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'Stranded' Sunita Williams Now Commands International Space Station
Indian-origin NASA astronaut Sunita Williams is now commander of the International Space Station. She was in space on an eight-day mission that had to be extended to over eight months because the spacecraft she travelled in faced glitches
- Monday September 23, 2024
- World News
- Written by Pallava Bagla
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India's 1st Cancer Genome Atlas Launched Ahead Of Quad's 'Cancer Moonshot' Initiative
A high profile global initiative to tackle cancer called the 'Cancer MoonShot' will be announced on the sidelines of the Quad Summit.
- Saturday September 21, 2024
- World News
- Written by Pallava Bagla
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Exclusive: ISRO Chief Explains What India Plans To Achieve With Chandrayaan-4
In an ambitious push to space, the Union Cabinet has approved a groundbreaking suite of space missions amounting to Rs 31,772 crores.
- Friday September 20, 2024
- India News
- Reported by Pallava Bagla
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Venus, Moon, Space Station Missions Get Approval In India's Biggest Push For Space
The Union Cabinet has approved space missions totalling Rs 31,772 crores paving the way for the roadmap for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) till almost 2040.
- Wednesday September 18, 2024
- India News
- Written by Pallava Bagla
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Mini-Moon With Mahabharata Connection Will Not Be Visible To Eyes: ISRO
The temporary mini-moon of Earth, which will orbit our planet for 53 days, will not be visible to the naked eye, confirmed Dr AK Anil Kumar, head of ISRO's Network for Space Objects Tracking and Analysis (NETRA).
- Monday September 16, 2024
- World News
- Written by Pallava Bagla
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India's Pseudo-Satellite: Solar Plane That Can Fly For 90 Days At A Time
In what will be a significant addition to India's arsenal, scientists have been developing a solar-powered plane that can fly up to 90 days at a stretch, and a smaller version has been flown successfully for ten hours.
- Saturday September 14, 2024
- India News
- Written by Pallava Bagla
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Large Asteroid Hurtles Towards Earth, ISRO Warns Of "Worst Case Scenario"
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is monitoring a large asteroid called Apophis that is expected to come very close to Earth. The asteroid, which is named after the Egyptian God of Chaos, is hurtling towards the earth.
- Tuesday September 10, 2024
- World News
- Written by Pallava Bagla
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Made By Astronauts For Astronauts, Boeing Starliner To Return Without Them
The Boeing Starliner on which Indian-origin NASA astronaut Sunita Williams flew to ISS on June 5 was touted as a space capsule made by astronauts for astronauts but, much to the embarrassment of Boeing, is now set to return without any humans.
- Thursday September 5, 2024
- World News
- Written by Pallava Bagla
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Kalpana Chawla's Death Weighed On NASA In Sunita Williams Decision
The death of Indian-origin American astronaut Kalpana Chawla and six others on February 1, 2003 when the space shuttle Columbia broke up and burnt as it re-entered the Earth's atmosphere played heavily in the minds of NASA officials.
- Friday August 30, 2024
- World News
- Written by Pallava Bagla, Edited by Debanish Achom
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In-Flight Internet Coming To India? Viasat, ISRO Prep High-Tech Satellite
There is limited internet connectivity over the Indian skies, since India allowed aircraft to have internet connectivity in flights only a couple of years ago. But this could soon change.
- Thursday August 29, 2024
- India News
- Written by Pallava Bagla, Edited by Debanish Achom
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"ISRO Playing An Important Role In Development Story Of India": Minister To NDTV
The Indian Space Research Organisation, popularly known as ISRO, is no longer confined to launching of rockets, Minister Jitendra Singh told NDTV on the occasion of the first National Space Day on Friday
- Friday August 23, 2024
- India News
- Reported by Pallava Bagla
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For Every Rupee Spent On ISRO, Return On Investment Is A Huge 2.54 Times
The Indian space agency known for its frugal innovations and cutting edge technology is also a very safe harbour for investment.
- Friday August 23, 2024
- India News
- Written by Pallava Bagla
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Moon Was Once A Fiery Ball Of Molten Rock: ISRO Confirms In New Study
The Moon we see today was once a hot and fiery ball of molten rock a big finding being confirmed by the science team of ISRO's Chandrayaan-3.
- Wednesday August 21, 2024
- India News
- Written by Pallava Bagla
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Why India, And The World, Is Celebrating Success Of Chandrayaan-3
In August last year, India became the first country to soft land a spacecraft near the South Pole of the Moon after a nail-biting 20 minutes of "terror".
- Wednesday August 21, 2024
- India News
- Written by Pallava Bagla
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What Ex IAF Pilot, Who Almost Became 1st Indian In Space, Said On Gaganyaan
Air Commodore Ravish Malhotra (Retd), who narrowly missed the spacecraft on the historic Indo-Soviet space mission in 1984, still wants to fly into space.
- Monday August 19, 2024
- Science
- Written by Pallava Bagla, Edited by Pushkar Tiwari