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Debris of China’s disintegrating rocket falls into Indian Ocean
Science | May 09, 2021, 10:23 AM ISTThe coordinates put the splash down in the Indian Ocean, close to the Maldives, Hong-Kong based South China Mornig Post reported, adding that most the remnants burned up during the re-entry.
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Chinese Rocket spiraled out of control, to re-enter Earth's atmosphere
Science | May 09, 2021, 09:04 AM ISTThe spent stage of China's Long March 5B-Rocket that launched last month is expected to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere
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Disintegrated space rocket 'highly unlikely' to cause any damage on earth: China
Science | May 07, 2021, 04:50 PM ISTReplying to questions about the Long March 5B rocket, which last week launched the core module of the country's space station and started hurtling down to Earth, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin told a media briefing on Friday that China will provide timely updates on it.
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US tracking out-of-control wreckage of Chinese rocket falling back to earth
Science | May 06, 2021, 12:11 AM ISTThe 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 | Apr 03, 2021, 06:56 AM ISTThe 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 | Mar 13, 2021, 12:37 PM ISTState-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 | Nov 26, 2020, 04:52 PM ISTIn 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 | Oct 11, 2020, 07:44 PM ISTInstead 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 | Aug 15, 2020, 11:55 AM ISTThree 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 | Jun 25, 2020, 12:26 PM ISTISRO 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 | Apr 06, 2020, 02:52 PM ISTFive 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 | Mar 30, 2020, 10:23 AM ISTNorth 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 | Feb 19, 2020, 06:58 PM ISTA 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 | Dec 27, 2019, 10:00 PM ISTChina 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 | Nov 26, 2019, 11:41 AM ISTAccording 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 | Sep 11, 2019, 10:47 AM ISTTuesday’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
Mar 11, 2019, 07:52 AM ISTThe 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 | Feb 09, 2019, 10:18 AM ISTRocket 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 | Jan 30, 2019, 06:41 PM ISTChina 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
Dec 15, 2018, 02:14 PM ISTOwing to bad weather, Rocket Lab was forced to postpone the earlier decided launch on December 12.