Detailing the design of the BAS, Shukhla said that it will be similar to a "6 BHK apartment" that will be developed in a "modular" style to be expanded gradually and will house Indian astronauts to live in low-earth orbit and conduct experiments.
In a moment of national pride, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh felicitated the Gaganyatris--Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, Group Captain P V Nair, Group Captain Ajit Krishnan, and Group Captain Angad Pratap--at a grand ceremony in Delhi.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday expressed anguish on continuous and planned disruptions in the House and noted that people have great expectations from the representatives and they should utilise their time in the House for serious and meaningful discussions on problems and issues
The session, which began on July 21, has seen heated debates and opposition protests over various issues, including allegations of "vote theft," irregularities in Bihar's Special Intensive Revision and Centre's handling of Operation Sindoor and Pahalgam terrorist attack.
"Shubanshu Shukla, his family, and whoever is involved in the mission, congratulations to them, India is proud of them. But why is the government not able to answer questioned which should be given to the Opposition on (Bihar) SIR. If that is the case, then astrology and astronomy are dif
Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan criticised the Congress for not participating in the special discussion on astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla's achievement and questioning everything, from Chandrayaan landing to surgical strikes done by the Indian Army. He noted that not everything should b
The discussion, titled "India's Space Program and Its Role in Viksit Bharat 2047," was aimed at highlighting the nation's scientific progress, national pride, and future security prospects.
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor praised Commander Shubhanshu Shukla's mission to the ISS, calling it a crucial stepping stone for India's Gaganyaan human spaceflight program. He said the mission provided vital data, boosted international cooperation, and inspired India's future scientific work
Astronaut Jim Lovell, whose history-making leadership as commander of a near-disastrous 1970 mission to the moon is one of the most celebrated tales of the U.S. space program and was chronicled in the hit Tom Hanks film 'Apollo 13', passed away in Illinois on Thursday. He was 97.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is gearing up for a series of exciting missions. According to the organisation's chief, Dr V Narayanan, ISRO will launch the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) satellite on July 30 using the GSLV-F16 rocket.
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday adopted a resolution welcoming return of Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla from International Space Station and said it heralds a new chapter in India's space programme and gives a golden glimpse of the country's future space programme.
While China's space program is a source of national pride, its authoritarian leader Chairman Xi Jinping aims to displace the USA as the leading space power. This explains the enormous investment Beijing is pouring into scientific, civil and military space assets.