Tag: Space mission

ISRO’s human space mission is for space tourism: Jitendra Singh

He also said that the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) - the regulator for private sector space players - also seeks to promote active participation of the private sector in carrying out end-to-end space activities, which includes space tourism as well.

July 21, 2022

NASA astronaut Christina Koch returns to earth after record-breaking space mission

Koch's medical data will be especially valuable to NASA scientists as the agency draws up plans for a long-duration manned mission to Mars.

February 7, 2020

Cabinet approves Rs 10,000 crore budget to send 3 Indians to space for 7 days by 2022

If successful, India would be the fourth nation to achieve the feat after the US, Russia and China.

December 28, 2018

Chasing a mirage

India has miles to go before planning a manned space flight. Only three nations, Russia, the USA and China have so far been able to achieve manned space missions. India does not even have the facilities to train astronauts.

September 5, 2018

A matter of pride and joy

Cassini will long be remembered as one of the most ambitious and successful space missions ever undertaken. First there was the sheer distance involved. The 22ft long spacecraft, launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, in 1997, took seven years to reach Saturn after a journey of two billion miles that involved fleeting visits to Venus, Earth...

September 20, 2017