A political effort to relocate the space shuttle Discovery from the Smithsonian to Space Center Houston has been merged with ...

During a live broadcast from space, Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla introduced “Joy,” a soft swan toy floating beside him ...

The last Dragon spacecraft that SpaceX plans to build entered orbit for the first time with "grace." Reaching space on the ...

She also led the task force that produced a visionary strategic planning report in 1987 titled, “NASA Leadership and America’s Future in Space,” but known popularly as the Ride Report. After she ...

This is the Space Shuttle Main Engine (SSME). Three SSME's plus two Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs) power the reusable Space Shuttle. Each SSME produces 375,000 lbs of thrust or a total of 1,125,000 lbs ...

Indian Air Force Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla is soon to make history as the first Indian astronaut in orbit since Rakesh Sharma's historic 1984 mission. But this time, according to the Economic ...

Shubhanshu Shukla will be joining the Axiom 4 mission as a designated astronaut under the Gananyaan mission. The launch of the same was delayed from June 10, 2025, to June 11, 2025 (IST) due to the ...

The soft toy is set to travel aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon, marking a very unique and symbolic part of the mission. The Axiom-4 mission has a confirmed launch date, and when the Falcon 9 rocket lifts ...

Garneau flew on three NASA space shuttle missions, led the Canadian Space Agency and served in Parliament for 15 years. The first Canadian astronaut to fly into space has died at the age of 76 ...

He flew to space twice more, in 1996 and 2000, on the shuttle Endeavour. (Challenger had exploded in 1986, killing all seven crew members on board.) He was appointed to lead the Canadian Space ...

The Ax-4 crew with their zero-g indicator, "Joy." Left to right: Peggy Whitson, Shubhanshu Shukla, Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski and Tibor Kapu at a pre-launch briefing on June 3, 2025.