Space Programme

China’s fourth generation of astronauts, including two from Hong Kong and Macao, are undergoing a comprehensive training programme in Beijing to prepare for upcoming lunar missions. This rigorous process includes specialised physical training, lectures, and over 200 detailed programmes covering critical lunar surface operations. The cohort's dive...

ISRO Chairman S Somanath has revealed exciting new timelines for India's space missions. The Gaganyaan mission, set to be India's first manned space flight, is now scheduled for a 2026 launch. Furthermore, the ambitious Chandrayaan-4 mission, aimed at returning lunar samples, is expected to lift off by 2028. With a focus on self-reliance and privat...

The Moonlight programme will consist of five satellites one for high-data-rate communications and four for navigation.

China announced plans to launch a manned lunar mission, construct a lunar space station and explore habitable planets and extra-terrestrial life to expand its space programme in the next few decades.

China has revealed plans to construct a lunar space station, with the goal of exploring habitable planets and searching for extraterrestrial life. The country will launch a manned lunar mission in the next few years as part of its long-term space programme, which spans from 2024 to 2050. China’s key priorities include studying planetary atmospher...

Blue Origin has postponed the launch of its second human-rated New Shepard mission, NS-27, due to a GPS malfunction. Initially set for 13th October, the mission aims to send a newly developed rocket-capsule combination into suborbital space. This delay raises concerns about the reliability of the New Shepard programme, which has previously complete...

The initiative is designed to build the leadership capacity of 250 early-career researchers, providing them with the necessary tools to navigate gender biases and establish a sustainable support network.

China is preparing to launch its Tianwen-3 mission around 2028, aiming to return samples from Mars. Liu Jizhong, Chief Designer, shared details at the Tiandu Forum in Huangshan City, Anhui Province. The mission will involve collecting samples from the Martian surface, returning them to Earth through a docking process in Mars’ orbit. Liu also high...

Chinese scientists have discovered a "brand-new method" of producing large quantities of water using lunar soil brought back from a 2020 expedition, state broadcaster CCTV reported on Thursday.

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday said India is well-positioned to be a key player in the global space sector in the coming years with its robust space programme and a growing pool of skilled professionals.

Developing housing on the Moon is an emerging focus for space agencies across the world. US space agency NASA has developed the Artemis programme, with an aim that humans will inhabit lunar residences by 2040.

China on Tuesday announced the first astronaut candidates from its special administrative regions of Macau and Hong Kong, with the latter calling it a "glorious page" in the city's history.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the ability to conduct space reconnaissance is crucial for national self defence and protection of the country's sovereignty and North Korea will never give up efforts to possess it, state media said on Wednesday.

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman Sreedhara Panicker Somanath attended a programme at a school on Sunday and said that the space agency aims to explore human space flight activities and build space stations.

China will launch a probe, Chang'e-6, to collect samples from the far side of the Moon, a world first as Beijing pushes ahead with an ambitious programme that aims to send a crewed lunar mission by 2030.

China’s fourth generation of astronauts, including two from Hong Kong and Macao, are undergoing a comprehensive training programme in Beijing to prepare for upcoming lunar missions. This rigorous process includes specialised physical training, lectures, and over 200 detailed programmes covering critical lunar surface operations. The cohort's dive...

ISRO Chairman S Somanath has revealed exciting new timelines for India's space missions. The Gaganyaan mission, set to be India's first manned space flight, is now scheduled for a 2026 launch. Furthermore, the ambitious Chandrayaan-4 mission, aimed at returning lunar samples, is expected to lift off by 2028. With a focus on self-reliance and privat...

The Moonlight programme will consist of five satellites one for high-data-rate communications and four for navigation.

China announced plans to launch a manned lunar mission, construct a lunar space station and explore habitable planets and extra-terrestrial life to expand its space programme in the next few decades.

China has revealed plans to construct a lunar space station, with the goal of exploring habitable planets and searching for extraterrestrial life. The country will launch a manned lunar mission in the next few years as part of its long-term space programme, which spans from 2024 to 2050. China’s key priorities include studying planetary atmospher...

Blue Origin has postponed the launch of its second human-rated New Shepard mission, NS-27, due to a GPS malfunction. Initially set for 13th October, the mission aims to send a newly developed rocket-capsule combination into suborbital space. This delay raises concerns about the reliability of the New Shepard programme, which has previously complete...

The initiative is designed to build the leadership capacity of 250 early-career researchers, providing them with the necessary tools to navigate gender biases and establish a sustainable support network.

China is preparing to launch its Tianwen-3 mission around 2028, aiming to return samples from Mars. Liu Jizhong, Chief Designer, shared details at the Tiandu Forum in Huangshan City, Anhui Province. The mission will involve collecting samples from the Martian surface, returning them to Earth through a docking process in Mars’ orbit. Liu also high...

Chinese scientists have discovered a "brand-new method" of producing large quantities of water using lunar soil brought back from a 2020 expedition, state broadcaster CCTV reported on Thursday.

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday said India is well-positioned to be a key player in the global space sector in the coming years with its robust space programme and a growing pool of skilled professionals.

Developing housing on the Moon is an emerging focus for space agencies across the world. US space agency NASA has developed the Artemis programme, with an aim that humans will inhabit lunar residences by 2040.

China on Tuesday announced the first astronaut candidates from its special administrative regions of Macau and Hong Kong, with the latter calling it a "glorious page" in the city's history.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the ability to conduct space reconnaissance is crucial for national self defence and protection of the country's sovereignty and North Korea will never give up efforts to possess it, state media said on Wednesday.

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman Sreedhara Panicker Somanath attended a programme at a school on Sunday and said that the space agency aims to explore human space flight activities and build space stations.

China will launch a probe, Chang'e-6, to collect samples from the far side of the Moon, a world first as Beijing pushes ahead with an ambitious programme that aims to send a crewed lunar mission by 2030.