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7 hours ago
- Science
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This Week in Explainers: What will Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla do in space?
Indian Air Force (IAF) Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla has become the first Indian to reach the International Space Station (ISS) on the Axiom-4 Mission. As he and his three other colleagues adjust to microgravity, what will they do during their 14-day stay in space? All this and more in our weekly roundup read more Visiting crew in dark blue, Axiom Space's Peggy Whitson, left, Hungary's Tibor Kapu, 2nd left, India's Shubhanshu Shukla, center, and Poland's Slawosz Uznanski-Wisniewski, center right, aboard the International Space Station, June 26, 2025. Nasa via AP It was a week of pride for India. Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla has become the first Indian to go to the International Space Station (ISS) on the Axiom-4 Mission (Ax-4). He flew to space on board SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket that blasted off from Nasa's Kennedy Space Centre in Florida. The UK Royal Navy's F-35B Lightning II stealth fighter jet continues to be stranded in Kerala, two weeks after it made an emergency landing. The aircraft is parked in an open space at the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD A blockbuster weight-loss drug, Wegovy, has entered the Indian market. Weight-loss jabs have taken the world by storm. Their popularity has grown as they effectively help people lose weight. Here is all this and more in our weekly wrap from India. 1. Indian Air Force (IAF) Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla , along with three other crew members of the Axiom-4 mission, reached the ISS on the Crew Dragon spacecraft after a 28-hour journey around the Earth. With this, Shukla became only the second Indian to go to space. From Earth to orbit, cultures, crews, and missions unite 250 miles above our world. A heartfelt welcome to the #Ax4 crew as they join Expedition 73 aboard the International @Space_Station. — NASA's Johnson Space Center (@NASA_Johnson) June 26, 2025 In his first message from space, the Indian astronaut described his journey as a 'wonderful ride'. Shukla and his team will spend 14 days on the International Space Station and carry out dozens of experiments. But what are these? We take a look here . STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD 2. The British Royal Navy's F-35B Lightning jet is grounded at Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram International Airport. The aircraft made an emergency landing on the night of June 14 as it was low on fuel and encountered bad weather. The advanced fifth-generation fighter jet is part of the UK Royal Navy's aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales. According to the Indian Air Force (IAF), the British plane was 'undertaking routine flying outside of the Indian Air Defence Identification Zone' when it faced problems and Thiruvananthapuram was 'earmarked as the emergency recovery field'. But even after two weeks, why has the jet not left India yet? Read our story to know more. 3. Indian-origin Zohran Mamdani will script history by becoming New York City's mayor. The 33-year-old has defeated former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo in the NYC Democratic primary election. If elected, Mamdani will be New York's first Muslim and Indian-American mayor. His stunning victory over Cuomo has brought one of his old posts about a politician from Kerala — Arya Rajendran — to the limelight. But who is she? Why did Mamdani retweet a post about her? Here's our story . STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD 4. Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk has launched its weight-loss drug Wegovy in India. Semaglutide, marketed under the brand name Wegovy, is a prescription drug to tackle obesity and reduce cardiovascular risks. The launch comes just a few months after the US-based pharmaceutical company, Eli Lilly, introduced Mounjaro in India. Chemically known as tirzepatide, it is a diabetes and weight-loss drug. As Wegovy makes its way to the Indian market, we take a look at how it works and compare it with Mounjaro . 5. India's iconic Kolhapuri chappals have made it to the international stage. Prada exhibited its Men's Spring Summer 2026 collection with its models seen walking the runway wearing the 'toe ring sandals'. The visuals drew the ire of netizens, who criticised Prada for not giving credit to India for the footwear choice. From Louis Vuitton's Snakes and Ladders runway to Chanel's nod to sarees, India has always 'inspired' fashion across the world. We take a look here. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD 6. The gang rape of a 24-year-old law student in West Bengal has shocked the state. Three people have been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting the student inside the law college premises in South Kolkata on June 25. The case has triggered a political furore in Bengal, with the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) slamming the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) over the law and order situation. The saffron party has also raked up the RG Kar rape-murder case to target the Mamata Banerjee-led government. Here's how the horrific gang rape of the law student came to light. 7. A Chennai techie's obsessive love turned ugly when she committed dark crimes to implicate her love interest. After the man she loved married another woman, Rene Joshilda allegedly used her tech skills to frame him by sending hoax bomb threats across 12 states. Rene Joshilda is accused of sending hoax bomb threats. Image Courtesy: X The 30-year-old used allegedly fake email IDs, virtual private networks (VPNs), and the dark web to stay off the radar. However, a small mistake by the robotics engineer proved to be her undoing, leading to her arrest. What happened? Read our story to find out. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD This is all we have for you this week. If you like how we explain news, you can bookmark this page .
India.com
a day ago
- Health
- India.com
There is no doctor in space... how is the treatment done if an astronaut falls ill? Find out here...
