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  US tracking out-of-control wreckage of Chinese rocket falling back to earth

  Science | May 06, 2021 0:11 IST

  The debris of China's Long March 5B rocket, which last week launched the core module of the country's space station, is set to re-enter the earth's atmosphere this weekend, raising concerns where it could fall and the potential damage it could cause.

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  Piece of SpaceX rocket debris lands at Washington state farm

  Science | April 03, 2021 6:56 IST

  The approximately 5-foot (1.5-meter) composite-overwrapped pressure vessel used for storing helium left a nearly 4-inch (10.16-centimeter) dent in the ground, Grant County sheriff's spokesman Kyle Foreman said.

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  Indian space firm invites industry to make rockets

  Science | March 13, 2021 12:37 IST

  State-run NewSpace India Ltd (NSIL) has issued a request for proposals (RFP) to make polar satellite launch vehicle (PSLV) rockets by Indian industry for carrying communication or observation satellites into the earth's lower orbits.

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  NASA starts assembling Artemis moon mission rocket

  Science | November 26, 2020 16:52 IST

  In preparation for the Artemis I launch next year, NASA has stacked the first piece of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket on the mobile launcher.

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  Fake asteroid? NASA expert IDs mystery object as old rocket

  Science | October 11, 2020 19:44 IST

  Instead of a cosmic rock, the newly discovered object appears to be an old rocket from a failed moon-landing mission 54 years ago that’s finally making its way back home, according to NASA’s leading asteroid expert. 

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  3 rockets hit Baghdad International Airport; damage reported

  World | August 15, 2020 11:55 IST

  Three Katyusha rockets landed at the edge of Baghdad International Airport, the Iraqi military said. The attack took place on Friday evening and the three rockets were fired from al-Radhwaniyah area in southwestern Baghdad, the media office of the Iraqi Joint Operations Command said in a statement.

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  Govt opens Space sector for Private players, can build rockets, satellites: ISRO chief

  India | June 25, 2020 12:26 IST

  ISRO Chief K Sivan on Thursday announced new ways in which the private sector will be able to work in the space industry to explore more. The space organisation said the private sector will be allowed to carry out space activities like building of rockets, satellites and providing launch services.

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  5 rockets land near US oil company in Iraq

  World | April 06, 2020 14:52 IST

  Five rockets landed near the sites of a US oil company in Iraq's Basra province on Monday without causing casualties

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  North Korea says it tested 'super-large' multiple rocket launchers

  World | March 30, 2020 10:23 IST

  North Korea has tested "super-large" multiple rocket launchers, Pyongyang's state media reported on Monday, a day after South Korea's military said the country fired what appeared to be two short-range ballistic missiles.

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  New engine to make rockets fuel-efficient, lightweight

  Science | February 19, 2020 18:58 IST

  A new type of engine -- called a rotating detonation engine -- promises to make rockets not only more fuel-efficient but also more lightweight and less complicated to construct, say researchers.

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  China successfully launches its heaviest communications satellite on new powerful rocket

  Science | December 27, 2019 22:00 IST

  ​China on Friday launched its heaviest and most advanced communications satellite on the country's largest new carrier rocket Long March-5 that will lay the foundation for the development of highly sensitive space probes.

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  Countdown for the launch of India's Cartosat-3 satellite in progress

  India | November 26, 2019 11:41 IST

  According to Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), the countdown for the launch of PSLV-XL rocket carrying India's Cartosat-3 and 13 nanosatellites from the US began at 7.28 a.m. The rocket is scheduled to blast off from the second launch pad at 9.28 a.m. on Wednesday.

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  North Korea confirms 2nd test of multiple rocket launcher

  World | September 11, 2019 10:47 IST

  Tuesday’s rocket launcher test was made hours after North Korea said it was willing to resume nuclear negotiations with the United States in late September.

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  China's Long March-3B rocket series successfully complete 300 launches

  Science | March 11, 2019 7:52 IST

  The success rate of the 300 launches of the Long March rockets stood at 96 per cent, according to CASC.

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  Oreo, the Raccoon who inspired ‘Avenger’ Rocket’s character passes away at 10

  Hollywood | February 09, 2019 10:18 IST

  Rocket in Avengers: Infinity War may have survived Thanos' snap but the raccoon Oreo who served as a model for his character has passed away at 10. 

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  China plans first seaborne rocket launch in mid-2019

  World | January 30, 2019 18:41 IST

  China has achieved a breakthrough in the key technologies for seaborne launches, Jin, of the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology, told a press conference.  

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  Rocket Lab to launch 10 NASA CubeSats on Sunday

  Science | December 15, 2018 14:14 IST

  Owing to bad weather, Rocket Lab was forced to postpone the earlier decided launch on December 12.   

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  SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket carrying 64 small satellites in single mission

  Science | December 04, 2018 6:48 IST

  The Falcon 9 carried to orbit 64 spacecraft, in particular 15 Micro satellites and 49 cubesats, from 34 different organisations from 17 countries.

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  China creates history; successfully carries out vertical landing test of space rocket

  Science | November 01, 2018 19:52 IST

  The Space Intelligence Technology Innovation Centre and a national key laboratory of aerospace intelligent control technology were responsible for the flight test and research.

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  China's private satellite-carrying rocket ZQ-1 fails after launch

  Science | October 28, 2018 20:38 IST

  Video posted by a Chinese news site showed Landspace's 19-meter- (62-foot-) tall red-and-white rocket lifting off against clear blue skies.