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Elon Musk Launched Tesla Car In Space 7 Years Ago, Here's Where It Is Now
- Friday February 21, 2025
- World News | Edited by Bhavya Sukheja
It has been a little over seven years since SpaceX first test-launched its powerful Falcon Heavy rocket. The February 2018 launch also shot SpaceX CEO Elon Musk's personal Tesla Roadster into space and the car is still out there in orbit.
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ISRO's Chandrayaan-4 to Land on Moon and Bring Back Lunar Samples in 2027
- Tuesday February 18, 2025
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
India’s space agency ISRO is gearing up for the Chandrayaan-4 mission, scheduled for 2027. This ambitious mission will involve a complex system of five modules, launched using two LVM3 rockets. Once in lunar orbit, two modules will descend to the surface, with one collecting samples and the other remaining on the Moon. The sample return module wi...
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Blue Origin’s New Shepard NS-29 Conducts First Lunar Gravity Simulation
- Thursday February 6, 2025
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
Blue Origin successfully launched its NS-29 mission, marking the first lunar gravity simulation on its New Shepard vehicle. The capsule rotated mid-flight to replicate Moon gravity for research payloads, including NASA-supported experiments on lunar dust behaviour and fire safety. Over half of the 30 payloads focused on Moon-related technologies. T...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Rocket Lab Delays IoT Satellite Launch to Ensure Safe Trajectory in Space
- Thursday February 6, 2025
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
Rocket Lab has postponed its "IOT 4 You and Me" mission to avoid potential collisions with satellites and the International Space Station. This mission, set to deploy five IoT satellites, marks Rocket Lab's first launch of 2025. The company is taking extra precautions to monitor space traffic and ensure the rocket follows a safe trajectory. The sat...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Japan’s First Space Launch of 2025 Sends Michibiki 6 Navigation Satellite into Orbit
- Wednesday February 5, 2025
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
Japan launched the Michibiki 6 satellite aboard an H3 rocket from Tanegashima Space Center, marking the country’s first space mission of 2025. The 4,900-kilogram satellite was deployed into a geostationary transfer orbit 29 minutes after liftoff. Michibiki 6 will enhance the Quasi-Zenith Satellite System, improving GPS services in Japan and nearb...
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www.gadgets360.com
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NASA Finalises Crew for Axiom Space's Fourth Private Astronaut Mission in 2025
- Monday February 3, 2025
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
Axiom Space, in collaboration with NASA, has finalised the crew for its fourth private astronaut mission, scheduled for launch in spring 2025. The crew will spend up to 14 days aboard the International Space Station (ISS). This mission will mark a significant milestone, with the first-ever ISRO astronaut onboard, as well as the first Polish and Hun...
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www.gadgets360.com
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ISRO’s 100th Launch: NVS-02 NavIC Satellite Successfully Deployed via GSLV-F15
- Wednesday January 29, 2025
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
ISRO marked its 100th launch with the successful deployment of the NVS-02 satellite using the GSLV-F15 rocket from Sriharikota. This was the first launch under Chairman V Narayanan, who took charge in January 2025. The NVS-02 satellite is part of the second-generation NavIC system, designed to enhance positioning and navigation services across Indi...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Blue Origin’s New Glenn Rocket Successfully Reaches Orbit on First Test Flight
- Monday January 20, 2025
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket successfully completed its first test flight, reaching orbit within 12.5 minutes of launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The rocket aimed for reusability, with its first stage attempting a landing on a recovery ship. While the landing didn’t succeed, the mission was considered a major step for Blue Orig...
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www.gadgets360.com
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UK Approves First Vertical Rocket Launch
- Thursday January 16, 2025
- World News | Reuters
Britain gave the green light to Rocket Factory Augsburg to launch satellites from a site in northern Scotland on Thursday, potentially paving the way for regular commercial space missions from European soil.
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www.ndtv.com
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Blue Origin's New Glenn Rocket Blasts Off In First Launch, Reaches Orbit
- Thursday January 16, 2025
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Blue Origin, the space company founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos, launched its massive New Glenn rocket for the first time early Thursday, a livestream of the blastoff showed.
