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US Spacecraft Carrying Piece Of Mt Everest To Moon Suffers Technical Glitch
Peregrine Mission 1: It is also carrying the remains of 'Star Trek' cast members and the DNA of former US presidents including John F Kennedy.
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No Gender Bias At ISRO, Only Talent Matters: Woman Behind Aditya L1 Mission
Nigar Shaji is a scientist at the UR Rao Satellite Centre, part of ISRO, in Bengaluru and is the project director for India's first space-based solar observatory.
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ISRO to Conduct Key Test for Gaganyaan Space Mission in October
India is set to conduct a key test in its ambitious crewed space mission Gaganyaan as early as next month, the project director of the mission R Hutton told Reuters. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is currently training four astronauts and looking to expand the cohort as it aims for more future manned missions, Hutton said.
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Chandrayaan-3 Landing Could Be Shifted to August 27 if Factors Unfavourable on August 23: ISRO Scientist
Nilesh M Desai, director of Space Applications Centre-ISRO, Ahmedabad said that the decision regarding the landing will be taken based on the health of the lander module and the conditions on the Moon. ISRO said the Chandrayaan-3 is set to land on the moon on August 23, 2023, around 18:04 hours IST.
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Chandrayaan-3 Landing Is Important Step for Exploration: ISRO Chief
After the successful launch of Chandrayaan-3 on GSLV Mark 3 (LVM 3) heavy-lift launch vehicle on Friday, Director of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) S Somanath said that landing is one important step for further exploration. Chandrayaan-3 is the ISRO's follow-up attempt after the Chandrayaan-2 mission faced challenges during its soft lan...
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Chandrayaan-3 Lunar Mission: ISRO Chief Invites Citizens to Watch Live Launch on July 14
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Friday invited citizens to witness the launch of Chandrayaan-3 from the Launch View Gallery at SDSC-SHAR, Sriharikota, by registering at lvg.shar.gov.in/VSCREGISTRATIO. Earlier, the Director of the Indian Space and Research Organisation (ISRO), S Somanath, announced that Chandrayaan-3, India's plann...
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ISRO to Conduct First Test Flight of Gaganyaan Mission in February Next Year
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will start a series of test flights for India's maiden human space flight mission from February next year, a senior official said on Thursday. The space agency also plans to deploy the heavy lift Chinook helicopter and the C-17 Globemaster transport aircraft for testing the crew module, which will carry...
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China Opposes NASA Official's Remark Calling Its Space Mission as a Military Program
China opposed remarks made by an official of NASA on its space program after the administrator of US space agency Bill Nelson said that Beijing's space program is a "military" space program. Zhao said Nelson, as the director of the US aerospace department, should be very aware of the dark history of the US space program
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SpaceX Engineer Anna Menon to Be Part of Crew of New Mission 'Polaris Dawn'
Menon is a Lead Space Operations Engineer at SpaceX, where she manages the development of crew operations and serves in mission control as both a Mission Director and crew communicator, a SpaceX release said.
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Space Tourism: Russia to Send Japanese Billionaire Yusaku Maezawa to ISS
Russia will send Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa to the ISS in a move marking Moscow's return to the now booming space tourism business after a decade-long break.
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NASA Is Offering Its Software Catalogue With Over 800 Programmes for Free to the Public
NASA has announced that its computational innovations are now available to the public for free download. The software catalogue has over 800 programmes that were originally developed to help explore space.
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Akshay Kumar Is Doing A Second Film With Mission Mangal Director: Report
The yet-to-be-titled film is "inspired by true events," revealed a source
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NASA Bids Goodbye To Planet-Hunting Kepler Space Telescope
NASA has decided to retire its Kepler space telescope that discovered more than 2,600 planets and ran out of fuel needed for further science operations.
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NASA Renames Solar Probe Plus in Honour of Eugene Parker
"This is the first time NASA has named a spacecraft for a living individual," said Thomas Zurbuchen, Associate Administrator for NASA's Science Mission Directorate in Washington.
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Juno To Remain In Current Orbit Around Jupiter: NASA
NASA's solar-powered Juno spacecraft, which has been probing Jupiter since July last year, will remain in its current 53-day orbit around the gas giant planet for the remainder of its mission.
