Payloads
- All
- News
- Videos
-
SpaceX Starship Successfully Completes Sixth Flight With a Banana Payload, Super Heavy Splashdown
SpaceX’s Starship completed its sixth flight on November 19, 2024, from Texas. The test flight carried a plush banana payload, marking the first-ever payload onboard. While the planned booster catch was cancelled due to a safety parameter, the booster executed a controlled splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico. The upper stage tested heat shield upgra...
-
China Set to Launch Tianzhou 8 Cargo Mission to Tiangong Space Station
The Tianzhou 8 cargo mission is scheduled for launch on November 15, 2024. The Long March 7 rocket will deliver essential supplies and scientific experiments to China's Tiangong space station. The mission will support the recently arrived Shenzhou 19 astronauts and include tests on bricks made from lunar soil simulant for future lunar construction ...
-
Russia Successfully Launches 53 Satellites into Target Orbit
Russia’s record-breaking launch from the Vostochny spaceport saw 53 satellites sent to orbit, including two Iranian satellites for imaging and communications and a joint satellite with Zimbabwe. A Soyuz-2.1b rocket was used for the mission, which took place on November 4, 2024, at 6:18 p.m. EST. Russia’s Ionosfera-M satellites were part of the ...
-
Aditya-L1 Solar Mission Reveals First Significant Findings on Solar Eruptions
The Aditya-L1 mission, India's first solar observation project, has achieved a significant breakthrough with the Visible Emission Line Coronagraph (VELC) reporting its first major findings. Scientists from the Indian Institute of Astrophysics successfully observed the onset of a Coronal Mass Ejection (CME), marking an important milestone in solar r...
-
Blue Origin Delays New Shepard NS-27 Mission Following GPS Malfunction
Blue Origin has postponed the launch of its second human-rated New Shepard mission, NS-27, due to a GPS malfunction. Initially set for 13th October, the mission aims to send a newly developed rocket-capsule combination into suborbital space. This delay raises concerns about the reliability of the New Shepard programme, which has previously complete...
-
Exclusive: What's Next For Israel After Iran Missile Attack? Envoy Explains
Iran's attack on Israel wasn't just a barrage of missiles, it was a barrage of 181 ballistic missiles, each having a warhead payload of between 700-1,000 kilograms. It is unprecedented, Israel's Ambassador told NDTV.
-
Euler Storm LCV Launched With 200 Km Range And Level-1 ADAS Price Range
Euler Motors launches Storm EV LCV with 1,250 kg payload, Level-1 ADAS, and 10 segment-first features.
-
Necro Trojan Detected in Google Play Apps and Modded Versions of Spotify, WhatsApp
Google Play apps as well as unofficial mods of popular apps are being targeted by attackers to spread a dangerous malware, according to security researchers. Dubbed Necro trojan, this family of malware is capable of keylogging, stealing sensitive information, installing additional malware, remote execution of commands, and more. Two apps in the Goo...
-
ISRO EOS-08 Satellite Begins Operations, Captures Thermal Images of Pune With EOIR Payload
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) recently announced the start of operations for its Electro Optical-Infrared (EOIR) payload placed inside the EOS-08 Earth Observation Satellite. The satellite was launched on the space agency's Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) on August 16. The main goal of this mission is to improve India's therma...
-
ISRO Reschedules SSLV-D3 Satellite Launch to August 16
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has announced a new launch date for its SSLV-D3 mission. The launch, which was initially scheduled for August 15, 2024, has been rescheduled to August 16, 2024. This delay applies to the EOS-08 satellite, which will be launched aboard the third and final developmental flight of the Small Satellite Launc...
-
Israel Used US Bombs In Strike On Gaza's "Safe Zone" That Killed 92
Israel's deadly strike on Al-Mawasi, one of the bloodiest attacks in more than nine months of the war in Gaza, used massive payload bombs provided by the United States, according to weapons experts.
-
ISRO Shares Pics Of Sun's Dynamic Activities, Captured By Aditya-L1
SoLEXS and HEL1OS, two of the remote sensing payloads on board Aditya-L1, have captured these events between May 8-9.
-
Air India Flight To San Francisco Takes Off After 30-Hour Delay In Delhi
More than 200 passengers of a San Francisco-bound Air India flight faced an ordeal in the national capital due to a delay of over 30 hours caused by a technical glitch, the aircraft's non-functional air conditioning system and payload issues.
-
Android 15 Said to Support NFC Wireless Charging Feature to Add Another Option to Charge Devices
Android 15 could reportedly allow users to charge devices via Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, introducing an easier method to wirelessly charge devices that do not have an in-built wireless charging solution. This could be supported by NFC Wireless Charging, a specification added in 2020 to enable charging between two devices placed at a...
-
Kim Jong Un Leads Test Of New Missile That Can Hit US Bases
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the test of a new ballistic missile designed to deploy a hypersonic glide vehicle that can deliver a nuclear payload, his state media reported, calling the test "an epoch-making success."
