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Trump's NASA Pick, Musk's Business Partner, May Face Political Challenges
Donald Trump's pick to helm NASA, a private astronaut and close ally of Elon Musk's SpaceX, is a central figure of a speedy, commercial-focused side of the space industry who would face unfamiliar political challenges as an administrator.
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Trump Names Billionaire Private Astronaut Jared Isaacman As Next NASA Chief
US President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday nominated Jared Isaacman, the online payments billionaire and the first private astronaut to ever perform a spacewalk, as the next head of NASA.
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ISRO Chief Says Gaganyaan Mission Will Proceed Cautiously to Avoid Boeing Starliner-Like Incident: Report
ISRO’s Gaganyaan mission, India’s first human space mission, is set for launch by the end of this year. However, ISRO Chairman S Somanath emphasised a cautious approach, reflecting on NASA's recent Boeing Starliner incident where technical issues delayed astronauts' return to Earth. Astronauts Sunitha Williams and Butch Wilmore are now expected...
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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Mission Adjusts Crew Ahead of September Launch
NASA has updated the crew for its SpaceX Crew-9 mission, now set for launch no earlier than September 24, 2024. The revised team includes NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, who will travel to the International Space Station (ISS) as commander and mission specialist, respectively. Initially, NASA astronauts Zena Ca...
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ISRO Chief S Somanath Expects Budget Requirement to Grow by Up to 30 Percent in Coming Years
The government has allotted nearly 130 billion rupees ($1.55 billion) to India's space department this year. Asked how much he expected funding to increase,ISRO chief Somanath said "something like an additional 20-30%", though "over a long period of time".
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ISRO Chief Says NASA Astronaut Sunita Williams’ Situation a Lesson for Gaganyaan Mission: Report
The Indian Space and Research Organisation (ISRO) Chief S. Somanath has stated that the ongoing challenges faced by NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, who has been stuck in space for over 60 days, will provide valuable lessons for India's Gaganyaan mission, as per a report. Williams and fellow astronaut Butch Wilmore have encountered difficulties with...
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Exclusive: NASA To Train 2 Indians, Send One Of Them To Space - ISRO Chief To NDTV
The Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) work to send an astronaut to space in a joint project with the US' NASA is going on as scheduled, the Indian agency's chief Dr S Somanath told NDTV in an exclusive interview.
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Musk's Space X To Help Discard NASA's International Space Station By 2030
NASA on Tuesday said it had picked SpaceX to build a vessel to carry the International Space Station back through Earth's atmosphere and on to a final resting place in the Pacific Ocean after it is retired in 2030.
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US To Train Indian Astronaut For International Space Station: NASA Chief
NASA administrator Bill Nelson has said that the US space agency will expand collaboration with India and it will include a "joint effort" aboard the International Space Station with an Indian astronaut.
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Mars Colonisation: Why Explore The Red Planet And Can We Live There?
US space agency NASA is hoping to land the first humans on Mars by the 2030s and SpaceX chief Elon Musk recently said that humans could be living in a city on the Red Planet in the next 30 years.
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China Hiding Military Presence In Space: NASA Head Bill Nelson
The chief of US space agency NASA has told lawmakers in Washington that China is using civilian programmes to hide military objectives in space.
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UFO Sightings Were "Misidentification Of Ordinary Objects": Pentagon Report
The Pentagon officials acknowledged that the public's perception of alien visits will not be dispelled by their findings.
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Joint Satellite Mission With NASA Not For Surveillance: Space Agency ISRO
The joint satellite mission ISRO has undertaken with US' NASA was not for surveillance purposes, but aimed at studying the Earth with a focus on sustainability, the space agency chief S Somanath said on Saturday.
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Can PM Modi Be India's Next Astronaut? What NASA Chief Said
Flying into space is a valuable experience for any politician, NASA chief Bill Nelson, who is also a senator, has told NDTV.
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"NASA Sets Cristiano Ronaldo's Diet Plan": Ex-Pakistan Cricket Board Chief's Claim Viral
At 38 years of age, Cristiano Ronaldo has already scored 46 goals this year, also setting up 12 in the process.
