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  Chandrayaan-2 successfully performs first earth bound orbit

  July 24, 2019 16:32 IST

  The Rs 978 crore Chandrayaan-2 mission was launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) from Andhra Pradesh's Sriharikota on July 22. At exactly 2.43 p.m, the Rs 375 crore GSLV-Mk III rocket began its ascent into space from the second launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC).

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  ISRO's commercial arm launched 239 satellites in last 3 years: Govt

  July 24, 2019 15:51 IST

  In reply to a question in Lok Sabha, the Minister of State in the Prime Minister's office Jitendra Singh said the government has already set up NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) under the administrative control of Department of Space (DOS) on March 6, 2019 to commercially exploit the research and development work of ISRO centres and constituent units of DOS.

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  Suspected meteorite chunk lands in Bihar's Madhubani district

  July 24, 2019 14:58 IST

  A celestial object, weighing more than 10 kg and having magnetic properties, landed in a village of this north Bihar district a couple of days ago, a senior official said on Wednesday.

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  India's crucial contribution in ITER hope for energy freedom

  July 24, 2019 13:33 IST

  The upcoming $25 billion plasma-based fusion reactor ITER, in which India is a partner, is the hope to energy freedom and also a solution to the world that is gripped with a threat to survival primarily by the use of fossil energy and fast depleting conventional energy resources. These were the views expressed by former Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission of India, Anil Kakodkar, who was at his maiden visit on Tuesday to ITER facility being built in Saint-Paul-Les-Durance, some 35km north of Aix-en-Provence in southern France.

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  Man who created NASA's Mission Control dead

  July 23, 2019 10:37 IST

  Christopher Columbus Kraft Jr. -- NASA flight director at some of the most iconic moments of space history -- has died. He was 95.

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  A closer look at Chandrayaan-2 launch: Camera onboard GSLV MkIII-M1 captured what no one else could

  July 22, 2019 23:54 IST

  The magnificient images of Chandrayaan-2 lift-off were captured by several photographers, and people witnessing the moon mission. Perhaps, there are some visuals still yet to be seen. The video has been captured by a camera onboard GSLV MkIII-M1.

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  China's moon mission chief congratulates India on successful launch of Chandrayaan-2

  July 22, 2019 22:25 IST

  China's lunar exploration programme chief on Monday congratulated India on its successful launch of Chandrayaan-2 and said Beijing was actively pursuing its own moon mission and is not in competition with any other country in planning its space explorations.

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  SAIL supplied special-quality steel for Chandrayaan-2

  July 22, 2019 18:54 IST

  State-owned SAIL on Monday said it supplied special-quality stainless steel from its Salem Steel Plant for the country's moon mission Chandrayaan-2.

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  Chandrayaan-2 launched by ISRO, but what next? India plans mission for Sun

  July 22, 2019 21:08 IST

  After Chandrayaan-2, the ISRO has planned launch of its solar mission, Aditya-L1, in the first half of 2020 to study the Sun's corona, according to the space agency.

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  India's Chandrayaan-2 sets off for moon: Here is how the world is reacting

  July 22, 2019 16:25 IST

  ISRO launched India's ambitious lunar mission Chandrayaan-2 on Monday. The reactions have been pouring in from all around the world. Here is how the world is reacting to India's giant leap in space.

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  Moonshot 2: ISRO bounced back with flying colours, says chief after Chandrayaan-2 lift off

  July 22, 2019 15:25 IST

  Originally, the rocket was to fly on July 15 at 2.51 a.m. Due to technical glitch that was detected about an hour prior to the rocket's lift off, the mission was called off that day.

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  VIDEO: Historic moment when Chandrayaan-2 lifts off from Sriharikota

  July 22, 2019 15:09 IST

  ​Whoosh! Here is the moment that India was waiting for. The Rs 978 crore Chandrayaan-2 mission has been launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) from Andhra Pradesh's Sriharikota.

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  Giant leap for India: 'Bahubali' rocket carrying Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft is off the mark

  July 22, 2019 15:05 IST

  At exactly 2.43 pm, the Rs 375 crore GSLV-Mk III rocket began its ascent into space from the second launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota.

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  Postcards from Chandrayaan 2 launch: Magnificient pictures of ISRO's second moon mission

  July 22, 2019 15:15 IST

  Chandrayaan-2's success will make India the fourth country after the US, Russia and China to pull off a soft landing on the moon. ISRO's budget is less than 20 times that of NASA.

