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  Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launches New Glenn rocket on first test flight from Cape Canaveral

  World | January 16, 2025 14:00 IST

  Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin on Thursday launched its massive new rocket on its first test flight. It is named after the first American to orbit Earth, the New Glenn rocket.

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  SpaDeX docking: Satellites drift arrested, spacecrafts put closer to each other, says ISRO

  Science | January 09, 2025 20:48 IST

  ISRO in a post said that the Space Docking Experiment (SpaDeX) is expected to reach initialisation conditions by December 10.

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  Chinese astronauts return to earth after 6 months | READ how they managed to eat fresh veggies

  World | November 04, 2024 13:17 IST

  "Being able to eat fresh vegetables in space is truly a blessing. These green plants have also brought a touch of green and good cheer to our busy work," said one of the astronauts, Li.

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  NASA astronaut released from hospital after returning from space | WATCH

  Science | October 27, 2024 12:14 IST

  Due to patient privacy concerns, NASA did not disclose the identity of the astronaut or specifics about their condition, stating only that the astronaut is in "good health" and will "resume normal post-flight reconditioning with other crew members."

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  ISRO plans Venus Orbiter Mission: List of successful and future missions to Venus

  Science | September 18, 2024 22:28 IST

  The government has approved ISRO's ambitious Venus Orbiter Mission (VOM), set for launch in March 2028. This mission aims to study Venus' surface, atmosphere, and volcanic activity, furthering India's space exploration goals.

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  China's MILESTONE: Lunar probe returns to Earth from moon with samples of 2.5-million year old rock

  World | June 25, 2024 12:56 IST

  Chinese scientists expect the retrieved samples to contain 2.5-million-year-old volcanic rock and other materials that researchers believe will provide insights into geographic disparities between the moon's two hemispheres.

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  NASA calls off spacewalk after spacesuit water leak, astronaut says 'literally water everywhere now'

  World | June 25, 2024 14:57 IST

  According to NASA, The duo were not in danger. The astronauts were supposed to remove a faulty communications box and collect microbe samples from outside the orbiting laboratory.

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  Japan's space agency hit by biggest cyberattacks, but officials downplay hacking attempt

  World | June 21, 2024 13:42 IST

  JAXA has investigated the extent of illegal access while shutting down the affected networks and verifying that they did not contain classified information about the operations of rockets and satellites and national security.

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  Pakistan's first 'orbiter' sent pictures of sun and moon

  World | May 10, 2024 23:27 IST

  Chinese space agency CNSA launched the Pakistani small satellite 'Icube Qamar' along with its most complex Chang'e 6 lunar mission.

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  Gaganyaan: ISRO completes final test of engine that can carry humans to space

  Science | February 21, 2024 13:58 IST

  The space agency said, “To achieve the human rating standards, four engines underwent 39 hot firing tests under various operating conditions for a cumulative time period of 8810 seconds against the minimum human rating qualification standard requirement, which is 6350 seconds.”

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  NASA shares detailed image of Moon's far side, describes it as 'It's the side we never see..'

  Science | February 09, 2024 18:39 IST

  The US Space Agency, NASA, shared a never-before-seen photo of the moon on their official Instagram handle, which has amazed online viewers.

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  Iran launches 3 satellites into space despite West's stern warning as tensions soar in Middle East

  World | January 28, 2024 18:15 IST

  State TV named the launched satellites Mahda, Kayhan-2 and Hatef-1. It described the Mahda as a research satellite, while the Kayhan and the Hatef were nanosatellites focused on global positioning and communication respectively.

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  Gujarat signs MoU with IN-SPACe to set up space manufacturing cluster

  Gujarat | October 19, 2023 14:35 IST

  IN-SPACe promotes various space activities of non-governmental entities including building launch vehicle and satellite and providing other space based services.

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  Japan to launch satellite, lunar lander on Monday after success of India's Chandrayaan-3

  World | August 28, 2023 0:01 IST

  Unlike Chandrayaan-3, Japan's SLIM lander will enter the Moon's orbit about three to four months after launch, orbit the moon for a month, and descent after four to six months.

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  SERIOUSLY? Canadian Space Agency mistakes Arizona's Meteor Crater as 108-mn-year-old Moon crater

  World | August 22, 2023 17:12 IST

  The Barringer Crater in Arizona, also called Meteor Crater, is 50,000 years old on Earth and was originally 1,200 meters across and 210 meters deep.

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  Russia's Luna-25 spacecraft, which was in a race with Chandrayaan 3, crashes into Moon

  World | August 20, 2023 15:29 IST

  Earlier today, reported an “abnormal situation” on its moon-bound Luna-25 spacecraft, which launched earlier this month.

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  Russia spacecraft Luna-25 suffers technical glitch in pre-landing-maneuver

  World | August 20, 2023 15:09 IST

  The spacecraft is scheduled to land on the south pole of the moon on Monday, racing to land on Earth's satellite ahead of an Indian spacecraft. The lunar south pole is of particular interest to scientists, who believe the permanently shadowed polar craters may contain water.

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  Technology transfer talks for small rocket commence with 20 companies and IN-SPACe

  Technology | August 04, 2023 13:52 IST

  IN-SPACe serves as the regulator for private players in the Indian space sector, while ISRO is the Indian space agency. The recent announcement by ISRO revealed its decision to transfer the SSLV technology to private firms.

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  Australia: Space experts believe mysterious object on beach could be piece of 20-year-old.. I DEETS

  World | July 18, 2023 21:25 IST

  The bizarre-looking object has been declared a piece of space junk, while national agencies, including the Australian Space Agency (ASA), continue working to identify its origin.

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  Centre approves Indian Space Policy 2023 to boost private participation

  India | April 07, 2023 8:14 IST

  The Indian Space Policy-2023 was approved by the Cabinet Committee on Security chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.