Physician Anil Menon is among the 10 people chosen by Nasa as astronauts for its upcoming missions. Menon is also a lieutenant-colonel with the US Air Force. The flight surgeon also helped launch Space X’s first humans to space during the Demo-2 mission.

by sanjana | Apr 4, 2022

Physician Anil Menon is among the 10 people chosen by Nasa as astronauts for its upcoming missions. Menon is also a lieutenant-colonel with the US Air Force. The flight surgeon also helped launch Space X’s first humans to space during the Demo-2...

NASA has appointed Indian-American aerospace industry expert, AC Charania, as its new chief technologist. Charania will align NASA’s tech investments with mission needs and oversee external collaborations.

by anilkumar | Jan 16, 2023

NASA has appointed Indian-American aerospace industry expert, AC Charania, as its new chief technologist. Charania will align NASA’s tech investments with mission needs and oversee external...

How primate research was hijacked by sexist ideologues – The Atlantic

by sanjana | May 10, 2022

(This story first appeared in The Atlantic on May 6, 2022) One morning in January 1961, following a breakfast of baby cereal, condensed milk, and half an egg, a male chimpanzee from Cameroon known to his handlers as Ham was strapped into a pressure-controlled capsule,...

According to a NASA study, a 26-minute catnap can enhance performance by 33 percent, while a Harvard study shows how naps prevent burnout.

by sanjana | May 12, 2022

According to a NASA study, a 26-minute catnap can enhance performance by 33 percent, while a Harvard study shows how naps prevent...

Kathryn Lueders, associate administrator for the space operations mission directorate at NASA was on an India tour. She visited ISRO and met chairman S Somnath, human spaceflight director Dr Umamaheswaran R, and other members of the ISRO workforce. 

by Amrita Priya | Dec 20, 2022

Kathryn Lueders, associate administrator for the space operations mission directorate at NASA was on an India tour. She visited ISRO and met chairman S Somnath, human spaceflight director Dr Umamaheswaran R, and other members of the ISRO...