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NASA launches world’s first mission to ‘touch’ the Sun
"The spacecraft is in good health and operating on its own. Parker Solar Probe has begun its mission to 'touch' the Sun," NASA said in a blog post.
August 12, 2018 -
Satellite, heat shield of Indian rocket to re-enter in 40-60 days
The Indian navigation satellite IRNSS-1H stuck inside a rocket’s heat shield — together weighing around 2.4-tonnes — now tumbling in outer space, is expected to re-enter the earth’s atmosphere in a couple of months. However, there may not be any impact on the ground, said a senior official of the Indian space agency. “The satellite …
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September 5, 2017