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At the time of his death, Barnett was in the middle of a deposition in a whistleblower retaliation case against Boeing. (Representational image)

Aerospace fights for young recruits as AI drains talent pool

July 26, 2026 10:13 am

Aerospace giants including Boeing and Airbus are working hard to crank out more planes, but are watching their expert engineers inching towards ⁠retirement.

This would mark the 12th overall launch of the world’s largest rocket since April 2023, and the first since October 2025. Starship is currently parked on the launchpad of SpaceX’s headquarters in South Texas, United States.

SpaceX set to launch Starship test flight on May 20: Here’s all you need to know

May 19, 2026 8:58 am

Elon Musk-owned SpaceX is scheduled to launch the gargantuan rocket on May 20, marking its first major test flight since late 2025 as the company continues to push the boundaries of space exploration.

Shubhanshu Shukla how astronauts bathe in space

‘World’s most expensive sponge bath’: Shubhanshu Shukla shows how astronauts stay clean in space

March 07, 2026 5:22 pm

Shubhanshu Shukla, the first Indian to visit the ISS and only the second Indian in space after Rakesh Sharma, shared a video on X explaining the unusual routine astronauts follow to stay clean while orbiting Earth.

Karnataka HC stays probe in criminal case against firm after research drone lands in residential area

February 06, 2026 3:05 pm

The counsel for the aerospace firm argued before the Karnataka High Court that it manufactures drones for the Indian Armed Forces and has a licence for Research and Development to fly drones in the green zone.

The strange things humans have left on the Moon

$100,000 toolkit to urine containers: 10 strange things we've left in space

July 03, 2025 10:42 pm

Some were lost during missions, others deliberately dumped, all of them now part of the growing problem of space debris.

Crying to burping: 10 things you cannot do normally in space

July 02, 2025 10:09 pm

Life in space looks glamorous, but even the simplest everyday actions become impossible. Here’s what astronauts have to unlearn the moment they leave Earth.

Top 10 upcoming space missions to watch in 2025 and beyond

June 30, 2025 11:22 am

Upcoming Space Missions from 2025 to 2030: Space exploration expands our knowledge of the cosmos, from planetary geology to the potential for life elsewhere

As Axiom-4 and Shubhanshu Shukla lift off, so does India

June 25, 2025 6:11 pm

The excitement and chatter around the mission will help build popular support for space exploration in India

The hazard zones were also expanded, the FAA said, because SpaceX plans to reuse a Starship booster for the first time during its ninth test flight.

FAA allows SpaceX Starship's next flight, expands debris hazard zones

May 23, 2025 9:24 am

The FAA said it expanded the size of hazard areas over the U.S. and other countries along Starship's trajectory to space based on an updated flight safety analysis.

Aerospace startup SiriNor tests emission-free electric jet engine on ground in Pune

May 02, 2025 4:58 pm

According to Abhijeet Inamdar, co-founder and CEO of SiriNor, the test was conducted in Pimpri and marks a key step toward commercialising clean emission-free aviation.