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  What's most expensive man-made object? No, it's not Taj Mahal, Burj Khalifa or Antilia | Check here

  November 25, 2024 17:03 IST

  It is interesting to know that the most expensive structure built by humans cannot be visited by common people. In fact, if a common man plans to visit the most expensive structure, he has to spend millions of dollars.

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  Yearender 2023: A look at 10 big announcements by Modi govt

  India | December 23, 2023 14:50 IST

  The Modi government took many key decisions in a bid to improve people’s life, especially the unprivileged, and to accelerate India's development journey in various sectors ensuring country’s overall progress. Let’s take a look at some of them.

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  China successfully launches second lab module for its space station

  World | December 16, 2022 11:52 IST

  About 10 minutes into the launch, an official of the China Manned Space Agency announced that the mission was successful and the spacecraft reached its intended orbit.

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  Astronauts ferried back to Earth by SpaceX after a six month long mission

  World | October 15, 2022 13:02 IST

  Wet and windy weather across Florida delayed their homecoming. SpaceX and NASA finally gave the all-clear on Friday, and the three Americans and one Italian departed the International Space Station, their residence since April.

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  Chinese astronauts go on spacewalk from new station

  World | September 18, 2022 7:02 IST

  The latest spacewalk was the second during a six-month mission that will oversee the completion of the space station.

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  China successfully launches first lab module for its space station

  Science | July 25, 2022 2:30 IST

  China's giant Long March-5B Y3 carrier rocket, carrying Wentian, blasted off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on the coast of the southern island province of Hainan, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).

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  Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin unveils plans to build 'business park' in space

  Science | October 26, 2021 12:05 IST

  Blue Origin said that the new space station Orbital Reef will be habitable for up to 10 people. It will become operational by 2030. 

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  China launches 3 astronauts on 6-month space station mission

  Science | October 15, 2021 23:39 IST

  The Shenzhou-13 spaceship carrying the three astronauts was launched by a Long March-2F rocket at 12:25 a.m. Saturday (4225 GMT Friday).  

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  China astronauts return after 90 days aboard space station

  Science | September 17, 2021 13:32 IST

  China has sent 14 astronauts into space since 2003, when it became only the third country after the former Soviet Union and the United States to do so on its own.   

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  Smoke alarms sound at International Space Station

  Science | September 09, 2021 15:28 IST

  Russia's space agency Roscosmos said the incident took place in the Russian-built Zvezda module and occurred as the station's batteries were being recharged.  

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  Russia's new space station to use AI, robots

  Science | September 06, 2021 19:02 IST

  Rogozin said the agency aims to develop the new space station with a higher efficiency factor than that of the current International Space Station (ISS).  

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  Russia blames 'software failure' for misfired engines that shook ISS

  India | July 31, 2021 16:11 IST

  On Thursday, the Russian module's thrusters unexpectedly fired hours after docking, causing the Nauka module to think it was supposed to back away from the ISS.  

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  Three Chinese astronauts enter new space station on 3-month mission

  Science | June 17, 2021 20:11 IST

  Three Chinese astronauts arrived Thursday at China’s new space station at the start of a three-month mission, marking another milestone in the country’s ambitious space program.  

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  China Space Station: First crewed mission to construct new orbiting laboratory launched

  World | June 17, 2021 9:14 IST

  The Shenzhou-12 spacecraft, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, was launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China's Gobi Desert. The launch was telecast live by the state-run CGTN-TV.

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  Rocket on pad, China ready to send 1st crew to space station

  Science | June 10, 2021 16:31 IST

  China said in March the astronauts training for the upcoming crewed missions were a mix of space travel veterans and newcomers and included some women. It has sent 11 astronauts into space to date, all of them pilots from the ruling Communist Party’s military wing, the People’s Liberation Army.

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  China to send 3 male astronauts to its space station in June

  Science | May 31, 2021 8:26 IST

  A three-man crew of astronauts will blast off in June for a three-month mission on China's new space station, according to a space official who was the country's first astronaut in orbit.

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  Russian resupply ship launches to space station

  Science | February 15, 2021 14:25 IST

  An uncrewed Russian cargo ship carrying just over one ton of nitrogen, water and propellant to the International Space Station launched from the Baikonur spaceport in Kazakhstan on Monday.

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  Multi-year effort to upgrade space station batteries bears fruit

  Science | February 04, 2021 7:15 IST

  After 13 different astronauts conducted 14 spacewalks over several years, the primary power system of the International Space Station (ISS) has now been fully upgraded to lithium-ion technology, NASA has said.

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  How some bacteria survive in space for one year

  Science | November 05, 2020 20:32 IST

  After one year of exposure to low Earth orbit (LEO) outside the International Space Station, researchers found that the extremophilic bacterium Deinococcus radiodurans escaped morphological damage and produced numerous outer membrane vesicles.

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  Tests on space station mice lead to protein that may slow ageing

  Science | November 05, 2020 20:11 IST

  Research on mice which were sent to the International Space Station (ISS) have helped scientists identify a protein that appears to have a major role in the ageing process, suggests a joint study by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Tohoku University.