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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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NASA’s Jonny Kim Heads to Space With Russian Crew on Soyuz MS-27
Soyuz MS-27 launched early on April 8, 2025, carrying NASA astronaut Dr. Jonny Kim and Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky to the International Space Station. After docking with the Prichal module, the trio joined Expedition 72 for an eight-month mission involving scientific experiments, station maintenance, and planned spacewal...
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ISRO's Chandrayaan-4 to Land on Moon and Bring Back Lunar Samples in 2027
India’s space agency ISRO is gearing up for the Chandrayaan-4 mission, scheduled for 2027. This ambitious mission will involve a complex system of five modules, launched using two LVM3 rockets. Once in lunar orbit, two modules will descend to the surface, with one collecting samples and the other remaining on the Moon. The sample return module wi...
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"Expect Space Docking In Few Days, Satellites In Good Health": ISRO Chief
India's first attempt to dock two live satellites in space has not been abandoned and the docking could actually take place in the next few days, ISRO Chairman Dr S Somanath has confirmed.
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India Delays First Space Docking Test of SpaDeX Satellites Until January 9, Requires 'Further Validation'
ISRO has postponed its first-ever space docking attempt under the SpaDeX mission, now scheduled for January 9, 2025. The delay is due to the identification of an abort scenario during ground simulations, which requires further validation before proceeding. The mission involves the automated docking of two satellites in low Earth orbit and is a crit...
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'Ballet In Space': How India Is Planning Historic Docking Experiment
India will conduct a space-docking experiment in space for the first time. This can also be referred to as "ISRO's Ballet in Space", or an "Antariksh jugalbandi".
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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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NASA’s Jonny Kim Heads to Space With Russian Crew on Soyuz MS-27
Soyuz MS-27 launched early on April 8, 2025, carrying NASA astronaut Dr. Jonny Kim and Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky to the International Space Station. After docking with the Prichal module, the trio joined Expedition 72 for an eight-month mission involving scientific experiments, station maintenance, and planned spacewal...
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ISRO's Chandrayaan-4 to Land on Moon and Bring Back Lunar Samples in 2027
India’s space agency ISRO is gearing up for the Chandrayaan-4 mission, scheduled for 2027. This ambitious mission will involve a complex system of five modules, launched using two LVM3 rockets. Once in lunar orbit, two modules will descend to the surface, with one collecting samples and the other remaining on the Moon. The sample return module wi...
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"Expect Space Docking In Few Days, Satellites In Good Health": ISRO Chief
India's first attempt to dock two live satellites in space has not been abandoned and the docking could actually take place in the next few days, ISRO Chairman Dr S Somanath has confirmed.
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India Delays First Space Docking Test of SpaDeX Satellites Until January 9, Requires 'Further Validation'
ISRO has postponed its first-ever space docking attempt under the SpaDeX mission, now scheduled for January 9, 2025. The delay is due to the identification of an abort scenario during ground simulations, which requires further validation before proceeding. The mission involves the automated docking of two satellites in low Earth orbit and is a crit...
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'Ballet In Space': How India Is Planning Historic Docking Experiment
India will conduct a space-docking experiment in space for the first time. This can also be referred to as "ISRO's Ballet in Space", or an "Antariksh jugalbandi".