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Trump's NASA Pick, Musk's Business Partner, May Face Political Challenges
Donald Trump's pick to helm NASA, a private astronaut and close ally of Elon Musk's SpaceX, is a central figure of a speedy, commercial-focused side of the space industry who would face unfamiliar political challenges as an administrator.
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Trump Names Billionaire Private Astronaut Jared Isaacman As Next NASA Chief
US President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday nominated Jared Isaacman, the online payments billionaire and the first private astronaut to ever perform a spacewalk, as the next head of NASA.
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ISRO Chief Says Gaganyaan Mission Will Proceed Cautiously to Avoid Boeing Starliner-Like Incident: Report
ISRO’s Gaganyaan mission, India’s first human space mission, is set for launch by the end of this year. However, ISRO Chairman S Somanath emphasised a cautious approach, reflecting on NASA's recent Boeing Starliner incident where technical issues delayed astronauts' return to Earth. Astronauts Sunitha Williams and Butch Wilmore are now expected...
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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Mission Adjusts Crew Ahead of September Launch
NASA has updated the crew for its SpaceX Crew-9 mission, now set for launch no earlier than September 24, 2024. The revised team includes NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, who will travel to the International Space Station (ISS) as commander and mission specialist, respectively. Initially, NASA astronauts Zena Ca...
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ISRO Chief S Somanath Expects Budget Requirement to Grow by Up to 30 Percent in Coming Years
The government has allotted nearly 130 billion rupees ($1.55 billion) to India's space department this year. Asked how much he expected funding to increase,ISRO chief Somanath said "something like an additional 20-30%", though "over a long period of time".
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ISRO Chief Says NASA Astronaut Sunita Williams’ Situation a Lesson for Gaganyaan Mission: Report
The Indian Space and Research Organisation (ISRO) Chief S. Somanath has stated that the ongoing challenges faced by NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, who has been stuck in space for over 60 days, will provide valuable lessons for India's Gaganyaan mission, as per a report. Williams and fellow astronaut Butch Wilmore have encountered difficulties with...
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Exclusive: NASA To Train 2 Indians, Send One Of Them To Space - ISRO Chief To NDTV
The Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) work to send an astronaut to space in a joint project with the US' NASA is going on as scheduled, the Indian agency's chief Dr S Somanath told NDTV in an exclusive interview.
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Musk's Space X To Help Discard NASA's International Space Station By 2030
NASA on Tuesday said it had picked SpaceX to build a vessel to carry the International Space Station back through Earth's atmosphere and on to a final resting place in the Pacific Ocean after it is retired in 2030.
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US To Train Indian Astronaut For International Space Station: NASA Chief
NASA administrator Bill Nelson has said that the US space agency will expand collaboration with India and it will include a "joint effort" aboard the International Space Station with an Indian astronaut.
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Mars Colonisation: Why Explore The Red Planet And Can We Live There?
US space agency NASA is hoping to land the first humans on Mars by the 2030s and SpaceX chief Elon Musk recently said that humans could be living in a city on the Red Planet in the next 30 years.
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China Hiding Military Presence In Space: NASA Head Bill Nelson
The chief of US space agency NASA has told lawmakers in Washington that China is using civilian programmes to hide military objectives in space.
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UFO Sightings Were "Misidentification Of Ordinary Objects": Pentagon Report
The Pentagon officials acknowledged that the public's perception of alien visits will not be dispelled by their findings.
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Joint Satellite Mission With NASA Not For Surveillance: Space Agency ISRO
The joint satellite mission ISRO has undertaken with US' NASA was not for surveillance purposes, but aimed at studying the Earth with a focus on sustainability, the space agency chief S Somanath said on Saturday.
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Can PM Modi Be India's Next Astronaut? What NASA Chief Said
Flying into space is a valuable experience for any politician, NASA chief Bill Nelson, who is also a senator, has told NDTV.
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"NASA Sets Cristiano Ronaldo's Diet Plan": Ex-Pakistan Cricket Board Chief's Claim Viral
At 38 years of age, Cristiano Ronaldo has already scored 46 goals this year, also setting up 12 in the process.
