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NASA’s 2 stuck astronauts take their first spacewalk together
Cape Canaveral: NASA’s two stuck astronauts took their first spacewalk together Thursday, exiting the International Space Station almost eight months after moving in. Indian-origin commander Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore floated out…
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SpaceX launches 2 private lunar landers from US, Japan to space
New Delhi: Elon Musk-led SpaceX on Wednesday successfully launched two private lunar landers from the US and Japan to space. Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost and ispace’s Resilience lifted off aboard a SpaceX…
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Technical issues force Blue Origin to again delay New Glenn rocket launch
New Delhi: Blue Origin on Monday again delayed the launch of its massive New Glenn rocket — now the third time in a row — citing technical issues. The launch was initially…
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Blue Origin targets January 10 for New Glenn rocket launch
New Delhi: Blue Origin is targeting January 10 for launch of its massive new rocket New Glenn, said the Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ owned company on Tuesday. “New Glenn’s inaugural mission (NG-1)…
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NASA confirms Parker Solar Probe safe after flying dangerously close to Sun
New Delhi: NASA on Friday confirmed that its Parker Solar Probe spacecraft is “safe” after becoming the first “human-made object” in history to fly dangerously close to the Sun. The US space…
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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe to zoom past 6.1 mn kms from Sun on Christmas eve
New Delhi: NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is expected to make its record flyby of the Sun — just 6.1 million km — on Christmas Eve. Launched in 2018, the Parker Solar Probe…
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NASA partners with Microsoft to enhance understanding of Earth
New Delhi: US space agency NASA has partnered with Microsoft to develop an easier-to-access and user-friendly Artificial Intelligence-based chatbot that can help people decode scientific data about Earth. The new Earth Copilot…
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NASA’s Europa Clipper mission to lift off on Monday: SpaceX
New Delhi: After being stalled due to hurricane Milton, NASA’s Europa Clipper mission aims to fly to Jupiter’s icy moon Europa in search of life on Monday, SpaceX has said. Europa Clipper…
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Hyderabad astrophiles to miss today’s solar eclipse
Hyderabad: Astrophiles residing in Hyderabad are going to miss today’s annular solar eclipse. According to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), it will be visible from parts of the Southern Hemisphere.…
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NASA-SpaceX mission to bring back Sunita Williams on way to ISS
Washington: The NASA-SpaceX spacecraft, carrying Crew-9 members NASA astronaut Nick Hague (commander) and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov (mission specialist), was on its way to the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday, in…
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NASA-SpaceX to launch mission to bring back Sunita Williams
New Delhi: NASA-SpaceX is set to launch Crew-9, an astronaut and a cosmonaut to the International Space Station (ISS), in a mission that aims to bring stranded Indian-origin Sunita Williams back to…
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Indian space startup Pixxel bags NASA contract to support Earth science research
Bengaluru: Indian space startup Pixxel has bagged a NASA contract to support Earth science research using the hyperspectral technology. The Bengaluru-based company has become part of NASA’s $476-million commercial smallsat data acquisition…
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Hyderabad astrophiles to miss upcoming lunar eclipse
Hyderabad: Astrophiles residing in Hyderabad are going to miss the upcoming lunar eclipse, which is expected to take place this month. According to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), it will…
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NASA, SpaceX, Northrop Grumman launch 21st Cygnus resupply mission
New Delhi: NASA, Northrop Grumman, and SpaceX plan to launch the next cargo delivery mission to International Space Station on Sunday at 11:02 a.m. EDT (8:30 p.m. Indian Standard Time). This flight…
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VIPER moon rover cancelled over budget concerns: NASA
New Delhi: After spending $450 million on the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) moon rover programme, NASA on Thursday announced cancelling the mission over budget concerns. The robotic mission, slated to…