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US Spacecraft Carrying Piece Of Mt Everest To Moon Suffers Technical Glitch
Peregrine Mission 1: It is also carrying the remains of 'Star Trek' cast members and the DNA of former US presidents including John F Kennedy.
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No Gender Bias At ISRO, Only Talent Matters: Woman Behind Aditya L1 Mission
Nigar Shaji is a scientist at the UR Rao Satellite Centre, part of ISRO, in Bengaluru and is the project director for India's first space-based solar observatory.
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ISRO to Conduct Key Test for Gaganyaan Space Mission in October
India is set to conduct a key test in its ambitious crewed space mission Gaganyaan as early as next month, the project director of the mission R Hutton told Reuters. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is currently training four astronauts and looking to expand the cohort as it aims for more future manned missions, Hutton said.
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Chandrayaan-3 Landing Could Be Shifted to August 27 if Factors Unfavourable on August 23: ISRO Scientist
Nilesh M Desai, director of Space Applications Centre-ISRO, Ahmedabad said that the decision regarding the landing will be taken based on the health of the lander module and the conditions on the Moon. ISRO said the Chandrayaan-3 is set to land on the moon on August 23, 2023, around 18:04 hours IST.
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Chandrayaan-3 Landing Is Important Step for Exploration: ISRO Chief
After the successful launch of Chandrayaan-3 on GSLV Mark 3 (LVM 3) heavy-lift launch vehicle on Friday, Director of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) S Somanath said that landing is one important step for further exploration. Chandrayaan-3 is the ISRO's follow-up attempt after the Chandrayaan-2 mission faced challenges during its soft lan...
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Chandrayaan-3 Lunar Mission: ISRO Chief Invites Citizens to Watch Live Launch on July 14
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Friday invited citizens to witness the launch of Chandrayaan-3 from the Launch View Gallery at SDSC-SHAR, Sriharikota, by registering at lvg.shar.gov.in/VSCREGISTRATIO. Earlier, the Director of the Indian Space and Research Organisation (ISRO), S Somanath, announced that Chandrayaan-3, India's plann...
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ISRO to Conduct First Test Flight of Gaganyaan Mission in February Next Year
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will start a series of test flights for India's maiden human space flight mission from February next year, a senior official said on Thursday. The space agency also plans to deploy the heavy lift Chinook helicopter and the C-17 Globemaster transport aircraft for testing the crew module, which will carry...
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China Opposes NASA Official's Remark Calling Its Space Mission as a Military Program
China opposed remarks made by an official of NASA on its space program after the administrator of US space agency Bill Nelson said that Beijing's space program is a "military" space program. Zhao said Nelson, as the director of the US aerospace department, should be very aware of the dark history of the US space program
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SpaceX Engineer Anna Menon to Be Part of Crew of New Mission 'Polaris Dawn'
Menon is a Lead Space Operations Engineer at SpaceX, where she manages the development of crew operations and serves in mission control as both a Mission Director and crew communicator, a SpaceX release said.
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Space Tourism: Russia to Send Japanese Billionaire Yusaku Maezawa to ISS
Russia will send Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa to the ISS in a move marking Moscow's return to the now booming space tourism business after a decade-long break.
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NASA Is Offering Its Software Catalogue With Over 800 Programmes for Free to the Public
NASA has announced that its computational innovations are now available to the public for free download. The software catalogue has over 800 programmes that were originally developed to help explore space.
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Akshay Kumar Is Doing A Second Film With Mission Mangal Director: Report
The yet-to-be-titled film is "inspired by true events," revealed a source
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NASA Bids Goodbye To Planet-Hunting Kepler Space Telescope
NASA has decided to retire its Kepler space telescope that discovered more than 2,600 planets and ran out of fuel needed for further science operations.
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NASA Renames Solar Probe Plus in Honour of Eugene Parker
"This is the first time NASA has named a spacecraft for a living individual," said Thomas Zurbuchen, Associate Administrator for NASA's Science Mission Directorate in Washington.
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Juno To Remain In Current Orbit Around Jupiter: NASA
NASA's solar-powered Juno spacecraft, which has been probing Jupiter since July last year, will remain in its current 53-day orbit around the gas giant planet for the remainder of its mission.