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www.ndtv.com
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Pixxel to Launch India’s First Private Satellite Network, Eyes $19 Billion Market
- Tuesday January 14, 2025
- Reuters
Pixxel is set to launch three of its six hyperspectral imaging satellites aboard a SpaceX rocket from California on Tuesday. The launch is scheduled to take place at the Vandenberg Space Force Base at around 10:45 a.m. Pacific Time (1845 GMT) on Tuesday - just after midnight the next day in India - subject to final approvals.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Blue Origin Ready For First Launch Of Its 32-Floor Tall New Glenn Rocket
- Sunday January 12, 2025
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A quarter century after its founding, Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin is finally ready for its maiden orbital voyage with a brand new rocket the company hopes will shake up the commercial space race.
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www.ndtv.com
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Bezos's Blue Origin Set To Launch 'New Glenn', Challenger To Musk's SpaceX
- Friday January 10, 2025
- World News | Reuters
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin is set for an inaugural launch of its giant New Glenn rocket on Sunday, a long-awaited first leap to Earth orbit that sets up one of the biggest challenges yet to industry dominance enjoyed by Elon Musk's SpaceX.
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www.ndtv.com
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Blue Origin Delays New Glenn Launch to January 12 Due to Adverse Weather in Atlantic
- Saturday January 11, 2025
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket launch, initially set for Jan. 10, has been delayed to Jan. 12 due to rough Atlantic seas affecting the booster landing plan. The rocket, standing 320 feet tall, features a reusable first stage and aims to advance space mission cost-efficiency. Launch is planned from Cape Canaveral with a three-hour window. If further...
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www.gadgets360.com
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SpaceX Launches NROL-153 Mission, Deploying Next-Gen Spy Satellites
- Friday January 10, 2025
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
SpaceX launched the NROL-153 mission on January 9 from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base. The mission marks the seventh launch under the US National Reconnaissance Office’s proliferated architecture programme. Designed to deploy smaller, resilient satellites, the initiative aims to enhance surveillance capabilities. The Falcon 9’s first ...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Elon Musk Launched Tesla Car In Space 7 Years Ago, Here's Where It Is Now
- Friday February 21, 2025
- World News | Edited by Bhavya Sukheja
It has been a little over seven years since SpaceX first test-launched its powerful Falcon Heavy rocket. The February 2018 launch also shot SpaceX CEO Elon Musk's personal Tesla Roadster into space and the car is still out there in orbit.
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www.ndtv.com
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ISRO's Chandrayaan-4 to Land on Moon and Bring Back Lunar Samples in 2027
- Tuesday February 18, 2025
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
India’s space agency ISRO is gearing up for the Chandrayaan-4 mission, scheduled for 2027. This ambitious mission will involve a complex system of five modules, launched using two LVM3 rockets. Once in lunar orbit, two modules will descend to the surface, with one collecting samples and the other remaining on the Moon. The sample return module wi...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Blue Origin’s New Shepard NS-29 Conducts First Lunar Gravity Simulation
- Thursday February 6, 2025
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
Blue Origin successfully launched its NS-29 mission, marking the first lunar gravity simulation on its New Shepard vehicle. The capsule rotated mid-flight to replicate Moon gravity for research payloads, including NASA-supported experiments on lunar dust behaviour and fire safety. Over half of the 30 payloads focused on Moon-related technologies. T...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Rocket Lab Delays IoT Satellite Launch to Ensure Safe Trajectory in Space
- Thursday February 6, 2025
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
Rocket Lab has postponed its "IOT 4 You and Me" mission to avoid potential collisions with satellites and the International Space Station. This mission, set to deploy five IoT satellites, marks Rocket Lab's first launch of 2025. The company is taking extra precautions to monitor space traffic and ensure the rocket follows a safe trajectory. The sat...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Japan’s First Space Launch of 2025 Sends Michibiki 6 Navigation Satellite into Orbit
- Wednesday February 5, 2025
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
Japan launched the Michibiki 6 satellite aboard an H3 rocket from Tanegashima Space Center, marking the country’s first space mission of 2025. The 4,900-kilogram satellite was deployed into a geostationary transfer orbit 29 minutes after liftoff. Michibiki 6 will enhance the Quasi-Zenith Satellite System, improving GPS services in Japan and nearb...
