(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...
(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....
(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...
(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...
