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Amazing ‘Grace’: Axiom-4 crew, including Shubhanshu Shukla, splash down safely into Pacific Ocean

New Delhi: Shubhanshu Shukla’s Axiom-4 Mission safely splashed down into the Pacific Ocean at 3:01 pm (IST) on 15 July, marking his return to...

A recreational skydiver & a mountaineer. Meet Polish, Hungarian astronauts part of Ax-4 mission

New Delhi: It is not just an Indian in space after 41 years, the Axiom-4 is a momentous mission for Poland and Hungary too....

Shubhanshu Shukla becomes 634th human to orbit Earth. What Orbital Astronaut Number pins signify

New Delhi: As Shubhanshu Shukla boarded the International Space Station late Thursday evening, he was presented with his orbital flight number by Commander Peggy...

Contact, interlocking & ‘final welcome’. How SpaceX’s Dragon capsule will dock at ISS

IAF Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla is set to become first Indian to set foot on ISS after SpaceX’s Dragon capsule docks at around 4.30 pm on 26 June.

An Indian in space after 41 years. Axiom Falcon 9 takes off with Shubhanshu Shukla as mission pilot

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...

Lucknow boy in space: Shubhanshu Shukla’s school hosts ‘Vyomotsav’ to celebrate Axiom-4 launch

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...

Indian scientists discover method for precise detection of mpox, could be used for antiviral therapy

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

Russia’s attack on Ukraine halts rocket launches, Venus mission, casts doubt on ISS fate

After sanctions against Russia, chief of its space programme threatens lack of cooperation on the International Space Station, saying it might fall on US, Europe, China or India

On Camera

Why legal provisions are necessary to curb the power of trade unions: MH Mody

The collusion between the new class of bureaucrats, politicians, businessmen and trade union bosses perpetuates itself partly because of the short-run benefits and partly because they see no way out of the system, wrote author MH Mody in 1980.

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.

Embraer moves full throttle in pursuit of IAF contract, ties up with Hindalco after Adani

IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.

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.