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www.gadgets360.com
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NASA Finalises Crew for Axiom Space's Fourth Private Astronaut Mission in 2025
- Monday February 3, 2025
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
Axiom Space, in collaboration with NASA, has finalised the crew for its fourth private astronaut mission, scheduled for launch in spring 2025. The crew will spend up to 14 days aboard the International Space Station (ISS). This mission will mark a significant milestone, with the first-ever ISRO astronaut onboard, as well as the first Polish and Hun...
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www.gadgets360.com
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ISRO’s 100th Launch: NVS-02 NavIC Satellite Successfully Deployed via GSLV-F15
- Wednesday January 29, 2025
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
ISRO marked its 100th launch with the successful deployment of the NVS-02 satellite using the GSLV-F15 rocket from Sriharikota. This was the first launch under Chairman V Narayanan, who took charge in January 2025. The NVS-02 satellite is part of the second-generation NavIC system, designed to enhance positioning and navigation services across Indi...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Blue Origin’s New Glenn Rocket Successfully Reaches Orbit on First Test Flight
- Monday January 20, 2025
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket successfully completed its first test flight, reaching orbit within 12.5 minutes of launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The rocket aimed for reusability, with its first stage attempting a landing on a recovery ship. While the landing didn’t succeed, the mission was considered a major step for Blue Orig...
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www.gadgets360.com
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UK Approves First Vertical Rocket Launch
- Thursday January 16, 2025
- World News | Reuters
Britain gave the green light to Rocket Factory Augsburg to launch satellites from a site in northern Scotland on Thursday, potentially paving the way for regular commercial space missions from European soil.
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www.ndtv.com
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Blue Origin's New Glenn Rocket Blasts Off In First Launch, Reaches Orbit
- Thursday January 16, 2025
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Blue Origin, the space company founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos, launched its massive New Glenn rocket for the first time early Thursday, a livestream of the blastoff showed.
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www.ndtv.com
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Pixxel to Launch India’s First Private Satellite Network, Eyes $19 Billion Market
- Tuesday January 14, 2025
- Reuters
Pixxel is set to launch three of its six hyperspectral imaging satellites aboard a SpaceX rocket from California on Tuesday. The launch is scheduled to take place at the Vandenberg Space Force Base at around 10:45 a.m. Pacific Time (1845 GMT) on Tuesday - just after midnight the next day in India - subject to final approvals.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Blue Origin Ready For First Launch Of Its 32-Floor Tall New Glenn Rocket
- Sunday January 12, 2025
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A quarter century after its founding, Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin is finally ready for its maiden orbital voyage with a brand new rocket the company hopes will shake up the commercial space race.
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www.ndtv.com
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Bezos's Blue Origin Set To Launch 'New Glenn', Challenger To Musk's SpaceX
- Friday January 10, 2025
- World News | Reuters
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin is set for an inaugural launch of its giant New Glenn rocket on Sunday, a long-awaited first leap to Earth orbit that sets up one of the biggest challenges yet to industry dominance enjoyed by Elon Musk's SpaceX.
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www.ndtv.com
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Blue Origin Delays New Glenn Launch to January 12 Due to Adverse Weather in Atlantic
- Saturday January 11, 2025
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket launch, initially set for Jan. 10, has been delayed to Jan. 12 due to rough Atlantic seas affecting the booster landing plan. The rocket, standing 320 feet tall, features a reusable first stage and aims to advance space mission cost-efficiency. Launch is planned from Cape Canaveral with a three-hour window. If further...
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www.gadgets360.com
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SpaceX Launches NROL-153 Mission, Deploying Next-Gen Spy Satellites
- Friday January 10, 2025
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
SpaceX launched the NROL-153 mission on January 9 from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base. The mission marks the seventh launch under the US National Reconnaissance Office’s proliferated architecture programme. Designed to deploy smaller, resilient satellites, the initiative aims to enhance surveillance capabilities. The Falcon 9’s first ...
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www.gadgets360.com