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  ISRO's INSAT-3DS: Precision equipment developed by Salem College students

  February 22, 2024 19:30 IST

  As a reliable partner for developing indigenous technology products like rocket motors for mission-critical applications of ISRO, SonaSPEED has also been picked up to provide precision components for the ensuing Gaganyaan mission, the College said in the statement.

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  INSAT-3DS update: Spacecraft reaches geosynchronous orbit, all planned firings done, says ISRO

  February 22, 2024 13:20 IST

  The INSAT-3DS satellite weighs 2274-kilogram and it is equipped with advanced payloads which are majorly designed to provide more accurate and timely data on atmospheric conditions.

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  Gaganyaan: ISRO completes final test of engine that can carry humans to space

  February 21, 2024 13:58 IST

  The space agency said, “To achieve the human rating standards, four engines underwent 39 hot firing tests under various operating conditions for a cumulative time period of 8810 seconds against the minimum human rating qualification standard requirement, which is 6350 seconds.”

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  ISRO describes GSLV Rocket as smart, disciplined and mature

  February 18, 2024 19:56 IST

  He said the next space mission for the GSLV rocket will be the launch of the Indo-US collaboration earth observation satellite NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR). On Saturday, the 'naughty boy' came to a lot of praise from the ISRO officials starting from Somanath.

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  US researchers led by NASA to investigate highly-charged Moon Dust: All you need to know

  February 18, 2024 19:50 IST

  The Electrostatic Regolith Interaction Experiment (ERIE) was one of 14 NASA-supported payloads launched aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard uncrewed rocket in December last year.

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  ISRO successfully launches INSAT-3DS satellite to improve disaster warning systems

  February 18, 2024 6:08 IST

  ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) successfully launched the INSAT-3DS satellite on GSLV-F14 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota at 5:35 pm today.

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  ISRO all set to launch INSAT-3DS satellite shortly | Watch LIVE

  February 17, 2024 17:28 IST

  ISRO INSAT 3DS Satellite Launch LIVE: The countdown for the launch of the GSLV-F 14/INSAT 3DS mission has started. The launch will take place at 5:30 pm on Saturday from Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.

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  Cartosat-2 mission concludes: ISRO successfully crashes satellite back to earth | All details

  February 16, 2024 13:28 IST

  ISRO successfully ended its Cartosat-2 mission by safely bringing the probe back to Earth. Here's everything you need to know about this mission.

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  Elon Musk announces SpaceX's relocation of incorporation from Delaware to Texas

  February 15, 2024 16:51 IST

  Earlier this month (February), the billionaire announced that Tesla would move immediately to hold a shareholder vote to change its legal home from the US state of Delaware to Texas.

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  SpaceX launches Intuitive Machines' Lunar Lander: A historic moment

  February 15, 2024 16:37 IST

  Intuitive Machines, a private Houston-based company has launched its first lunar lander from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

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  Elon Musk plans to shift 1 million people to Mars

  February 11, 2024 16:13 IST

  Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX said that the “Starship should be able to make it to the moon in less than 5 years”. Recently he tweeted that the company will be sending people to mars soon.

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  NASA Expedition 71 astronauts to undertake crucial research in space: Details

  February 11, 2024 10:56 IST

  The expedition will include NASA astronauts- Michael Barratt, Matthew Dominick, Jeanette Epps and Tracy C. Dyson who will reach the space station in February and March as well.

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  NASA shares detailed image of Moon's far side, describes it as 'It's the side we never see..'

  February 09, 2024 18:39 IST

  The US Space Agency, NASA, shared a never-before-seen photo of the moon on their official Instagram handle, which has amazed online viewers.

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  ISRO to launch meteorological satellite for better weather forecasts - Check details

  February 08, 2024 18:31 IST

  India's GSLV-F14/INSAT-3DS mission aims to deploy a meteorological satellite for enhanced weather monitoring and disaster management, using data collected for improved forecasts and rescue services.

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  NASA's Juno spacecraft captures Jupiter Moon Io's surface in close flyby | See pic

  February 06, 2024 11:35 IST

  NASA's Juno spacecraft made a close flyby of Jupiter's moon Io, capturing detailed images to understand its volcanic activity and geological features influenced by Jupiter's gravity.