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  India's tryst with destiny: 'Bahubali' puts Chandrayaan-2 into orbit | Highlights

  July 22, 2019 19:51 IST

  Chandrayaan 2 Launch Live Updates: Chandrayaan-2 was successfully launched from Sriharikota launchpad at 2:43 pm. Previously scheduled to be launched on July 15, the launch of Chandrayaan-2 was aborted due to a technical snag, which has now been rectified. The countdown for the launch of Chandrayaan-2 had begun Sunday evening and preparations for the mission are in full swing.

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  How and where to watch ISRO's second launch attempt for Chandrayaan-2

  July 22, 2019 12:15 IST

  The GSLV-Mk III rocket with Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft was originally scheduled for flight at 2.51 a.m. on July 15. However, the flight was postponed after a technical snag was detected an hour prior to the rocket lift-off.

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  NASA prepares to send 'first woman and next man' on Moon

  July 22, 2019 10:37 IST

  According to NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, the main difference between the Apollo programme and the "Artemis" is that the former culminated with brief stays on the Moon while the latter will entail a permanent human presence there.

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  Chandrayaan-2: 7,500 people registered online to witness rocket launch

  July 22, 2019 9:20 IST

  As ISRO's another moon mission Chandrayaan-2 is all set to launch again, as many as 7,500 had registered online with the Indian Space Research Organisation to witness India's heavy-lift rocket Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-Mark III (GSLV-Mk III) roaring towards the skies.

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  ISRO's Chandrayaan-2 launch at 2:43 pm today | 10 points

  July 22, 2019 12:42 IST

  The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has said the snag that had led to a delay in the launch of Chandrayaan 2 mission has now been fixed. The Chandrayaan 2 mission is now slated to be launched at 2:43 pm today. The countdown for the launch of Chandrayaan 2 had begun Sunday evening and is progressing smoothly. Earlier on July 15, the Chandrayaan 2 mission was aborted an hour before launch due to engine leakage.

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  Moon back in NASA's court 50 years after first lunar landing

  July 21, 2019 23:42 IST

  The White House wants U.S. astronauts on the moon pronto — by 2024, a scant five years from now. The moon will serve as a critical proving ground, the thinking goes, for the real prize of sending astronauts to Mars in the 2030s.

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  Chandrayaan-2: Countdown for 'Bahubali' rocket take-off going smoothly

  July 21, 2019 22:48 IST

  The GSLV-Mk III rocket with Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft was originally scheduled for flight at 2.51 a.m. on July 15. However, the flight was postponed after a technical snag was detected an hour prior to the rocket lift-off.

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  Chandrayaan-2 rover-lander tested on 'moon surface' created with Salem soil

  July 21, 2019 13:50 IST

  Many geologists had told ISRO that near Salem in Tamil Nadu there were "anorthosite" rocks that would be similar to features of moon soil or regolith.  

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  NASA's Orion crew vehicle ready for its trip to moon: US Vice President Mike Pence

  July 21, 2019 12:42 IST

  The Trump administration had directed NASA to return humans to the moon by 2024 and then go forward to Mars. NASA has named this mission "Artemis" in honour of Apollo's twin sister in Greek Mythology, the goddess of Moon. 

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  Snag that aborted Chandrayaan-2 mission fixed, now to be launched tomorrow: ISRO

  July 21, 2019 8:22 IST

  The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said the launch rehearsal of the Chandrayaan-2 mission has been completed and the technical snag due to which the launch of Chandrayaan-2 mission was earlier aborted has now been fixed. Confirming fresh dates for the launch, the ISRO on Saturday said the Chandrayaan-2 mission will now be launched at 2:43 pm on July 22. Chandrayaan-2, which has home-grown technology, will explore a region of the Moon where no mission has ever set foot.

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  Russia successfully launches Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft into International Space Station

  July 21, 2019 8:29 IST

  The Soyuz-FG rocket blasted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 7:28 pm (Moscow time) and successfully took off for the international space station (ISS).

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  Is telescope on tallest mountain in Hawaii our best bet to find alien life in space?

  July 20, 2019 12:52 IST

  A massive thirty metre telescope is going to help scientist gaze at far corners of the universe and uncover the secrets it still withholds from us. Summit of Mauna Kea, the tallest mountain in Hawaii is the ideal location for the telescope as clear weather there is ideal to gaze deep into space.

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  China’s Tiangong-2 space station comes down crashing on earth. Here's what just happened

  July 19, 2019 20:19 IST

  China's experimental space lab Tiangong-2 will re-enter the earth's atmosphere to fall into the Pacific Ocean today. Read more.

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  HIV cure ‘closer than ever’: Experts to test long-lasting vaccine on humans

  July 19, 2019 16:52 IST

  The candidate vaccine, known as DNA-rTV, relies on replication of the virus' DNA to stimulate "effective immunization" against the virus, said Shao Yiming, an HIV researcher at the Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention.