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"Inspiring Generation Back Home": Shubhanshu Shukla On What Success Means To Him
Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla is all set to become India's first visitor to the International Space Station as he takes baby steps for India's ambitious Rs 33,000 crore Gaganyaan programme.
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"1.4 Billion Hearts Beat For Indian Astronaut's Space Journey": Top Official
India's second astronaut, Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, is poised to make history as he prepares to fly to the International Space Station aboard the Axiom-4 mission, also known as Mission Akash Ganga.
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"He Has Always Been Determined": Indian Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla's Father To NDTV
In 2024, PM Modi officially announced Shubhanshu Shukla's name as one of the four astronauts for the Gaganyaan mission.
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"Absolutely, I'm A Test Pilot": Rakesh Sharma On Flying To Space Again
Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma (retired), the first Indian to fly to space, said he would like to fly in India's own manned space mission Gaganyaan.
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NDTV Exclusive: What Astronaut Rakesh Sharma Said On India's Cosmic Leap
Rakesh Sharma was the first Indian astronaut to go to space.
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'Carrying India's Dreams': Astronaut-Designate On Shubhanshu Shukla's Mission
Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla is set to fly to the International Space Station as part of the Axiom mission this month.
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"Gaganyaan Just Beginning": Astronaut-Designate On India's Space Future
Angad Pratapand his fellow Gaganyaan astronaut designates continue to keep their training sharp through regular technical meetings and occasional flying stints with the Indian Air Force.
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Ahead Of Indian Astronaut's Space Odyssey, A Global Outreach
India and the US are using the upcoming NASA-ISRO joint flight of an Indian astronaut to space as a big outreach activity between the world's oldest and world's largest democracies.
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Indian Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla To Fly To Space From Same Launch Complex As Neil Armstrong
Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla is scheduled to pilot the Axiom Mission 4, a private astronaut mission that will launch aboard a SpaceX Dragon capsule on a Falcon 9 rocket.
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NASA Training Over, India's Astronaut-Designates Await ISS Flight Green Light
Eight months of training for India's 'gaganyatri', or astronauts, who may travel to the International Space Station, or ISS, as early as end-May, has come to end. The crew is now preparing for the flight on the SpaceX Falcon-9 rocket and SpaceX Crew.
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ISRO’s Shubhanshu Shukla Set to Make History with Space Station Mission in May
Shubhanshu Shublha, the first Indian to join a crewed expedition to a space station, is preparing to launch into space in May. The journey fits into India's wider goal of maintaining a continuous human presence in space.
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ISRO Chief On Sunita Williams' Homecoming, Support For Gaganyaan Mission
As India prepares for its Gaganyaan Mission, ISRO Chairman Dr V Narayanan watched glued to the screen the safe return of Indian-origin NASA astronaut Sunita Williams from the International Space Station back to Earth.
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Gaganyaan Mission Likely To Be Launched By 2026-End: ISRO Chairman
The Gaganyaan project seeks to demonstrate India's human spaceflight capability by launching astronauts to an orbit 400 kilometres above the Earth for a three-day mission.
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Gaganyaan Astronauts Finish First Phase of Training for ISRO-NASA Joint Mission
Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla and backup astronaut Group Captain Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair, selected for India's historic Gaganyaan mission, have completed the first phase of their training in collaboration with NASA. The training, which began in August 2024, was designed to prepare the astronauts for their roles in India’s first-ever human sp...
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India’s Gaganyaan Mission Postponed to 2026 as ISRO Focuses on Safety, Testing, and Astronaut Training
India’s Gaganyaan mission, originally slated for 2025, is now expected to launch in 2026 as ISRO prioritises crew safety and thorough system testing. The revised schedule includes four uncrewed test flights, beginning with a December 2023 mission. These tests will validate technologies essential for safe manned space travel, including crew escape...
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"Inspiring Generation Back Home": Shubhanshu Shukla On What Success Means To Him
Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla is all set to become India's first visitor to the International Space Station as he takes baby steps for India's ambitious Rs 33,000 crore Gaganyaan programme.
-
"1.4 Billion Hearts Beat For Indian Astronaut's Space Journey": Top Official
India's second astronaut, Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, is poised to make history as he prepares to fly to the International Space Station aboard the Axiom-4 mission, also known as Mission Akash Ganga.
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"He Has Always Been Determined": Indian Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla's Father To NDTV
In 2024, PM Modi officially announced Shubhanshu Shukla's name as one of the four astronauts for the Gaganyaan mission.
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"Absolutely, I'm A Test Pilot": Rakesh Sharma On Flying To Space Again
Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma (retired), the first Indian to fly to space, said he would like to fly in India's own manned space mission Gaganyaan.
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NDTV Exclusive: What Astronaut Rakesh Sharma Said On India's Cosmic Leap
Rakesh Sharma was the first Indian astronaut to go to space.
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'Carrying India's Dreams': Astronaut-Designate On Shubhanshu Shukla's Mission
Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla is set to fly to the International Space Station as part of the Axiom mission this month.
-
"Gaganyaan Just Beginning": Astronaut-Designate On India's Space Future
Angad Pratapand his fellow Gaganyaan astronaut designates continue to keep their training sharp through regular technical meetings and occasional flying stints with the Indian Air Force.
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Ahead Of Indian Astronaut's Space Odyssey, A Global Outreach
India and the US are using the upcoming NASA-ISRO joint flight of an Indian astronaut to space as a big outreach activity between the world's oldest and world's largest democracies.
-
Indian Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla To Fly To Space From Same Launch Complex As Neil Armstrong
Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla is scheduled to pilot the Axiom Mission 4, a private astronaut mission that will launch aboard a SpaceX Dragon capsule on a Falcon 9 rocket.
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NASA Training Over, India's Astronaut-Designates Await ISS Flight Green Light
Eight months of training for India's 'gaganyatri', or astronauts, who may travel to the International Space Station, or ISS, as early as end-May, has come to end. The crew is now preparing for the flight on the SpaceX Falcon-9 rocket and SpaceX Crew.
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ISRO’s Shubhanshu Shukla Set to Make History with Space Station Mission in May
Shubhanshu Shublha, the first Indian to join a crewed expedition to a space station, is preparing to launch into space in May. The journey fits into India's wider goal of maintaining a continuous human presence in space.
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ISRO Chief On Sunita Williams' Homecoming, Support For Gaganyaan Mission
As India prepares for its Gaganyaan Mission, ISRO Chairman Dr V Narayanan watched glued to the screen the safe return of Indian-origin NASA astronaut Sunita Williams from the International Space Station back to Earth.
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Gaganyaan Mission Likely To Be Launched By 2026-End: ISRO Chairman
The Gaganyaan project seeks to demonstrate India's human spaceflight capability by launching astronauts to an orbit 400 kilometres above the Earth for a three-day mission.
-
Gaganyaan Astronauts Finish First Phase of Training for ISRO-NASA Joint Mission
Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla and backup astronaut Group Captain Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair, selected for India's historic Gaganyaan mission, have completed the first phase of their training in collaboration with NASA. The training, which began in August 2024, was designed to prepare the astronauts for their roles in India’s first-ever human sp...
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India’s Gaganyaan Mission Postponed to 2026 as ISRO Focuses on Safety, Testing, and Astronaut Training
India’s Gaganyaan mission, originally slated for 2025, is now expected to launch in 2026 as ISRO prioritises crew safety and thorough system testing. The revised schedule includes four uncrewed test flights, beginning with a December 2023 mission. These tests will validate technologies essential for safe manned space travel, including crew escape...