-
SpaceX Starship Successfully Completes Sixth Flight With a Banana Payload, Super Heavy Splashdown
SpaceX’s Starship completed its sixth flight on November 19, 2024, from Texas. The test flight carried a plush banana payload, marking the first-ever payload onboard. While the planned booster catch was cancelled due to a safety parameter, the booster executed a controlled splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico. The upper stage tested heat shield upgra...
-
China Set to Launch Tianzhou 8 Cargo Mission to Tiangong Space Station
The Tianzhou 8 cargo mission is scheduled for launch on November 15, 2024. The Long March 7 rocket will deliver essential supplies and scientific experiments to China's Tiangong space station. The mission will support the recently arrived Shenzhou 19 astronauts and include tests on bricks made from lunar soil simulant for future lunar construction ...
-
Russia Successfully Launches 53 Satellites into Target Orbit
Russia’s record-breaking launch from the Vostochny spaceport saw 53 satellites sent to orbit, including two Iranian satellites for imaging and communications and a joint satellite with Zimbabwe. A Soyuz-2.1b rocket was used for the mission, which took place on November 4, 2024, at 6:18 p.m. EST. Russia’s Ionosfera-M satellites were part of the ...
-
Aditya-L1 Solar Mission Reveals First Significant Findings on Solar Eruptions
The Aditya-L1 mission, India's first solar observation project, has achieved a significant breakthrough with the Visible Emission Line Coronagraph (VELC) reporting its first major findings. Scientists from the Indian Institute of Astrophysics successfully observed the onset of a Coronal Mass Ejection (CME), marking an important milestone in solar r...
-
Blue Origin Delays New Shepard NS-27 Mission Following GPS Malfunction
Blue Origin has postponed the launch of its second human-rated New Shepard mission, NS-27, due to a GPS malfunction. Initially set for 13th October, the mission aims to send a newly developed rocket-capsule combination into suborbital space. This delay raises concerns about the reliability of the New Shepard programme, which has previously complete...
-
Exclusive: What's Next For Israel After Iran Missile Attack? Envoy Explains
Iran's attack on Israel wasn't just a barrage of missiles, it was a barrage of 181 ballistic missiles, each having a warhead payload of between 700-1,000 kilograms. It is unprecedented, Israel's Ambassador told NDTV.
-
Euler Storm LCV Launched With 200 Km Range And Level-1 ADAS Price Range
Euler Motors launches Storm EV LCV with 1,250 kg payload, Level-1 ADAS, and 10 segment-first features.
-
Necro Trojan Detected in Google Play Apps and Modded Versions of Spotify, WhatsApp
Google Play apps as well as unofficial mods of popular apps are being targeted by attackers to spread a dangerous malware, according to security researchers. Dubbed Necro trojan, this family of malware is capable of keylogging, stealing sensitive information, installing additional malware, remote execution of commands, and more. Two apps in the Goo...
-
ISRO EOS-08 Satellite Begins Operations, Captures Thermal Images of Pune With EOIR Payload
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) recently announced the start of operations for its Electro Optical-Infrared (EOIR) payload placed inside the EOS-08 Earth Observation Satellite. The satellite was launched on the space agency's Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) on August 16. The main goal of this mission is to improve India's therma...
-
ISRO Reschedules SSLV-D3 Satellite Launch to August 16
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has announced a new launch date for its SSLV-D3 mission. The launch, which was initially scheduled for August 15, 2024, has been rescheduled to August 16, 2024. This delay applies to the EOS-08 satellite, which will be launched aboard the third and final developmental flight of the Small Satellite Launc...
-
Israel Used US Bombs In Strike On Gaza's "Safe Zone" That Killed 92
Israel's deadly strike on Al-Mawasi, one of the bloodiest attacks in more than nine months of the war in Gaza, used massive payload bombs provided by the United States, according to weapons experts.
-
ISRO Shares Pics Of Sun's Dynamic Activities, Captured By Aditya-L1
SoLEXS and HEL1OS, two of the remote sensing payloads on board Aditya-L1, have captured these events between May 8-9.
-
Air India Flight To San Francisco Takes Off After 30-Hour Delay In Delhi
More than 200 passengers of a San Francisco-bound Air India flight faced an ordeal in the national capital due to a delay of over 30 hours caused by a technical glitch, the aircraft's non-functional air conditioning system and payload issues.
-
Android 15 Said to Support NFC Wireless Charging Feature to Add Another Option to Charge Devices
Android 15 could reportedly allow users to charge devices via Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, introducing an easier method to wirelessly charge devices that do not have an in-built wireless charging solution. This could be supported by NFC Wireless Charging, a specification added in 2020 to enable charging between two devices placed at a...
-
Kim Jong Un Leads Test Of New Missile That Can Hit US Bases
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the test of a new ballistic missile designed to deploy a hypersonic glide vehicle that can deliver a nuclear payload, his state media reported, calling the test "an epoch-making success."
