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August 18, 2025 8:41 PM

India is proud of your feat, says PM Modi to astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met IAF Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, who recently returned after his historic mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The Prime Minister interacted with the astronaut at his official residence in New Delhi and discussed his experiences in space, India’s progress in science and technology, and the country’s ambitious human spaceflight programme—Gaganyaan. In a post on X, the Prime Minister wrote, “Had a great interaction with Shubhans...

July 13, 2025 10:50 AM

Axiom-4 splash down on July 15 at 3 pm: Jitendra Singh on Shubhanshu Shukla’s return

Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Sunday shared an update on the Axiom-4 International Space Station (ISS) Mission and said that the astronauts are expected to splash down on Earth on July 15 at 3:00 p.m. (Indian time). Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, currently on board the ISS, along with three other crew members - Peggy Whitson, Sławosz Uznanski-Wisniewski, and Tibor Kapu - will undock inside the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft from the Harmony module's space-facing port for a return to Earth. ...

June 29, 2025 8:58 AM

PM Modi interacts with Shubhanshu Shukla, first Indian astronaut aboard ISS

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday held a video interaction with Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, the first Indian astronaut to visit the International Space Station (ISS). During the warm and inspiring conversation, PM Modi lauded Shukla’s achievement as the dawn of a new era for India's space ambitions and extended the wishes of 140 crore Indians. “Though you are farthest from the motherland, you are closest to our hearts,” said the Prime Minister, praising Shukla’s journey as s...

May 29, 2025 2:41 PM

NASA astronauts Butch and Suni emerge from recovery after long Starliner mission

Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, the U.S. astronauts left on the International Space Station last year by Boeing's troubled Starliner capsule, are on the up after returning to Earth in March, emerging from weeks of physical therapy to ramp up work with Boeing and various NASA programs. "Right now, we're just coming off of the rehab portion of our return," Wilmore, 62, told Reuters in an interview on Wednesday. "Gravity stinks for a period, and that period varies for different people, but eventu...

January 31, 2025 11:44 AM

Sunita Williams sets new spacewalking record during 92nd US spacewalk

NASA astronaut Sunita "Suni" Williams achieved a historic milestone on January 30, 2025, by breaking the spacewalking record previously held by former astronaut Peggy Whitson. The International Space Station (ISS) shared the news on X: "NASA astronaut Suni Williams just surpassed former astronaut Peggy Whitson's total spacewalking time of 60 hours and 21 minutes today. Suni is still outside in the vacuum of space removing radio communications hardware." Williams, during this remarkable spacewa...