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  Mars rover data confirms ancient lake sediments on Mars: Details

  January 28, 2024 19:02 IST

  Soundings from the rover's RIMFAX radar instrument allow scientists to peer underground to get a cross-sectional view of rock layers 65 feet (20 meters) deep, "almost like looking at a road cut," said UCLA planetary scientist David Paige, the first author of the paper.

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  Six Moon missions launched by Space Agencies from three Countries: Why?

  January 28, 2024 13:08 IST

  A host of missions from various countries have been planned to the Moon, while NASA with its Artemis III aims to land the first woman and the first person of colour on the Moon, paving the way for a long-term, sustainable presence and serving as a gateway for future astronaut missions to Mars.

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  Aditya-L1 spacecraft achieves successful deployment of magnetometer boom in space: What it means?

  January 25, 2024 18:31 IST

  India's Aditya-L1 spacecraft successfully deployed a 6-meter magnetometer boom in space, a critical step for its mission to study the Sun's chromosphere, corona, and interplanetary magnetic field.

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  Japan's Moon Mission SLIM lands close to target: First image released | All details

  January 25, 2024 14:15 IST

  Japan's "Moon Sniper," the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM), successfully landed on the lunar surface, achieving a pinpoint soft landing about 55 meters from its target.

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  NASA unveils innovative solar-powered airplane concept for Mars exploration

  January 23, 2024 8:38 IST

  MAGGIE would be able to perform the first global-scale atmospheric mission on Mars and revolutionise our capability of exploring almost the entirety of the Martian surface. It is the first concept to enable ongoing exploration of this region of Mars- said NASA.

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  NASA regains contact with Mars Ingenuity helicopter | All you need to know

  January 22, 2024 14:41 IST

  The six-wheeled Perseverance rover is searching for signs of ancient microbial life on the Red Planet. Ingenuity has stayed aloft for more than 128 minutes and covered a total of 17.7 km during its 72 Mars flights, according to the mission's flight log.

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  Peregrine lander to crash on Earth tonight after lunar mission hiccup | Details

  January 18, 2024 15:31 IST

  Astrobotic's Peregrine lander, which faced issues reaching the Moon, is coming back to Earth in a carefully planned descent over the South Pacific Ocean, carrying various payloads.

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  Countdown begins for Japan's Robotic Moon Sniper landing on January 19

  January 17, 2024 20:50 IST

  SLIM will begin the landing descent on Friday (January 20) at around 0:00 JST (8:30 PM IST). The lunar landing is scheduled at 0:20 JST. Japan will become just the fifth country to soft-land on the Moon successfully, after Russia, the US, China and India.

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  NASA's X-59 aircraft to fly beyond supersonic speed limit | All you need to know

  January 16, 2024 13:10 IST

  NASA's X-59 represents a significant leap forward in supersonic travel technology, with its innovative design aimed at minimizing noise disruptions.

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  Why did NASA delayed mission to take humans back to Moon until 2025?

  January 10, 2024 14:35 IST

  Artemis IV, the first mission to the Gateway lunar space station, remains on track for 2028. The first mission, Artemis II, was supposed to take place later this year but has been delayed now.

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  US launches Peregrine-1 lander to Moon in first American lunar mission after 51 years | DETAILS

  January 08, 2024 14:56 IST

  The Peregrine lander will study the Moon's surface environment ahead of human missions planned for later this decade. It was launched via the Vulcan Centaur rocket at Cape Canaveral and will attempt a soft lunar landing at the "Bay of Stickiness".

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  Lunar Mission Countdown: NASA's 5 payloads set to launch for Moon

  January 07, 2024 17:25 IST

  The payloads will also provide data to NASA’s Lunar-VISE (Lunar Vulkan Imaging and Spectroscopy Explorer) instrument suite, slated to land on the Gruithuisen Domes in 2026.

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  Hubble Space Telescope captures the overlapping Spiral Galaxies | Details

  January 07, 2024 11:51 IST

  Despite the visual impression that the three galaxies on the right cluster are closely together, a closer look reveals a deceptive perspective. The LEDA galaxies, though appearing atop NGC 1356, are millions of light-years apart, their apparent proximity attributed to the observer's vantage point.