Meet Shubhanshu Shukla, the first Indian astronaut to travel to space station
Shubhanshu Shukla, a Group Captain in the Indian Air Force, is set to become the first Indian astronaut to travel to the International Space Station (ISS). He will serve as a pilot in the Axiom-4 ...
NASA introduces Axiom Mission 4 crew, including first Polish and Hungarian astronauts
Shubhanshu Shukla will pilot the fourth mission to the ISS. He has been a fighter pilot for 15 years and will be the first Indian pilot to travel to the ISS.
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New Asteroid Tops NASA’s Impact Risk Chart, 1.2% Chance of 2032 Collision
According to NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies, calculated impact probabilities “can easily be inaccurate by a factor of a few, and occasionally by a factor ...
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How China Plans to Make a Flag “Wave” on the Moon
Flags on the Moon don’t wave because there’s no atmosphere or wind. But China’s innovative design, powered by electricity, ...
A Flag on Mars? Maybe Not So Soon.
Orbital dynamics show that President Trump’s pledge to land astronauts on Mars couldn’t happen until 2029 at the earliest.
Property and sovereignty in space − as countries and companies take to the stars, they could run into disputes
Space isn’t lawless, but the agreements governing it don’t cover everything nations will have to grapple with as they develop ...
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NASA’s CLPS program accelerates as two landers head...
Two commercial lunar landers are currently on their way to the Moon, and at least two more are set to follow this year under NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative. Meanwhile, ...
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Why are flags still flying at half-staff in Florida, around US? What to know
"Representatives of the United States in foreign countries shall make similar arrangements for the display of the flag at half‑staff over their embassies, legations, consular offices ...
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Elon Musk says SpaceX will rescue two ‘stranded’ astronauts. Here’s why that is confusing
Hopefully, all will be safe. Good luck Elon!!!” When asked for comment about the ambiguous declarations from Musk and Trump, NASA replied that it is “expeditiously working to safely return the ...
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Why are flags at half-staff in Tennessee? When will they go back up? The two reasons why they were lowered
Following the inauguration of President Donald Trump, flags across the Volunteer State and the country were lowered to their half-staff position. In Tennessee, there are two reasons for the flags ...
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When will U.S. flags return to full-staff after honoring Jimmy Carter? Here's what to know
Flags across the nation will return to full-staff this week, following the 30 days at half-staff in honor of the death of former president Jimmy Carter. Carter died at the age of 100 in Plains ...
Donald Trump implements ‘One Flag Policy,’ bans Pride and Black Lives Matter flags at government buildings
Donald Trump's new “One Flag Policy” prohibits flags tied to movements like Pride and Black Lives Matter at US facilities, ...