There is no doctor in space, then how is the treatment done if an astronaut falls ill? Indian Air Force Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla is currently in the International Space Station (ISS). He has reached the space station under the Axiom-4 Mission of NASA, ISRO, European Space Agency and private company Axiom Space. Shubhanshu Shukla is the second person to step into space and the first Indian to reach the ISS. There are many astronauts present in the International Space Station at all times and from time to time astronauts are called back to Earth and new people are sent to space. Many people spend months in the space station, while some astronauts have to stay there for a long time. By June 2025, more than 280 astronauts from more than 20 countries of the world have visited the International Space Station (ISS). These astronauts live in microgravity conditions in Earth's orbit for several weeks and months. The main objective of these missions is scientific experiments and global cooperation. Astronauts are also humans and humans fall ill. What happens if an astronaut falls ill in space? There is no hospital or emergency room in space. However, space agencies make full preparations for medical emergencies. Astronauts are given first aid training before going into space and necessary medical devices are available on the ISS. In every mission, an astronaut is nominated as a 'crew medical officer,' who usually has medical training, although he is not a doctor. This medical officer has a medical kit, which contains pain medications, antibiotics, allergy medications, portable ultrasound device, defibrillator and CPR equipment. Why CPR is not possible? According to NASA, it is difficult to perform CPR in zero gravity because it becomes difficult to press the chest in space. For this, there is a special device or arrangement to tie the legs so that CPR can be given. If an astronaut faces any serious problem in space, then the astronaut is not alone. Telemedical assistance is provided by doctors through real time video and audio from NASA's Mission Control Center. Based on the biometric data received from the ISS, the doctors give them step-by-step instructions. With the help of this, the astronaut is treated. What is the provision for emergency services? If an astronaut's health deteriorates and treatment is not possible on the ISS, there is a provision for emergency evacuation. There is always at least one Soyuz or SpaceX Dragon capsule docked on the ISS, which can bring an astronaut back to Earth in 3-5 hours. Usually this capsule lands in the plains of Kazakhstan. From there, the patient is immediately admitted to the medical center of NASA or the Russian Space Agency. However, this emergency evacuation arrangement is kept as a last resort, because some diseases can worsen after returning to Earth's gravity. In more than 20 years of operation of the ISS, no astronaut has yet had to be brought back due to a medical emergency.
Indian Express
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Indian Express
Top 10 space movies and shows to binge now as Axiom 4 makes history
The world's watching as NASA streams live coverage of Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4), a private spaceflight to the International Space Station. With astronauts from India, Poland, and Hungary onboard, it marks the first major government-backed human spaceflights for these nations in over 40 years. India's Shubhanshu Shukla, who is in the pilot seat, becomes only the second Indian to head to space after Rakesh Sharma's 1984 mission. NASA's handling the integrated ops this time. Missions like Axiom Mission 4 have been imagined and reimagined on the big screen for decades. Here's a quick binge list of top-rated space films and series that've nailed the vibe. For years, this Stanley Kubrick directorial has stayed a fan favourite among science buffs for its philosophically dense tone. Released in 1968, the film took inspiration from several short stories and delivered some of the most visually stunning scenes ever made. It explores the themes of human evolution, artificial intelligence (hello, HAL 9000), and extraterrestrial life. With its slow pacing, minimal dialogue, and on-point storytelling, it's still considered one of the most scientifically accurate depictions of life in space. This Christopher Nolan masterpiece remains a hit even a decade after its release. The film has an emotionally loaded theme of humanity's desperate search for a home beyond Earth, as the current one falls apart. With a stellar cast including Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, and Jessica Chastain, it blends sci-fi concepts, wormholes, black holes, time dilation, with love, sacrifice, and spirit to explore something bigger. Also read: Axiom-4 Mission: What Shubhanshu Shukla's trip to ISS means for India's space program The Martian (2015) The Ridley Scott directorial looks at space life from a pretty interesting angle. It tells the story of an astronaut named Mark who's assumed dead and left behind on Mars. From there, it's all about survival, pure grit against the odds. The film stars Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Jeff Daniels, Kristen Wiig, among others. It was also praised for its scientific accuracy (at least within the frame of its fiction) and is based on the 2011 novel by Andy Weir. Directed by Alfonso Cuarón, who also wrote, edited, and produced it, Gravity stars Sandra Bullock and George Clooney in the lead. It follows two astronauts stranded in space after their shuttle gets destroyed. Shot on a $100 million budget, the film raked in over $723 million worldwide. It beautifully portrays the raw beauty and brutal silence of space while drilling into survival, isolation, and just how far humans will go when everything's falling apart. Adam Sandler's new space sci-fi on Netflix is adapted from the 2017 novel Spaceman of Bohemia by Jaroslav Kalfař. The movie also stars Carey Mulligan, Kunal Nayyar, Lena Olin, Isabella Rossellini, and Paul Dano in key roles. If you're into space theories, this one's for you. The story follows an astronaut sent on a mission to the far edge of the solar system, where he runs into a strange creature that ends up helping him solve mysteries of the universe, and somehow, his messed-up relationship with his wife. Also read: Shubhanshu Shukla's space odyssey: A glimpse into what the future holds for India Made by Ronald D. Moore and Matt Wolpert, For All Mankind is available to stream on Apple TV+. The show explores the possibility of an alternate history. 