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International Space Station Makes History As Eight Visiting Spacecraft Simultaneously Dock
In December 2025, the ISS reached a historic milestone with eight visiting spacecraft docked simultaneously for the first time. The lineup included Soyuz crew vehicles, Progress cargo ships, Japan’s HTV-X1, Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus, and two SpaceX Dragons. The rare configuration highlighted intense crew rotation operations and the ISS’s role...
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India Approves Chandrayaan-4 Moon Sample Mission and National Space Station
India has officially greenlit Chandrayaan-4, a 2028 lunar sample-return mission set to bring home 3 kg of Moon soil. The mission involves five spacecraft docking in Earth orbit before heading to the lunar surface. ISRO is also moving ahead with its Bharatiya Antariksh Station, with the first module planned for 2028 and full completion targeted for ...
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Cygnus XL Successfully Docks at International Space Station on First Mission
Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL, the largest cargo spacecraft ever built by the company, successfully docked at the International Space Station. Launched on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, it delivered over 11,000 pounds of supplies and research materials.
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Weather Permitting, Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla Likely To Reach Earth On July 15
India's space exploration efforts are poised to mark a historic milestone as Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, the first Indian to visit the International Space Station (ISS), prepares to return to Earth following a successful mission.
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How Shubhanshu Shukla Is Spending His 1st Day At International Space Station
Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, also called 'Shux', landed at the ISS at 4:01 pm (IST). The ISS usually follows Greenwich/London time.
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Video: Hugs And Welcome Drink As ISS Welcomes Shubhanshu Shukla And Team
Indian Air Force (IAF) Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla and three other astronauts successfully docked their Dragon spacecraft with the International Space Station (ISS) this evening.
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Axiom Mission 4 Successfully Docks on International Space Station; Shubhanshu Shukla Becomes First Indian to Reach Milestone
Axiom Mission 4 has now reached the International Space Station on June 26, 2025. Launched from Kennedy Space Centre, the mission features a diverse international crew aboard SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft.
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Shubhanshu Shukla Makes History, Becomes First Indian To Enter ISS
The Crew Dragon capsule - with four astronauts, including India's Shubanshu Shukla as part of the Axiom-4 mission - docked at the International Space Station Thursday evening, completing a 28-hour flight from Florida's Kennedy Space Center.
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Axiom-4 Docking LIVE: Shubhanshu Shukla Becomes 1st Indian Astronaut On ISS
Shubhanshu Shukla Axiom-4 Mission Docking LIVE Updates: Shubhanshu Shukla has become India's first astronaut on the International Space Station, as the SpaceX's Axiom-4 mission docked on to the orbital lab.
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Shubhanshu Shukla's Axiom 4 Mission Creates History For 3 Countries
The Axiom 4 launch, a commercial human spaceflight mission involving Axiom Space, NASA, and SpaceX, has scripted history in more ways than one.
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International Space Station Makes History As Eight Visiting Spacecraft Simultaneously Dock
In December 2025, the ISS reached a historic milestone with eight visiting spacecraft docked simultaneously for the first time. The lineup included Soyuz crew vehicles, Progress cargo ships, Japan’s HTV-X1, Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus, and two SpaceX Dragons. The rare configuration highlighted intense crew rotation operations and the ISS’s role...
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India Approves Chandrayaan-4 Moon Sample Mission and National Space Station
India has officially greenlit Chandrayaan-4, a 2028 lunar sample-return mission set to bring home 3 kg of Moon soil. The mission involves five spacecraft docking in Earth orbit before heading to the lunar surface. ISRO is also moving ahead with its Bharatiya Antariksh Station, with the first module planned for 2028 and full completion targeted for ...
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Cygnus XL Successfully Docks at International Space Station on First Mission
Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL, the largest cargo spacecraft ever built by the company, successfully docked at the International Space Station. Launched on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, it delivered over 11,000 pounds of supplies and research materials.
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Weather Permitting, Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla Likely To Reach Earth On July 15
India's space exploration efforts are poised to mark a historic milestone as Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, the first Indian to visit the International Space Station (ISS), prepares to return to Earth following a successful mission.
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How Shubhanshu Shukla Is Spending His 1st Day At International Space Station
Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, also called 'Shux', landed at the ISS at 4:01 pm (IST). The ISS usually follows Greenwich/London time.
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Video: Hugs And Welcome Drink As ISS Welcomes Shubhanshu Shukla And Team
Indian Air Force (IAF) Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla and three other astronauts successfully docked their Dragon spacecraft with the International Space Station (ISS) this evening.
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Axiom Mission 4 Successfully Docks on International Space Station; Shubhanshu Shukla Becomes First Indian to Reach Milestone
Axiom Mission 4 has now reached the International Space Station on June 26, 2025. Launched from Kennedy Space Centre, the mission features a diverse international crew aboard SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft.
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Shubhanshu Shukla Makes History, Becomes First Indian To Enter ISS
The Crew Dragon capsule - with four astronauts, including India's Shubanshu Shukla as part of the Axiom-4 mission - docked at the International Space Station Thursday evening, completing a 28-hour flight from Florida's Kennedy Space Center.
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Axiom-4 Docking LIVE: Shubhanshu Shukla Becomes 1st Indian Astronaut On ISS
Shubhanshu Shukla Axiom-4 Mission Docking LIVE Updates: Shubhanshu Shukla has become India's first astronaut on the International Space Station, as the SpaceX's Axiom-4 mission docked on to the orbital lab.
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Shubhanshu Shukla's Axiom 4 Mission Creates History For 3 Countries
The Axiom 4 launch, a commercial human spaceflight mission involving Axiom Space, NASA, and SpaceX, has scripted history in more ways than one.
