Astronaut

Geet, a student of Class 11 from Delhi participated in the NASA Space Camp at the US Space and Rocket Center in June 2024. Geet was just five when she fell in love with space.

Boeing’s Starliner's first manned mission kicked off with two NASA astronauts, Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore.

Exactly 40 years ago on 3 April 1984, Rakesh Sharma became the first Indian to go to space. Now, he has taken charge to help train the four astronaut designates for the Gaganyaan Mission.

Hailing from Kerala, Canada-based space entrepreneur Aathira Preetharani has been selected for Project Possum, an astronaut training programme by the International Institute of Astronautical Sciences.

NASA has announced its 10 latest trainee astronauts and among them is Indian-origin doctor Anil Menon. Here's what you should know about the flight surgeon who helped launch Elon Musk-run SpaceX's first humans to space during the 'Demo-2' mission.

Sirisha Bandla is the second Indian-origin woman to head to space as part of Richard Branson's Virgin Glactic crew on VSS Unity. Her paternal grandfather, Ragaiah Bandla (85), tells us about Sirisha's childhood and visits to India.

Raja Chari was chosen from 18,000 applicants in 2017 by NASA for the Artemis moon landing programme.

“We must do whatever we can ensure young girls get an education, particularly those from difficult circumstances. If given a chance, these young girls will shine. This is what Kalpana would have also wanted,” says her father Banarasi Lal Chawla. #WomensDay #SheDared

Son of a newspaper vendor, Aryan Mishra purchased his first telescope by skipping meals. He then spotted an unknown asteroid when he was just 14!

The team carried out a systematic search after examining over 300 pictures in a nearly 20-year-old radio survey to discover these GRGs.