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‘This is his moment’—India’s 1st astronaut Rakesh Sharma cheers as Shubhanshu Shukla preps for Axiom 4
Rakesh Sharma flew to the Soviet space station, Salyut-7, in 1984. Now, he is eager to pass the torch to Shubhanshu Shukla, ...
“Saare Jahan Se Achha”: When an Indian Fighter Pilot Became the Nation’s Ambassador to the Stars
How a modest IAF Squadron Leader's eight-day journey in 1984 transformed India's place in the cosmos and inspired generations ...
As he circles earth, will Indian Astronaut Shukla call PM Modi?
In 1984, when Rakesh Sharma circled the earth aboard the Soviet Salyut-7 mission, the crew held a joint television news ...
This Private Space Mission Could Help Build The Next ISS
The Axiom-4 mission will do solid science and help prep for a replacement for the International Space Station.
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Looking back 50 years ago – June 1975
The vital waterway, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea, had been closed for eight long years following the 1967 ...
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Video address on 70th anniversary of Baikonur Space Centre
It was here, at Baikonur, that the countdown to a new era in human history began – where dreams became reality. From this very site, in 1957, the R-7 rocket carried the first artificial satellite into ...
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From Sharma to Shukla: India’s Soaring Axiom-4 Space Dreams | Opinion
Mission to the International Space Station (ISS) is a proud moment for India, as Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, an Indian ...
The Company Helping Build the Next Space Station Is Launching to the ISS
Before the ISS dies, however, it will help birth its own replacement—one that will be built and launched by the private ...