Tag: space science
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India’s draft space transportation policy gives green push to ISRO
"We will go with solid fuel as it's low cost and gives large thrust. Eventual plan is to shift to greener fuels for our future vehicles."
June 30, 2021 -
Stars took birth 250 to 350 mn years after Big Bang: Study
"We now eagerly await the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope, which we believe has the capability to directly witness cosmic dawn,"
June 26, 2021 -
Astronauts complete installing 1st solar arrays outside ISS
The first pair of solar arrays were deployed in December 2000, with additional array pairs delivered in September 2006, June 2007, and March 2009.
June 21, 2021 -
NASA to study ‘lost habitable’ world of Venus
This would be the first US-led mission to Venus' atmosphere since 1978, and the results could reshape our understanding of terrestrial planet formation in our solar system and beyond.
June 3, 2021 -
Researchers to culture living heart cells on space station
"Astronauts face an overwhelming amount of work the day investigations arrive, but these cells need fresh medium right away. We thought we had better work out this procedure ahead of time,"
June 1, 2021 -
NASA rover to search for water, other resources on Moon in 2023
"The data received from VIPER has the potential to aid our scientists in determining precise locations and concentrations of ice on the Moon and will help us evaluate the environment and potential resources at the lunar south pole in preparation for Artemis astronauts,"
May 22, 2021 -
Skyroot Aerospace targets Vikram launch in a year, raises $11m
"Also, we are using the extra time on making several design improvements which are yielding us time and cost benefits," he said.
May 20, 2021 -
OSIRIS-REx spacecraft way back to Earth with asteroid sample
"OSIRIS-REx's many accomplishments demonstrated the daring and innovate the way in which exploration unfolds in real-time,"
May 13, 2021 -
SpaceX successfully lands Starship prototype in 5th attempt
"Starship landing nominal!" Musk tweeted about seven minutes after SN15's touchdown.
May 6, 2021 -
World’s largest airplane closer to use for space vehicles
Last week, 80 years later, an even bigger aircraft, the "Stratolaunch," took to the skies over southern California's Mojave Desert, in a second successful test flight that awed onlookers marvelling at its wingspan of 117.3 metres and six Boeing engines that roared in synchronicity, Xinhua news agency reported on Tuesday.
May 4, 2021 -
NASA astronaut successfully harvests 2 plants in space
Astronauts have been enjoying the Amara mustard "like a lettuce wrap," Hopkins explained, adding ingredients such as chicken, soy sauce, and balsamic vinegar.
April 29, 2021 -
China names first Mars rover ‘Zhurong’
China launched its Mars probe -- Tianwen-1 -- on July 23, last year. The spacecraft, consisting of an orbiter, a lander and a rover, entered the parking orbit of Mars on February 24 this year..
April 26, 2021 -
Despite Covid-19 mobility restrictions, ISRO programmes progressing
"The human rating process of the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-Mk III that will carry the Indian astronauts is on."
April 23, 2021 -
Record-breaking flare spotted on Sun’s nearest neighbour
"In the past, we didn't know that stars could flare in the millimetre range, so this is the first time we have gone looking for millimetre flares," MacGregor said.
April 23, 2021 -
NASA’s Mars rover extracts first oxygen from Red Planet
"Oxygen isn't just the stuff we breathe. Rocket propellant depends on oxygen, and future explorers will depend on producing propellant on Mars to make the trip home," Reuters said.
April 22, 2021 -
Why this exoplanet is at large distance from sun-like star
The newly discovered planet orbits 110 times more distant from its star than the Earth does from the sun (or 20 times the distance between the sun and Jupiter).
April 21, 2021 -
NASA launches mini helicopter on Mars in historic feat
The Perseverance rover will provide support during flight operations, taking images, collecting environmental data, and hosting the base station that enables the helicopter to communicate with mission controllers on Earth.
April 20, 2021