'What would have happened if the global space race had never ended?' It imagines a world where space exploration never stopped, especially after the Soviet Union became the first to land a man on the Moon. The series explores how one twist changes everything, from geopolitics to technology, to the world we live in today. Directed by Ron Howard, it's an American documentary drama with Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton, and Gary Sinise in lead roles. The film is based on the true story of Apollo 13 which was on a lunar mission in 1970. It does its best to capture the pressure faced by both the astronauts and the NASA ground crew, working against the clock to bring the damaged spacecraft and it crew safely back home. The film is adapted from the 1994 book Lost Moon: The Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13 by astronaut Jim Lovell and Jeffrey Kluger, and was praised for its historical accuracy. Directed by Ridley Scott, Alien might be science fiction horror, but there's no doubt it changed the whole game for the creature genre. The story follows a spacecraft crew that comes across a damaged ship and ends up having a terrifying encounter with a highly aggressive extraterrestrial creature. H.R. Giger's design is still considered one of the most horrifying ever made, and the film itself is praised for its claustrophobic tension. It also gave Sigourney Weaver her breakthrough role. If you are a fan of time travel and space genre, this Dutch film will take you on a wild ride. Set in 2050, Earth is on the brink of collapse, and a catastrophic event is about to end humanity for good. A 37-year-old astronaut time travels 25 years back to fix the problem. But she ends up in her 12-year-old self's body. With no time to waste, she teams up with a kid named Nas to take down the man behind the mess: the one pushing global warming. The Expanse (TV Series) The Expanse was made exclusively for the Syfy network by Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby. The series is based on the novel series by James Corey. Apart from space adventure, the film also explores the complex political landscape, science, and characters that feel like they've lived in that world forever. The story is set in the future, where humanity has already taken over the solar system and now runs through three major powers, the United Nations of Earth and Luna, the Martian Congressional Republic, and the Outer Planets Alliance (OPA).
Hindustan Times
2 days ago
- Science
- Hindustan Times
Astronaut's family meets CM Yogi: Joy multiplies for Shubhanshu's kin as spacecraft docks at ISS
Jun 27, 2025 05:04 AM IST A day after the Axiom-4 Mission piloted by Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla was launched, his family continued to revel in the moment of pride and joy in the city. CM Yogi Adityanath meets Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla's parents at his 5 Kalidas official residence in Lucknow, on Thursday (HT) 'We were overwhelmed and ecstatic to watch the docking of Shubhanshu's spacecraft at the International Space Station (ISS). It was a moment of pride for the family and the feeling is beyond explanation,' said Mishra who also mentioned their meeting with chief minister Yogi Adityanath. She said the chief minister was proud of Shubhanshu's achievement. 'CM Yogi told us that Shubhanshu's contribution to space science will help India with several missions in the future. He termed Shubhanshu as a pride of the nation who would inspire the young generations. He also honoured us. Meeting the chief minister was far from our imagination. It could not have been possible without my brother's hard work,' Mishra said. Shubhanshu's mother Asha Shukla and father Shambhu Dayal Shukla had tears of joy again when they saw their son's spacecraft dock at the International Space Station. Asha could be seen constantly praying. 'I am proud of my son. Hats off to him that his hard work has paid off today. We have been receiving wishes from several people since yesterday. I feel a flood of emotions and am short of words at the same time,' she said.
Time of India
2 days ago
- Science
- Time of India
Shubhanshu Shukla and crew formally welcomed by ISS, astronaut has a special message for Indians
Crew members of the Axiom-4 Mission , including Shubhanshu Shukla were formally welcomed onboard the International Space Station following their successful docking on Thursday. The crew members were presented with their Astronaut batches by crew commander Peggy Whitson , with Shukla becoming Astronaut #634 at the ISS. Upon receiving the batch, Shukla said it is a privilege to see the Earth from the vantage point. "It has been a wonderful ride, it has been great, and I was looking forward to coming to space. You know, it is something to look forward to, but the minute I entered the International Space Station and met this crew, you just made me feel so welcome, as if you literally opened your doors, like your house doors, for us. That's true. It was fantastic," Shukla said. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like My baby with a rare disorder doesn't have a moment of peace! Donate For Health Donate Now Undo The Indian astronaut , who is the first from the country after Rakesh Sharma to enter the space, added that the expectations had already been surpassed and the view had a big part in it. "I just feel even better now. Whatever expectations I had of coming here were surpassed, by the view, of course, that's a big part of it, but also by you guys. So thank you so much. I think this is fantastic, this is wonderful, and I'm very confident that the next 14 days are going to be amazing, advancing science and research, and working together," Shukla added. Live Events In a special message to Indians, Shukla, talking in Hindi said, "I have reached the ISS with your love and blessings. This may look easy, but it is not. The head is heavy and it is a little difficult but we will get used to it in a few days. This is just the first step of the mission," he said. Shukla added that he conduct several science experiments in the next 14 days and keep communicating with the people of his country. "Let us make this journey an exciting one, Jai Hind," Shukla added.
