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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.
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Boeing's Uncrewed Starliner Capsule Could Return After Sep 6, Says NASA
NASA will proceed with the undocking of the uncrewed Boeing Starliner capsule not before Sept. 6, the space agency said on Thursday after concluding a review.
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Watch: Chopper Drops ISRO's 'Pushpak' From 15,000 Feet Altitude
The Indian Air Force and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) joined hands today to successfully test Pushpak, an SUV-sized winged rocket dubbed the "swadeshi space shuttle".
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Watch: India's 21st Century Pushpak 'Viman' Successfully Launched
Pushpak, an SUV-sized winged rocket dubbed the "swadeshi space shuttle", successfully landed on a runway in Karnataka this morning, marking a major milestone in the country's attempt to enter the reusable rocket segment.
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If Someone Dies In Space, What Happens To The Body? NASA Protocol Says...
There's no question that sending human beings to space is an extraordinarily difficult and perilous proposition.
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Space Travel Messes With the Human Brain, Reveals New NASA-Funded Study
Space can be an unfriendly place for the human body, with microgravity conditions and other factors tampering with our physiology, from head to toe — head, of course, being a primary concern. A new NASA-funded study provides a deeper understanding of the issue. Researchers said on Thursday that astronauts who traveled on the International Space S...
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Retired NASA Satellite Falls Back To Earth After 38 Years In Space
A defunct NASA satellite has fallen back to Earth after nearly four decades in space. The Earth Radiation Budget Satellite (ERBS) was launched in 1984 aboard the space shuttle Challenger.
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Debris Of NASA Shuttle That Crashed 37 Years Ago Found At Bottom Of Atlantic
The spacecraft crashed 73 seconds after lift-off due to a serious malfunction.
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ISRO Set For 1st Runway Landing Of India-Made Space Shuttle: Chairman
ISRO is set for the first runway landing experiment (RLV-LEX) of its made-in-India Reusable Launch Vehicle - Technology Demonstrator (RLV-TD) from aeronautical test range in Karnataka's Chitradurga district.
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NASA, SpaceX to Explore Methods to Boost Hubble Telescope Orbit to Extend Lifespan
NASA on Thursday announced that it had reached an agreement with SpaceX to study the feasibility of boosting the Hubble Space Telescope to a higher orbit in order to extend the lifespan of one of Earth's most valuable instruments in scientific history. The Hubble Space Telescope has no on-board propulsion to counter the small but still present atmo...
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Israeli Startup Brain.Space to Test Brain-Activity Gear on Mission to ISS
Israeli startup Brain. Space that studies data on brain activity, is set to put its gear to test on astronauts in space next week during a SpaceX shuttle flight to the International Space Station (ISS).
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Rare Seiko WristMac, the First 'True' Apple Watch From 1988, Up for Auction
The Apple Watch was unveiled in September 2014, after years of rumours. It was the company's first in-house smartwatch. However, many may regard the WristMac made by Seiko 26 years earlier as the first true Apple Watch. The WristMac was considered way ahead of its time and was even worn by astronauts on the space shuttle Atlantis.
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NASA Shares Photos of Final Mission Launch of Its Space Shuttle Programme From a Decade Ago
NASA shared images of a mission from a decade ago on its Twitter and Instagram handles. It was on this day back in 2011 that space shuttle Atlantis lifted off from the John F. Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Check out the photos here.
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IIT Madras Develops Drone Algorithms To Help Study How Fire Behaves In Space Stations, Satellites
The team claims that at present, generating microgravity (gravity experienced is close to zero) is possible only through space stations, satellites, space shuttles, sounding rockets, and drop towers, almost all of which are beyond the reach of most educational institutions in India.
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Russia To Sell Soyuz Space Module Used By Astronauts In 2018
Russia has put up for sale one of its space modules, which in 2018 returned a Russian and two Americans from the International Space Station (ISS).
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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.
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Boeing's Uncrewed Starliner Capsule Could Return After Sep 6, Says NASA
NASA will proceed with the undocking of the uncrewed Boeing Starliner capsule not before Sept. 6, the space agency said on Thursday after concluding a review.
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Watch: Chopper Drops ISRO's 'Pushpak' From 15,000 Feet Altitude
The Indian Air Force and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) joined hands today to successfully test Pushpak, an SUV-sized winged rocket dubbed the "swadeshi space shuttle".
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Watch: India's 21st Century Pushpak 'Viman' Successfully Launched
Pushpak, an SUV-sized winged rocket dubbed the "swadeshi space shuttle", successfully landed on a runway in Karnataka this morning, marking a major milestone in the country's attempt to enter the reusable rocket segment.
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If Someone Dies In Space, What Happens To The Body? NASA Protocol Says...
There's no question that sending human beings to space is an extraordinarily difficult and perilous proposition.
-
Space Travel Messes With the Human Brain, Reveals New NASA-Funded Study
Space can be an unfriendly place for the human body, with microgravity conditions and other factors tampering with our physiology, from head to toe — head, of course, being a primary concern. A new NASA-funded study provides a deeper understanding of the issue. Researchers said on Thursday that astronauts who traveled on the International Space S...
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Retired NASA Satellite Falls Back To Earth After 38 Years In Space
A defunct NASA satellite has fallen back to Earth after nearly four decades in space. The Earth Radiation Budget Satellite (ERBS) was launched in 1984 aboard the space shuttle Challenger.
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Debris Of NASA Shuttle That Crashed 37 Years Ago Found At Bottom Of Atlantic
The spacecraft crashed 73 seconds after lift-off due to a serious malfunction.
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ISRO Set For 1st Runway Landing Of India-Made Space Shuttle: Chairman
ISRO is set for the first runway landing experiment (RLV-LEX) of its made-in-India Reusable Launch Vehicle - Technology Demonstrator (RLV-TD) from aeronautical test range in Karnataka's Chitradurga district.
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NASA, SpaceX to Explore Methods to Boost Hubble Telescope Orbit to Extend Lifespan
NASA on Thursday announced that it had reached an agreement with SpaceX to study the feasibility of boosting the Hubble Space Telescope to a higher orbit in order to extend the lifespan of one of Earth's most valuable instruments in scientific history. The Hubble Space Telescope has no on-board propulsion to counter the small but still present atmo...
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Israeli Startup Brain.Space to Test Brain-Activity Gear on Mission to ISS
Israeli startup Brain. Space that studies data on brain activity, is set to put its gear to test on astronauts in space next week during a SpaceX shuttle flight to the International Space Station (ISS).
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Rare Seiko WristMac, the First 'True' Apple Watch From 1988, Up for Auction
The Apple Watch was unveiled in September 2014, after years of rumours. It was the company's first in-house smartwatch. However, many may regard the WristMac made by Seiko 26 years earlier as the first true Apple Watch. The WristMac was considered way ahead of its time and was even worn by astronauts on the space shuttle Atlantis.
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NASA Shares Photos of Final Mission Launch of Its Space Shuttle Programme From a Decade Ago
NASA shared images of a mission from a decade ago on its Twitter and Instagram handles. It was on this day back in 2011 that space shuttle Atlantis lifted off from the John F. Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Check out the photos here.
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IIT Madras Develops Drone Algorithms To Help Study How Fire Behaves In Space Stations, Satellites
The team claims that at present, generating microgravity (gravity experienced is close to zero) is possible only through space stations, satellites, space shuttles, sounding rockets, and drop towers, almost all of which are beyond the reach of most educational institutions in India.
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Russia To Sell Soyuz Space Module Used By Astronauts In 2018
Russia has put up for sale one of its space modules, which in 2018 returned a Russian and two Americans from the International Space Station (ISS).
