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Mission Control teams up with Astrobotic for Lunar Rover demonstration mission
April 9, 2024
Space firms Astrobotic and Mission Control have partnered to integrate Astrobiotic CubeRover with Mission Control’s Spacefarer operations platform so that it will travel to the Lunar South Pole on Astrobotic’s first upcoming Griffin lander mission. According to a press statem...
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Unwanted close encounters in Space
January 23, 2022
Last month, China lodged a vocal protest at the United Nations against the United States, accusing its multi-billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX of irresponsible and unsafe behaviour in the Space on multiple occasions. China said that the manoeuvres by SpaceX had brought it perilous...
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Need to regulate human invasion of Space
September 14, 2021
For long, it was the purview of the government to decide who would get to the space. But no longer so. Now, almost anyone who can afford to pay for it seems to be getting a ticket. For instance, in the matter of a few weeks, after Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos, another billionai...
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Space a universal asset, not private property
May 31, 2021
Earlier this month, Roscosmos, the Russian space agency, announced that it would carry Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa and his aide on December 8 on a 12-day trip aboard the International Space Station, which is jointly owned and operated by Russia, the United States, Japan, ...
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Swati Mohan: From Star Trek to mission Mars
February 22, 2021
As NASA’s Perseverance rover landed on Mars on February 18, after seven months in space, it was Indian-American scientist Swati Mohan who confirmed the mission’s success. “Touchdown confirmed! Perseverance is safely on the surface of Mars, ready to begin seeking the signs o...
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Indian-American among NASA graduates eyeing Moon and Mars mission
January 17, 2020
An Indian-American astronaut among the eleven graduates of NASA Artemis programme who might go to the moon or explore the lands of Mars.
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The sci-fi journey of Indian cinema
August 22, 2019
The recent Bollywood movie Mission Mangal, a science fiction based on the successful launch of India’s moon mission Chandrayaan 2, is being touted as India’s first space film and has received great response from the audience. Bollywood has been producing sci-fi movies for a l...
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Race for Space
March 18, 2019
Instead of cooperation for benefits of the humanity, the exploration of the space has turned into an intensive competition with national interests superceding global ones.
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United Nations claim that Montreal Protocol can solve the ozone conundrum
November 14, 2018
The United Nations announced that the Montreal Protocol would eradicate the ozone depletion problem on a long term basis. However, following the Protocol would have to be mandatory by all the participant nations for it to work effectively.
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Indian origin astronaut ready for the first commercial mission to space
August 8, 2018
Indian origin US astronaut Sunita Williams will be part of the first ever commercial flight mission to the space, which aims at opening the window for humans to travel to space.
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Google Earth to take students on a virtual voyage
July 4, 2017
Innovative and more interactive, the new Google Earth interface is set to revolutionise education in the world, however, is India ready to take handle the extra baggage of map security?
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Five places to visit in the US this summer
May 12, 2017
From adventure and wildlife offerings to museums and aquariums, there is aplenty to explore in the USA. With a good weather and a host of outdoor options, various artistic and cultural attractions in the country await you.
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