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  China launches 3 astronauts on 6-month space station mission

  Science | October 15, 2021 23:39 IST

  The Shenzhou-13 spaceship carrying the three astronauts was launched by a Long March-2F rocket at 12:25 a.m. Saturday (4225 GMT Friday).  

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  Indian-American astronaut part of NASA-SpaceX Crew-3 mission

  World | October 07, 2021 20:45 IST

  The four astronauts will lift off to space on October 30 from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the statement added.  

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  European-Japanese space mission gets 1st glimpse of Mercury

  India | October 02, 2021 22:38 IST

  After swooping past Mercury at altitudes of under 200 kilometers (125 miles), the spacecraft took a low resolution black-and-white photo with one of its monitoring cameras before zipping off again.  

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  Blue Origin's second crewed flight to blast off on Oct 12

  Science | September 28, 2021 14:42 IST

  On July 20, Blue Origin successfully carried its first human flight which included Jeff Bezos, his brother Mark Bezos, aviation pioneer Wally Funk, and Blue Origin's first customer, Oliver Daemen.

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  NASA's Ingenuity Helicopter captures Mars rock feature in 3D

  Science | September 19, 2021 20:45 IST

  The mini-helicopter flew to the red planet on February 18 while being attached to the belly of NASA's Perseverance rover.  

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  SpaceX's first all-civilian mission to launch on September 15

  Science | September 05, 2021 16:36 IST

  Early this year in February, SpaceX announced the charity-driven mission named Inspiration4, which will be commanded by tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman and will have three others.

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  EXPLAINER: The significance of China’s new space station

  Science | June 18, 2021 9:22 IST

  The three-member crew is due to stay for three months in the station’s main living module, named Tianhe, or Heavenly Harmony. They will be carrying out science experiments and maintenance, space walks and preparing the facility to receive two additional modules next year.

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  China Space Station: First crewed mission to construct new orbiting laboratory launched

  World | June 17, 2021 9:14 IST

  The Shenzhou-12 spacecraft, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, was launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China's Gobi Desert. The launch was telecast live by the state-run CGTN-TV.

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  4 Indian cosmonauts complete training in Russia for Gaganyaan mission

  Science | March 23, 2021 17:20 IST

  The four cosmonauts shortlisted for Gaganyaan, India's first manned space mission, have completed their training in Russia, according to an official Russian statement here on Tuesday. 

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  SpaceX reveals 2nd crew member of all-civilian space mission

  Science | February 23, 2021 17:08 IST

  Hayley Arceneaux, a 29-year-old physician assistant at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in the US will be the second crew member of Inspiration4, the world's first all-civilian mission to space, SpaceX has announced.

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  Brazilian, Indian startup satellite in ISRO's first mission in 2021 on February 28

  Science | February 05, 2021 14:09 IST

  In its first mission in 2021, India's space agency ISRO planned to launch on February 28 Brazilian satellite Amazonia-1 and three Indian payloads, including one built by a home-grown start-up.

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  Rakesh Sharma Birthday: 7 Interesting facts about Indian space hero

  People | January 13, 2021 13:24 IST

  Rakesh Sharma, the Punjab-born cosmonaut, and pilot created history as he took India to become the 14th nation to travel outer space. As the Indian space hero turns 72 years old today, let's have a look at some of the interesting facts related to him.

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  China launches mission to bring back material from moon

  Science | November 24, 2020 8:08 IST

  Chang’e 5 — named for the Chinese moon goddess — is the country’s boldest lunar mission yet. If successful, it would be a major advance for China’s space program, and some experts say it could pave the way for bringing samples back from Mars or even a crewed lunar mission.

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  ISRO to launch its Venus mission in 2025, France to take part: French space agency

  Science | September 30, 2020 22:54 IST

  The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is set to launch its Venus mission in 2025 and France will participate in it, French space agency CNES said on Wednesday.The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is set to launch its Venus mission in 2025 and France will participate in it, French space agency CNES said on Wednesday.

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  India, France in discussion for Mission Alpha-like equipment for Gaganyaan astronauts

  Science | August 30, 2020 16:46 IST

  Space agencies of India and France are in an advanced stage of discussions for providing necessary equipment to ‘Gaganyaan’ astronauts, similar to the one to be used by French astronaut Thomas Pesquet for Mission Alpha next year, officials said. 

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  Gaganyaan: Unmanned space mission planned for December 2020 likely to be delayed

  Science | August 16, 2020 18:56 IST

  The likely delay in the first unmanned mission was recently conveyed to the Space Commission, the apex policy making body on space related issues.

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  NASA to send football stadium-sized balloon to study light from newborn stars

  Science | July 24, 2020 18:46 IST

  NASA has announced the intention to release a massive balloon into Earth’s stratosphere as part of its mission to study the space around our planet. The mission is known as the Astrophysics Stratospheric Telescope for High Spectral Resolution Observations at Submillimeter-wavelengths (ASTHROS).

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  France to train Indian flight surgeons for ISRO's Gaganyaan mission

  Science | January 21, 2020 17:38 IST

  The two-week training is a critical aspect of the Gaganyaan project that is aimed at sending three Indians to space by 2022.

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  13 space missions before March 2020, ISRO sets target

  Science | November 27, 2019 16:23 IST

  The Indian space agency has a busy launch schedule this fiscal with about 13 missions on its menu, said a top official. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has planned 13 missions during this fiscal -- six launch vehicle missions and seven satellite missions before March 2020, said its Chairman K. Sivan post the successful launch of Cartosat-3 and 13 nano satellites from the US.  

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  DRDO to extend tech for India's first manned space mission

  Science | September 17, 2019 20:50 IST

  India's premier defence research organisation, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), will provide critical technologies for India's first manned mission to space, set to be undertaken before the 75th year of Independence.