India’s Shubhanshu Shukla To Study How Screen Time Affects Human Brain In Space

Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, who is set to become the first Indian to travel to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of the Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4), will be involved in a study examining the impact of screen time on the human brain in space.This study, known as "Voyager Displays," aims to investigate the physical and cognitive effects of using computer screens in microgravity. It

April 11, 2025
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Indian Astronaut-Designate Shubhanshu Shukla Likely To Fly To Space Station In May

Indian astronaut-designate Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla is set to make history by becoming the second Indian to travel to space, following Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma’s historic mission in 1984. Shukla will serve as the Mission Pilot for Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4), the fourth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station (ISS), scheduled to launch in May 2025 from NASA’s Kennedy

April 4, 2025
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AXIOM-4 Mission Will Have Around 60 Experiments, Including 7 Led By ISRO

The upcoming Ax-4 mission, scheduled to launch no earlier than May 2025 aboard a SpaceX Falcon-9 rocket, will feature an unprecedented research portfolio with around 60 scientific experiments from 31 countries, including seven led by India’s space agency ISRO.This mission marks the fourth private astronaut flight by Axiom Space to the International Space Station (ISS) and emphasises international

April 4, 2025
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SpaceX Launches Kerala Start-Up HEX20’s ‘NILA’ Satellite; Marks Major Milestone

On March 15, 2025, SpaceX successfully launched the ‘NILA’ satellite as part of its Transporter-13 mission, marking a significant milestone for Kerala’s space start-up HEX20. Named after Kerala’s longest river, Nila is India’s first private payload hosting satellite and was developed in just four months. The satellite carries an actuator payload from the German firm Decubed and is designed to

March 26, 2025
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