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Who is Professor Annapurni Subramaniam? First Indian woman to win the prestigious COSPAR Vikram Sarabhai Medal

Jinit Jain - 5 August, 2026

Professor Annapurni Subramaniam has become the first Indian woman scientist to receive the prestigious COSPAR Vikram Sarabhai Medal for her pioneering contributions to space research.

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India’s private rocket sector is growing, and the government’s proactive policies are playing a crucial role

Raju Das - 3 August, 2026

Success of Skyroot in placing Vikram-1 rocket into orbit on its maiden flight shows how policy liberalisation and institutional support have transformed India’s private space ecosystem.

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Not just testing, from design to production of space hardware: Read how the Space Manufacturing Park to be set up in Ahmedabad will boost...

ભાર્ગવ રાજ્યગુરુ - 12 June, 2026

The Gujarat Government has announced the setting up of Common Technical Facilities (CTF) for the Space Manufacturing Park being developed at Khoraj GIDC near Ahmedabad.

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As NASA gears up to return humans to the Moon, here’s all you need to know about the Artemis II mission

Shraddha Pandey - 16 January, 2026

The Artemis II mission will launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre in Florida using the American space agency’s most powerful rocket, the SLA Block 1.

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“One mission to watch Earth”: ISRO-NASA’s joint satellite Earth observation satellite NISAR set for July 30 launch from Sriharikota

ANI - 27 July, 2025

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Sunday stated that the upcoming launch of NISAR, the first joint Earth observation satellite by ISRO and NASA, will mark a key milestone in Earth observation technology.

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Axiom Mission 4 piloted by Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla to undock from International Space Station on 14th July, splashdown in Pacific the next day

ANI - 13 July, 2025

IAF Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, the first Indian astronaut to visit the International Space Station (ISS), is set to return to Earth tomorrow, July 14, along with his crew from Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4).

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Axiom Mission-4 piloted by Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla lifts off aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft from Florida

ANI - 25 June, 2025

The Axiom Mission 4 launched aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Centre in Florida

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Axiom Space mission to be piloted by Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla delayed till 8 June, 4 astronauts to reach ISS using Space X Dragon...

ANI - 15 May, 2025

Indian Air Force Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla-piloted private astronaut 'Axiom Mission 4' launch to the International Space Station (ISS) has now been delayed to no earlier than June 8 this year.

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Union cabinet approves ₹3985 crore to build third launch pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota to support space missions

ANI - 16 January, 2025

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced the approval of a Rs 3,985 crore project for the construction of a third launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC), Sriharikota.

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