In a pioneering advancement for global healthcare, Chinese doctors have successfully conducted the world’s first satellite-powered robotic surgeries over a distance exceeding 5,000 kilometers. Utilizing the Apstar-6D satellite, the medical team led by Professor Rong Liu at the PLA General Hospital remotely operated from Lhasa on two patients in Beijing a 68-year-old with liver cancer and a 56-year-old with hepatic hemangioma. Both surgeries were complete

Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, India’s first astronaut aboard the International Space Station (ISS), is conducting a critical space microalgae experiment for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). This study is aimed at exploring the role of microalgae in sustaining long-duration space missions like Gaganyaan, India’s ambitious human spaceflight program. As part of the experiment, Shukla deployed microalgae sample bags and captured images