Space Mission

First Woman To Land On Moon Will Be American: US Vice President Mike Pence

World News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 7, 2019

The United States is planning another space mission to the moon, Vice President Mike Pence said on Monday, asserting that the first woman to land on Earth's natural satellite will be an American.

"Mission Shakti" Successful, Announces PM Modi. Know All About It

India News | Edited by Richa Taneja | Wednesday March 27, 2019

India successfully test-fired a sophisticated anti-satellite missile in -Mission Shakti- and destroyed a live satellite flying in low-Earth orbit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced today in a televised national address. This successful space mission has made India the fourth country to acquire such a specialised and modern capability, making i...

Boeing Delays By Months Test Flights For US Human Space Program: Report

World News | Reuters | Thursday March 21, 2019

Boeing Co has delayed by at least three months its first uncrewed flight to the International Space Station under NASA's human spaceflight program, and pushed its crewed flight until November, industry sources said on Wednesday.

Russia-US Venus Space Probe to Be Launched in 2027

Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday March 20, 2019

A Russian-US joint interplanetary probe to Venus will be possibly launched in 2027, said a Russian scientist.

For ISRO's First Manned Mission, Bengaluru Gets Human Space Flight Centre

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 30, 2019

Gearing up for its maiden manned space mission ''Gaganyaan'', ISRO unveiled its Human Space Flight Centre in Bengaluru on Wednesday.

Gaganyaan Astronauts Likely To Be Pilots, Hints ISRO

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday January 19, 2019

The astronauts on the human space mission ''Gaganyaan'' will mostly be pilots, hinted Indian Space Research Organisation scientists on Friday.

India Nowhere Less Than China In Carrying Out Space Missions: ISRO

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday January 18, 2019

India is nowhere less than China in the arena of space, and after the success of human space mission project "Gaganyaan", it will be equal to its neighbour in all aspects related to the field, ISRO Chairman K Sivan said today.

ISRO Keen to Fly a Woman in Maiden Manned Space Mission, Gaganyaan

Indo-Asian News Service | Monday January 14, 2019

Three astronauts, who will be sent to space, will be chosen by the Indian Air Force (IAF) and trained by the Institute of Aerospace Medicine in Bengaluru.

ISRO Says Gaganyaan Manned Space Mission Launch Set for December 2021

Press Trust of India | Friday January 11, 2019

ISRO has set up a new centre to facilitate the manned voyage involving a three-member crew, Chairman K Sivan said.

China Lands Spacecraft On Far Side Of Moon. See First Pics

Science | Sarah Kaplan, Gerry Shih, The Washington Post | Friday January 4, 2019

When China announced on Thursday that it had successfully landed on the far side of the moon, it wasn't just a scientific breakthrough. To Beijing, its expanding space mission also carries an increasingly powerful symbolic message.

ISRO Planning to Launch 32 Space Missions in 2019

Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday January 3, 2019

The missions include the second lunar mission Chandrayaan-2 to land on the moon with lander and rover.

India Plans To Launch 32 Space Missions In 2019

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday January 2, 2019

India is planning to launch 32 space missions in 2019, a top space official said in Bengaluru.

SpaceX Launches US Military Satellite Marking 1st Security Space Mission

Science | Reuters | Sunday December 23, 2018

A SpaceX rocket carrying a U.S. military navigation satellite blasted off from Florida's Cape Canaveral on Sunday, marking the space transportation company's first national security space mission for the United States.

Storms Halt SpaceX's First US National Security Space Mission

Science | Reuters | Thursday December 20, 2018

Thunderstorms forced Elon Musk's SpaceX to postpone Thursday's launch of a navigation satellite for the US military, which is the rocket company's first national security space mission for the United States.

Russia To Help India In 2022 Space Mission: Russian Envoy

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday December 3, 2018

As Russia and India prepare to collaborate for Gaganyaan, India's man mission to space, its envoy Nikolay Kudashev said Monday the probability of Indian astronauts getting trained in his country are very high.