NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore have been making headlines for their extended stay aboard the International Space Station (ISS), far beyond their initially planned mission. Scheduled to return to Earth in February 2025, their journey home has been delayed to late March at the earliest due to technical issues with their spacecraft. Despite…
Isro has achieved a remarkable feat by successfully germinating cowpea seeds in microgravity conditions during their PSLV-C60 POEM-4 mission.The successful experiment utilised the Compact Research Module for Orbital Plant Studies (CROPS), demonstrating substantial progress in understanding how plants grow in space conditions.VSSC developed the CROPS payload, which functions as an automated system specifically created to…
As we bid adieu to 2024, the Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams, along with her colleagues on the International Space Station (ISS), will have an extraordinary opportunity to welcome the New Year – 16 times. While orbiting Earth at roughly 400 kilometres above, the Expedition 72 team will observe 16 distinct sunrises and sunsets as they…
ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) has achieved a milestone in space exploration: The Gaganyaan Mission, India’s first human spaceflight program. To ensure its success, ISRO is conducting an “analog mission” on Earth, which will take place in Ladakh. This mission will allow scientists to study the physical and mental challenges faced by humans in space….
BENGALURU: Nokia, which had earlier announced its partnership with Nasa for setting up of 4G/LTE cellular network on Moon, has now entered into a partnership with Axiom Space to integrate 4G/LTE connectivity into next-generation spacesuits for Nasa’s Artemis III lunar mission. In an exclusive interview to TOI, Nishant Batra, Chief Strategy and Technology Officer, Nokia,…
