Tag: space

ew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that ISRO’s successful launch of a test vehicle as part of its Gaganyaan mission takes India a step closer to realising its first human space flight programme. In a post on X, he said, “This launch takes us one step ...

New Delhi:Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday asked scientists to aim to send the first Indian to the Moon by 2040 and set up an Indian space station by 2035, according to an official statement. He gave these directions during a meeting to review the preparedness of the Gaganyaan ...

A Pakistani woman participated in a Virgin Galactic space mission, becoming the first person from Pakistan to visit space, while this mission constitutes the fifth successful flight for the space tourism company in five months. Virgin Galactic noted that Namira Saleem is “the first Pakistani person to visit space.” ...

China’s upcoming Chang’e-8 moon mission will offer an unprecendented amount of space for equipment for other countries.The mission is currently slated to launch in 2028, and will have 200kg (440lb) of payload capacity for interested countries, Wang Qiong, the mission’s deputy chief designer, said on Monday.These could be instruments ...

China’s next lunar mission – Chang’e 6 – remains on schedule to launch next year on a mission that will see the lander return samples from the far side of the moon to Earth, while hauling payloads from the European Space Agency and Pakistan.The China National Space Administration (CNSA) ...

Jitendra Singh, MoS (Independent) for Science & Technology, on the upcoming human spaceflight programme by ISRO, India’s space ties with Russia and the US and upsurge of violence in Jammu & Kashmir. The session was moderated by The Indian Express Principal Correspondent Anonna DuttAnonna Dutt: We’ve seen six-seven space ...

Historically, art in Pakistan has found unique ways to comment on social issues and push boundaries. However, much like in other countries, the art market is heavily curated, and often the domain of the country's privileged elite is skewed toward certain themes, styles, aesthetics, and formal training. The Pakistan Art Forum (PAF), established in ...

Bengaluru, Aug 28: After the successful Chandrayaan-3 mission, ISRO on Monday announced the launch of Aditya-L1 spacecraft to study the Sun on September 2 at 11.50 am from the Sriharikota spaceport.Aditya-L1 spacecraft is designed for providing remote observations of the solar corona and in-situ observations of the solar wind ...

Bengaluru/New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced that Chandrayaan-3’s landing spot on the Moon would be named as Shiv Shakti point and August 23 celebrated as ‘National Space Day’. Modi, who flew down to Bengaluru this morning directly from the Greek capital of Athens after summit talks, ...

Union MoS (Ind. Charge) for Science & Technology and Atomic Energy & Space Jitendra Singh with ISRO Chairman S. Somanath and other scientists poses for photos during a press conference after the successful launch of ISRO's Mark-III (LVM3) M4 rocket carrying 'Chandrayaan-3' from the launch pad at Satish Dhawan ...