentially saved the US-led Axiom-4 Mission, which recently carried Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla to the International Space...

When Shubhanshu Shukla left laptop mid-air thinking it would float. Axiom-4 pilot on life after space

Shukla, along with his Gaganyaan colleague, group captain Prasanth B.Nair—his back-up crew in the recent US-led Axiom-4 Mission—interacted with media for the first time today.

Axiom-4 return LIVE: We have splashdown! Shubhanshu Shukla & crew are back on Earth

After a stay of nearly 20 days in the International Space Station (ISS), the Axiom-4 crew, including India’s Shubhanshu Shukla, has returned to Earth. Embarking...

Explained: How SpaceX’s Crew Dragon will bring Shubhanshu Shukla and crew back to Earth

New Delhi: After a stay of nearly 20 days in the International Space Station (ISS), the Axiom-4 crew, including India’s Shubhanshu Shukla, is set...

Shubhanshu Shukla carried sleeping water bears to ISS. How experiment could unlock space travel secrets

New Delhi: Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla is expected to return to Earth on 14 July, according to NASA. Shukla will arrive with the results...

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.

On Camera

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.