Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla is set to return to Earth on July 15 after an 18-day stay aboard the International Space Station (ISS), marking a significant milestone in the country’s space exploration. As part of the Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4), Shukla became the first Indian astronaut in 41 years to reach the ISS, reigniting national…
For three months every year, the Himalayan north is in the grip of a quiet war against the freezing cold. It’s the kind of chill that makes diesel heaters less a convenience and more a necessity. The irony is cruel: up there, on the roof of the world, the summer sun is generous, pouring its…
File photo: Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla BENGALURU: Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla and his three Axiom-4 (Ax-4) mission crewmates are expected to undock from International Space Station (ISS) at 4.35 pm IST on July 14, according to current plans. If everything goes as planned, Crew Dragon – nicknamed “Grace” – is expected to splash down off…
‘Saare Jahan Se Accha…’: Shubhanshu Shukla’s speech from ISS rings out before the Axiom-4 farewell Late on 13 July, Indian Air Force Group Captain Shubhanshu “Shux” Shukla floated inside the Destiny lab of the International Space Station, looked into a camera that beamed live across the world, and said, “India still looks Saare Jahan Se…
NEW DELHI: The Indian Council of Medical Research’s National Institute of Epidemiology (ICMR-NIE) has launched a new initiative aimed at reducing India’s salt consumption, after research revealed that average daily intake in both urban and rural areas exceeds the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) recommended limit of 5 grams per day.The average salt intake in urban…
In a major strategic move, Elon Musk’s aerospace firm SpaceX has invested $2 billion in his artificial intelligence startup, xAI. The merger of xAI with social media platform X earlier this year valued the combined company at $113 billion, according to reports. From the orbital ambitions of Starlink and SpaceX to the on-the-ground deployment of…
Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla represents a new era of Indian excellence in science, space, and service. From a modest upbringing in Lucknow to becoming a fighter pilot and eventually stepping into outer space, his life is a testimony to silent determination, unwavering discipline, and national pride. Shubhanshu Shukla’s journey from a quiet NDA applicant to…
Representative image (Picture credit: NYT) When was the last time you thought about your web browser? If you don’t remember, no one will blame you. Web browsers have remained fundamentally unchanged for decades: You open an app, such as Chrome, Safari or Firefox, and type a website into the address bar, and off you go….
When it comes to the full astronomical day – a single rotation of planet Earth in which the hour hand moves twice around a standard clock – some of this year’s shortest are happening in July and Aug. This week has seen the shortest days of the year so far. According to data posted Friday…
BENGALURU: Isro has successfully completed the development of the Service Module Propulsion System (SMPS) for the Gaganyaan human spaceflight mission, marking a milestone in the programme’s progress. The qualification test programme concluded with a full-duration hot test of the SMPS that lasted 350 seconds. “The test, conducted on July 11, validated the propulsion system’s integrated…
