Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, set to become the second Indian to go to space after Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma's journey on board the Soyuz T-11 in April 1984, will take on the role of pilot ...

The capsule would soon rendezvous and dock to the Soyuz 4 capsule becoming – as the Soviet’s declared – the world’s first space station. During the mission, two cosmonauts performed a ...

Credit: Blue Origin Here's a round-up of space missions and cosmic events just around the bend. Bookmark this calendar and look for updates from Mashable throughout the year. SEE ALSO: NASA leader ...

Credit: Russian Defense Ministry Russia's first space launch in 2025 also marked the final mission of its Soyuz-2.1v light launcher, with the country effectively running out of its supply of ...

"The lightsail will travel faster than any previous spacecraft, with potential to eventually open interstellar distances to direct spacecraft exploration." Scientists at the California Institute ...

Cryogenic propellant is tricky to store but ETA Space believes they have a solution. Last week, the company gathered to watch the rollout of their payload, called LoxSat, at the start of its ...

Night has fallen for the star-tracking European Space Agency (ESA ... it launched from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana atop a Soyuz-Fregat rocket on Dec. 19, 2013. However, even though ...

Multinational Research Project Shows How Life on Earth Can Be Measured from Space Feb. 6, 2025 — Measurements and data collected from space can be used to better understand life on Earth.

1975: Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (USA/USSR): This historic mission saw the docking of an American Apollo spacecraft with a Soviet Soyuz spacecraft, symbolizing cooperation amidst the Cold War.

HELSINKI — China will launch a pair of low-cost space station resupply spacecraft this year on new commercial launch vehicles, highlighting advances for the country’s space ecosystem.

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope Was Never Meant to Look at the Sun. Astronomers Tried It Anyway A little-known chapter of the Hubble Space Telescope’s history is a reminder of the risks of ...