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Wednesday, January 7, 2026
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Topic: Space X

Why Artemis III mission is causing tensions between NASA and SpaceX

With a major US election every two years, Nasa’s direction hasn’t been stable enough to manage long-term planning. It's hard to see problems easing with the US Artemis lunar programme.

Elon Musk’s SpaceX pitches for accelerated moon landing plan after NASA pressure

The company’s decision to offer a new plan comes after NASA acting administrator Sean Duffy said he was opening up SpaceX’s lunar contract to rivals.

‘We are over the moon’: Shubhanshu Shukla’s sister as India celebrates Space-X spacecraft reaching ISS

As the Dragon spacecraft docked the orbital laboratory Thursday, Shubhanshu Shukla, on board, marked India's return to human spaceflight after 41 years.

Axiom-4 Mission set for Wednesday launch with chances of weather playing spoilsport again low

After Axiom-4 Mission launch was delayed to 11 June due to bad weather, team says if Wednesday attempt fails, it'll be scheduled for Thursday & that there are launch windows until 30 June.

NASA, SpaceX delay mission to bring home astronauts Sunita Williams & Barry Wilmore stranded on ISS

The attempt was pushed back due to a 'hydraulic system issue with a ground support clamp arm for the Falcon 9 rocket at Launch Complex 39A' at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

‘Absurd’: Elon Musk bats for India’s permanent UNSC seat, slams ‘those with excess power’ not giving up

China has been blocking reforms to allow new members in an expanded Security Council. For long, New Delhi is calling for inclusion of new members to reflect new world order.

On Camera

Hindu leaders have been backward-looking. It started with Gandhi

Indian leaders take pride in 'persons of Indian origin' who run American companies. They forget that this is the result of Macaulay’s vision.

Underlining sluggish exports, NITI Aayog flags need to jump-start India’s automotive market

Govt think tank flags India’s skewed auto export mix, warns domestic focus and high tariffs are limiting its global footprint; also highlights how auto components are a bright spot.

S-300, Su-30 jets, T-72 tanks: Inventory of Venezuela’s largely Russian-origin arsenal

Venezuela also boasts of a diverse portfolio of unmanned aerial vehicles capable of carrying out surveillance, reconnaissance and being employed for kinetic purposes as well.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.