by Charu Thakur | Jun 27, 2025
(June 27, 2025) “Namaste from Space,” that’s how astronaut and Indian Air Force officer Shubhanshu Shukla greeted from the SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft. “What a ride! We have returned to space after a gap of 41 years and what an amazing...
by Namrata Srivastava | Feb 1, 2023
(February 1, 2023) I was on a call with NASA’s Mission Control, Houston for about an hour before my 10:30 pm interview with SpaceX Crew-3 Commander Raja Jon Vurputoor ‘Grinder’ Chari, which was scheduled to be telecasted live on NASA TV on January 28, 2022....
by Namrata Srivastava | Oct 13, 2022
(October 13, 2022) About 15 minutes into our conversation, Dr. Ravi Margasahayam told me that he once had a chance meeting with mountaineer Tenzing Norgay, who taught him a very important lesson – something he still lives by. “It was 1973, I was in...
by Namrata Srivastava | Jun 15, 2022
(June 15, 2022) The year was 2003. The unfortunate news of Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrating over Texas during its re-entry into the Earth’s atmosphere had overwhelmed the entire world. While India mourned the demise of Kalpana Chawla, a young girl in...
