Space Station
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Chinese space station will crash to Earth within weeks, says report
Mar 06, 2018, 04:11 PM ISTIn 2016, China admitted that it had lost control of Tiangong-1 and would be unable to perform a controlled re-entry.
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China's toxic space station Tiangong-1 could crash over Europe in March
Jan 03, 2018, 07:24 PM ISTThis is the first instance where an estimate has been made about the crash of the space station which went out of control back in 2016.
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NASA to launch 'sensor' to measure orbital debris around International Space Station
Nov 27, 2017, 04:16 PM ISTNASA is set to launch a sensor that will measure space debris around the International Space Station (ISS), which could help reduce the risk to human life.
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SpaceX to launch 13th cargo mission to space station using refurbished Dragon Capsule
Oct 30, 2017, 04:02 PM ISTNASA is planning to launch the SpaceX’s next cargo mission to the International Space Station (ISS) this December, using another refurbished Dragon Capsule.
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Four small satellites set to enter earth's atmosphere in next 20 days, likely to burn up in the sky
Oct 25, 2017, 09:04 AM ISTThree satellites and an object falling from the International Space Station (ISS) will burn up as they enter earth’s atmosphere in the next 20 days.
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NASA's tribute to APJ Abdul Kalam: New species named after late Indian President
World | May 21, 2017, 12:07 PM ISTScientists at NASA have named a new organism discovered by them after late Indian President Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam.
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China launches first cargo spacecraft as part of space station goal
World | Apr 20, 2017, 07:02 PM ISTTaking another step towards its goal of establishing a permanently manned space station by 2022, a Chinese rocket on Thursday successfully sent the country's first cargo spacecraft, Tianzhou-1.
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SpaceX aborts space station docking, delivery delayed
World | Feb 22, 2017, 11:48 PM ISTDue to a heavy navigation error occurred on Wednesday morning, an unmanned SpaceX Dragon cargo ship delayed its shipment to the international space station. SpaceX’s supply ship, the Dragon, was less than a mile
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China successfully launches world's most powerful rocket with aim of setting a permanent space station
World | Nov 04, 2016, 11:40 AM ISTAfter the successful launch of its 6th manned spaceflight mission - the Shenzhou-11 in October this year, China on Thursday successfully launched its most powerful heavy-lift rocket which is expected to be used in future
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Asgardia: All you need to know about the ‘First Nation State in Space’
World | Oct 14, 2016, 01:16 PM ISTIf you are among those who are bored with your earth citizenship and looking for some extra-terrestrial intervention, this should come as good news for you. A team of scientists and legal experts
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Hurricane Nicole delays NASA’s launch of cargo supply mission to ISS
World | Oct 13, 2016, 12:02 PM ISTUS space agency NASA has delayed the launch of a cargo-supply mission to the International Space Station (ISS) saying Hurricane Nicole could hit an important part of the organisation’s infrastructure in Bermuda. Initially set for
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China will be the only country to have International Space Station by 2024. Read why!
World | Oct 09, 2016, 10:58 AM ISTChina might be the only country to boast an International Space Station and entire world will rely on its service for space research, Chinese space official has said. Lei Fanpei, chairman of China Aerospace
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NASA to study microbes aboard the International Space Station
World | Sep 22, 2016, 03:32 PM ISTNASA astronauts in collaboration with the non-profit Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, will now explore the microbial environment on the International Space Station, said NASA. The International Space Station (ISS) is a unique built environment having
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SpaceX’s Dragon back to earth with research samples from space station
Cricket | Aug 27, 2016, 10:35 PM ISTSpaceX’s spacecraft Dragon has successfully splashed down into the Pacific Ocean on Friday just off Mexico’s Baja California coast. After successfully delivering almost 2,268 kgs of supplies and scientific cargo on its ninth resupply mission
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Russian cargo ship delivers supplies to ISS
World | Jul 06, 2015, 04:09 PM ISTWashington : After a series of failed re-supply missions, astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) finally received crucial supplies when a Russian cargo spaceship successfully docked with the ISS on Sunday.The Progress 60 Russian
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NASA to send first 3D printer into space station
World | Sep 14, 2014, 05:11 PM ISTWashington: NASA is all set to send the fourth SpaceX cargo mission, that would carry among other equipments a 3D printer to the International Space Station (ISS) from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida
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US Orbital launches second cargo mission to space station
World | Jul 14, 2014, 08:30 AM ISTWashington: An unmanned spacecraft operated by commercial US space company Orbital Sciences Corp blasted off Sunday for its second cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS), NASA TV showed.The spacecraft was launched atop
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Nasa cuts ties with Russia except on space station
World | Apr 03, 2014, 10:15 AM ISTLos Angeles: After insisting that space relations wouldn't be altered by earthly politics, Nasa on Wednesday said it was severing ties with Russia except for the International Space Station. Nasa employees can't travel to Russia
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US private spacecraft arrives at space station
World | Sep 30, 2013, 07:46 AM ISTWashington : A privately-owned cargo ship operated by US space company Orbital Sciences Corp. completed its first rendezvous with the International Space Station (ISS) Sunday, NASA TV showed.The unmanned Cygnus spacecraft was grappled by a
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Chinese astronauts give lecture to kids from orbiting space station
World | Jun 20, 2013, 12:52 PM ISTBeijing, Jun 20: Chinese astronauts struck floating martial arts poses, twirled gyroscopes and manipulated wobbling globes of water during a lecture Thursday from China's orbiting space station that's part of efforts to popularize the space