Tag: Space
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PM Modi to launch Indian Space Association today
Its founding members include Larson & Toubro, Nelco (Tata Group), OneWeb, Bharti Airtel, Mapmyindia, Walchandnagar Industries and Ananth Technology Limited. Other core members include Godrej, Hughes India, Azista-BST Aerospace Private Limited, BEL, Centum Electronics and Maxar India.
October 11, 2021 -
Night sky tourism takes-off in Jaipur
The Department of Science and Technology will focus on specific astronomical events that happen from time to time.
January 23, 2021 -
Chinese space probe lifts off from Moon surface, ambitious effort to bring back first lunar samples
The Chang'e-5 spacecraft, named after the mythical Chinese Moon goddess, left the Moon at 1510 GMT Thursday, said China's space agency.
December 5, 2020 -
New policies for rocket, launch vehicle, space exploration on anvil
On the legal and policy framework being planned with the government deciding to open up the space sector for private players, Sivan said a comprehensive Space Act and various policies are in the pipeline.
September 16, 2020 -
Mission Shakti not to threaten any country, aims to ensure national security: MEA
According to government sources, the satellite which was hit was a micro-satellite launched by the ISRO on January 24 this year.
March 27, 2019 -
How to take care of plants at home?
Your plants will greatly appreciate having their basic requirements fulfilled to do their job well!
March 16, 2019 -
China launches remote sensing satellites
The first group of China’s Yaogan-31 remote sensing satellites was launched into space on Tuesday. The launch took place at 12.25 p.m. from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre, Xinhua news agency reported. The satellites were carried by a Long March-4C rocket, the 271st mission for the Long March rocket family. The mission also sent a …
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April 10, 2018 -
Internet heads to outer space, garbage collectors in tow
Unsung garbage collectors are going extraterrestrial, with the Internet going extraterrestrial – as with Elon Musk’s SpaceX getting U.S governmental Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approval for broadband services using 4,425 satellites. And the Satellite Era dawns with our deepening dependence on the Internet. “This is the first approval of a US-licensed satellite constellation to provide …
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April 9, 2018 -
NASA’s new spacesuit to come with built-in toilet
Astronauts on NASA’s next-generation human spacecraft, Orion, may have the option of avoiding a visit to the toilet during their deep space trip as engineers at the space agency are working on a new spacesuit with a long-term waste-disposal system. The suit will contain all the necessary functions to support life and is being designed …
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February 23, 2018 -
NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope K2 discovers nearly 100 new exoplanets
An international team of scientists have confirmed the discovery of nearly 100 new exoplanets – planets located outside our solar system. The discovery was based on data from the second mission of NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope or K2 released in 2014. K2 searches for exoplanet transits by registering dips in light caused by the shadow …
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February 19, 2018 -
NASA’s 3D printable tools could test blood samples on International Space Station
To enable astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) to analyse biological samples without sending them back to Earth, NASA researchers, including one of Indian-origin, are developing 3D printable tools that could handle liquids like blood samples without spilling in microgravity. Learning how bacteria affect crew health, or how genes affect aging and disease, can …
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February 10, 2018 -
NASA plans two missions this month to explore near-Earth space
NASA has announced that it would launch two missions to explore a little-understood area 96 km above Earth’s surface. The Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk (GOLD) mission will be launched aboard a commercial communications satellite in January 2018, and the designed spacecraft Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON) will be launched later this year, the …
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January 5, 2018 -
NASA launches two missions to explore nearest space
NASA has announced that it would launch two missions to explore a little-understood area 96 km above Earth’s surface. The Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk (GOLD) mission will be launched aboard a commercial communications satellite in January 2018, and the designed spacecraft Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON) will be launched later this year, the …
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January 5, 2018 -
Simple beauty
The essence of Hemawathy Guha's works lies in her imagination and ingenuity in transforming her simple, basic ingredients into works of exceptional beauty.
December 20, 2017 -
NASA fires up Voyager 1 thrusters after 37 years
US space agency NASA has said a set of thrusters aboard the Voyager 1 spacecraft, the only human-made object in interstellar space, have been successfully fired up after 37 years without use. The spacecraft has been using small devices called “attitude control thrusters” to orient itself so it can communicate with Earth, but the thrusters …
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December 2, 2017 -
NASA to measure orbital debris around space station
NASA is set to launch a sensor on December 4 to measure orbital debris around the International Space Station.
November 27, 2017 -
Finding your space, your world
Treat yourself to a mindspace where you can create a wonderful mindscape of joy and peace, of sharing and living, of love and hope.
November 11, 2017