All 6 Space updates published in May 2026, grouped into 3 subtopics. Each one carries the exam-relevant facts and its GK Bytes; open an update for the complete note with static GK.
China launched three astronauts aboard Shenzhou-23 to its Tiangong space station; the crew included Lai Ka-ying, the first astronaut from Hong Kong to fly to space.
SpaceX carried out a partially successful suborbital Starship Flight 12, during which the vehicle deployed 20 dummy Starlink satellites and made a water landing in the Indian Ocean.
The European Space Agency and the Chinese Academy of Sciences jointly launched the SMILE mission to study the interaction between the solar wind and Earth's magnetosphere.
SpaceX launched its CRS-34 cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station, carrying scientific experiments and supplies for the crew.
NASA's Psyche spacecraft flew about 4,500 km above Mars in a gravity-assist manoeuvre, en route to the metal-rich asteroid 16 Psyche.
The Nordic Summit welcomed a Framework Agreement between ISRO and the Norwegian Space Agency on space cooperation, expanding India's international space partnerships.