Spacecraft

Touchdown! NASA's rover Perseverance makes historic Mars landing

February 19, 2021

Touchdown! NASA's rover Perseverance makes historic Mars landing

Moments after touchdown, Perseverance beamed back its first black-and-white images from the Martian surface.

February 18, 2021
NASA rover attempting most difficult Martian touchdown yet

Once down, the six-wheeled Perseverance should be the best driver Mars has ever seen, with more autonomy and range than Curiosity.
April 17, 2020
ISRO was flooded with requests from Indians wanting to become astronauts

From emails to letters to phone calls, the ISRO HQ received non-stop queries from Indians who were keen to join the Gaganyaan mission.
August 29, 2019
Russia's humanoid robot checks in at International Space Station

The lifesize robot named Fedor -- short for Final Experimental Demonstration Object Research -- copies human movements, a key skill that allows it to help carry out tasks remotely.