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Science & Space

Four Air Force Test Pilots Were Named India's Astronauts in February 2024, and One of Them Has Already Flown to the Space Station

Abhinandan Varthaman Flew a MiG-21 at a Pakistani Strike Package on 27 February 2019, Ejected Over Pakistan and Walked Back Into India 60 Hours Later

Science & Space

Shubhanshu Shukla Became the First Indian on the International Space Station in June 2025, 41 Years After Rakesh Sharma, and Ran Seven Indian Experiments in Orbit

Six Sabres Attacked Srinagar Airfield on 14 December 1971. One Gnat Took Off Into Them, and Its Pilot Is Still the Only Airman Awarded the Param Vir Chakra

Indian Helicopters Dropped 29 Men Onto the Saltoro Ridge on 13 April 1984, and the Army Has Held the Passes for 42 Years

An Infantry Company of the Punjab Regiment Held the Longewala Post Through the Night of 4 December 1971. Hunter Jets From Jaisalmer Reached the Pakistani Tanks at First Light

Science & Space

Rakesh Sharma Flew 126 Orbits in April 1984, Ran 43 Experiment Sessions and Did Yoga in a Harness, and Became the First Indian in Space

Pakistani Jets Wrecked the Bhuj Runway on the Night of 8 December 1971. About 300 Village Women Had the Air Force Flying Again in 72 Hours