Space Station
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How some bacteria survive in space for one year
Science | Nov 05, 2020, 08:32 PM ISTAfter one year of exposure to low Earth orbit (LEO) outside the International Space Station, researchers found that the extremophilic bacterium Deinococcus radiodurans escaped morphological damage and produced numerous outer membrane vesicles.
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Tests on space station mice lead to protein that may slow ageing
Science | Nov 05, 2020, 08:11 PM ISTResearch on mice which were sent to the International Space Station (ISS) have helped scientists identify a protein that appears to have a major role in the ageing process, suggests a joint study by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Tohoku University.
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Trio who lived on space station return to Earth safely
Science | Oct 22, 2020, 11:19 AM ISTA trio of space travelers safely returned to Earth on Thursday after a six-month mission on the International Space Station.
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SS Kalpana Chawla Cygnus spacecraft arrives at space station
Science | Oct 05, 2020, 05:59 PM ISTA NASA resupply spacecraft named in honour of late astronaut Kalpana Chawla reached the International Space station (ISS) on Monday, carrying nearly 8,000 pounds of scientific investigations.
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SpaceX capsule returns with 2 NASA astronauts from space station
Science | Aug 01, 2020, 10:48 PM ISTThe SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft that carried two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station two months ago was set to depart the orbiting laboratory on Saturday.
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International Space Station spotted from THESE cities. Check details
Science | Jul 16, 2020, 09:43 AM ISTThe International Space Station passed some 400 kilometers over Gujarat on Tuesday night, giving people, especially in Ahmedabad and Rajkot, a glimpse of the space technology marvel. The space station is the third brightest object in the sky after the sun and moon.
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Key NASA science, cargo head to space station
Science | Feb 16, 2020, 09:54 PM ISTA Northrop Grumman rocket carrying the Cygnus resupply spacecraft has been successfully launched from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia in the US.
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NASA launching a 'robot hotel' to space station
Science | Dec 04, 2019, 03:50 PM ISTNASA is attaching a "robot hotel" to the outside of the International Space Station with the upcoming launch of the Robotic Tool Stowage (RiTS), a protective storage unit for critical robotic tools.
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China’s Tiangong-2 space station comes down crashing on earth. Here's what just happened
Jul 19, 2019, 08:19 PM ISTChina'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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Space station, Aditya-L1 solar mission: India's ambitious projects in line
Jun 13, 2019, 11:58 PM ISTIndia is planning to launch its own space station, ISRO chief K Sivan announced Thursday about this ambitious project which will enable the agency to send more humans to space when executed.
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India planning to have own space station, says ISRO chief
Jun 13, 2019, 03:42 PM ISTIndia is planning to launch its own space station, ISRO chief K Sivan said Thursday.
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Spacewalking astronauts swap out space station’s batteries
Mar 24, 2019, 07:37 AM ISTChanging batteries in orbit took some huffing and puffing and some intricate maneuvering by two spacewalkers Friday. But in the end, it went almost as smoothly as doing the chore back on Earth.
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DRAGON: SpaceX’s new crew capsule aces space station docking
Mar 03, 2019, 05:12 PM ISTIf the six-day demo goes well, SpaceX could launch two astronauts this summer under NASA’s commercial crew program. Both astronauts were at SpaceX Mission Control in California, observing all the action.
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Crew Dragon capsule rockets to International Space Station with test dummy
India | Mar 03, 2019, 04:37 PM ISTThe only passenger was a life-size test dummy, named Ripley after the lead character in the “Alien” movies. SpaceX needs to nail the debut of its crew Dragon capsule before putting people on board later this year.
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Christmas turkey, fruitcake rocketing toward space station
Dec 06, 2018, 10:06 AM ISTThe SpaceX booster missed its landing zone on the ground after liftoff, however, and ended up in the sea just a couple of miles offshore.
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Space station supplies launched from Virginia, second shipment in 2 days
Nov 18, 2018, 04:28 PM ISTThe US delivery will arrive at the orbiting lab Monday, a day after the Russian shipment.
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Japanese supply ship heads to space station after delays
Sep 23, 2018, 07:45 AM ISTThe launch was delayed for about two weeks because of bad weather and a mechanical problem.
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SpaceX spacecraft carrying AI robot Cimon reaches space station
Jul 02, 2018, 07:19 PM ISTThe spacecraft lifted off on a Falcon 9 rocket on June 29 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
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Defunct Chinese space lab Tiangong-1 may fall back to earth on Monday
Apr 01, 2018, 11:46 PM ISTAccording to the agency, the chances of someone being hit by a piece of the space lab is 10 million times less than the annual probability of being hit by lightning.
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Aaj Ka Viral: The Chinese Space Station is falling back to the Earth
News | Mar 09, 2018, 09:16 PM IST