Sandip Kishan
Sandip is a professional creative writer with over five years of cross-disciplinary experience, contributing to internationally renowned digital platforms along the way. As a journalist, he has authored over a thousand pieces spanning news, features, opinions, and listicles, covering everything under the sun (and beyond it), from pop culture and entertainment to science and politics. Alongside this, he has helped marketing agencies and businesses of all sizes grow, creating performance-focused SEO content. He is also an independent filmmaker whose work has been recognized and funded by Netflix. Growing up, his fascination with outer space quietly evolved alongside him. While he remains an old-school astronomy enthusiast at heart, he is especially drawn to the international laws and politics of space. He believes that this next chapter of the space race isn’t in the distant future; it has already begun and will soon dominate global headlines on a daily basis.
Latest From Sandip Kishan
Sentinel-1D becomes fully operational, marking major milestone in Europe's Earth observation mission
Part of ESA’s Copernicus program, the constellation allows all-weather, day-night monitoring.
Artemis program receives boost as Blue Origin's lunar lander passes critical test at NASA facility
Blue Origin's lander completes environmental testing at Johnson's Chamber A, which simulates the harsh conditions of space.
Scientists create new 'hair-thin' shielding material to protect astronauts and spacecraft
The nanotube-based composite blocks radiation, survives extreme temperatures, and can be 3D-printed.
New model decodes the Sun’s prominences—floating mountains of plasma larger than Earth
The study may help predict dangerous solar storms and protect satellites and power grids.
NASA's Lunar Gateway controversy grows as module manufacturer downplays Isaacman's corrosion claims
"A well-known metallurgical behavior was found at the surface of the module, which will be fixed by the end of the third quarter of 2026."
Russian cargo spacecraft Progress 95 arrives at ISS with 3 tons of food, fuel and supplies
The cargo vehicle carrying essential supplies for the Expedition 74 crew docked with the Zvezda module.
China launches Pakistan satellite into orbit, expands international ties amid Moon race with U.S.
SUPARCO's Earth observation satellite reaches space as Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari praises China's cooperation.
SpaceX's Falcon Heavy returns after 18 months to launch ViaSat-3 mission today—how to watch it live
Launch timing, live stream, and more—here's all you need to know about the return of SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket.
ESA-China's Smile mission hit by Vega-C rocket technical problem, launch pushed to May 19
Mission to study Earth’s response to solar wind enters final prep at Europe’s Spaceport.
ISS astronauts complete busy research week ahead of Saturday launch of Roscosmos’ Progress 95
Expedition 74 crew finishes key science work and maintenance as Russian cargo craft's arrival looms.
NASA funding battle intensifies as Jared Isaacman faces Congress over 23% budget cuts
Isaacman defends Trump over NASA cuts, opens up on Gateway cancellation, and talks post-ISS plans.
Artemis II heat shield vs Artemis I: NASA's initial assessment shows marked improvement
Orion heat shield showed reduced damage and improved performance thanks to trajectory tweaks.
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope to launch in September; will work 1,000x faster than Hubble
"What would take Hubble 2,000 years to process, Roman can do in a year."
FAA grounds Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket for launching satellite into wrong orbit
The Jeff Bezos-owned company will be able to launch the New Glenn rocket again only after getting its final report and potential corrective measures approved by the FAA.
Next-gen spacesuit delays threaten NASA's Artemis program and ISS operations, report warns
The Office of Inspector General warns that the next-gen spacesuits may not be ready for demonstrations before 2031.
Blue Origin suffers setback despite first successful landing of reused New Glenn rocket booster
Despite smooth booster touchdown, NG-3 fails to deploy AST's Bluebird 7 payload into correct orbit.
NASA approves Europe's first Mars rover mission for Falcon Heavy launch in late 2028
Rosalind Franklin rover to probe beneath Mars’ surface for signs of life after years of delays.
Final moments of comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS) captured by NASA as it disintegrates near the Sun
SOHO, STEREO, and PUNCH show different perspectives of the Kreutz sungrazing comet’s dramatic end.
Artemis II in retrospect: Commander Reid Wiseman talks space toilet issue, Orion heat shield and more
“If you had given us the keys to the lander, we would have taken it down and landed on the Moon.”
3I/ATLAS was spewing 70 Olympic swimming pools' worth of water daily when ESA's Juice observed it
“When we realised that Juice would be close to the comet around its closest approach to the Sun, we realised what a unique opportunity this was to collect a once-in-a-lifetime dataset.”