Spacewalkers tackle coolant leak on space station

02 Nov, 2012, 9:47 am IST Science and Technology

A pair of spacewalking astronauts floated outside the International Space Station on Thursday to bypass a leak... More

SpaceX's Dragon capsule splashes into Pacific

29 Oct, 2012, 4:00 pm IST Science and Technology

SpaceX's unmanned Dragon capsule has splashed into the Pacific Ocean, wrapping up its first contracted mission of delivering commercial payload... More

Private capsule to launch cargo to space station

21 Sep, 2012, 5:03 pm IST Science and Technology

A private capsule is scheduled to fly to the International Space Station on a cargo mission Oct 7, US space agency NASA announced... More

Sunita Williams takes over space station command

18 Sep, 2012, 10:59 am IST Science and Technology

Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams has taken over command of the International Space Station (ISS), yet another feather in her cap... More

Indian space agency scores a perfect 100!

10 Sep, 2012, 9:21 am IST Science and Technology

An Indian rocket Sunday successfully launched into orbit two foreign satellites, marking Indian space agency ISRO's 100th mission in the presence ... More

Puerto Rican to prepare menu for manned mission to Mars

09 Aug, 2012, 6:32 pm IST Science and Technology

A Puerto Rican scientist will be in charge of creating the menu for the first manned mission to Mars. Yajaira Sierra Sastre, a 35-year-old native of Arroyo, Puerto Rico, was selected from... More