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- Hyderabad
Hyderabad-based startup to launch India’s first privately built rocket on Nov 15
New Delhi: India’s first privately developed rocket — Vikram-S — is set for a November 15 launch on a sub-orbital mission with three payloads, Hyderabad-based space startup Skyroot Aerospace has announced. The…
- Science
ISRO hands over flight termination system to Agnikul Cosmo
Chennai: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Friday said it has provided the flight termination system (FTS) to rocket startup, Agnikul Cosoms. Simply put, FTS is the self-destruct mechanism fitted in…
- Science
ISRO increases carrying capacity of LVM3 rocket by 450kg
Chennai: Indian space agency has increased the carrying capacity of its LVM3 (GSLV MkIII) rocket by 450 kg with additional propellant loading of its cryogenic engine CE20, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)…
- Science
Skyroot Aerospace to become first private rocket maker to fly its rocket
Chennai: India’s private sector rocket maker Skyroot Aerospace will fly its rocket Vikram-S with three payloads between November 12 and 16 from ISRO’s rocket port Sriharikota, the company said. “The Vikram-S rocket…
- Science
From Rohini to LVM3, ISRO’s changing policy for rocket names
Chennai: From names like Rohini for its sounding rockets, the Indian space agency has come to name its heavy-lift rocket with three alphabets and a number – such as LVM3. The Indian…
- Science
In historic flight, Indian rocket puts ‘OneWeb’ satellites into orbit
Sriharikota: In a historic maiden commercial flight, an Indian heavy-lift rocket GSLV MkIII – renamed for this mission as LVM3 M2, successfully orbited satellites of UK-based OneWeb. The 43.5 metre tall and…
- Science
NASA shifts Crew-5 launch to ISS due to hurricane Ian
Los Angeles: The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than October 5 for the launch of the agency’s Crew-5 mission to the International Space Station…
- Science
NASA scraps Artemis 1 Moon mission launch due to hurricane threat
Washington: The US space agency has called off its Artemis I launch scheduled for September 27, owing to Tropical Storm Ian threat, and was preparing for rollback while continuing to watch the…
- Technology
Starlink is now active on all continents: Elon Musk
San Francisco: Tech billionaire Elon Musk on Monday announced that , the satellite Internet division of his rocket company, is now active on all the continents, including Antarctica. On the microblogging site…
- Science
NASA engineers assess data after Artemis Moon mission scrub
Washington: NASA engineers were evaluating data gathered during the Artemis I launch attempt, which was scrubbed owing to a technical glitch in one of the rocket engines. The space agency said that…
- Science
NASA scrubs uncrewed Artemis I, puts Moon mission on unplanned hold
New Delhi: The US space agency on Monday scrubbed the uncrewed Space Launch System (SLS) Moon mission called Artemis I owing to a technical engine glitch. NASA said in a tweet that…
- Science
SpaceX launches 54 Starlink satellites, lands rocket at sea
San Francisco: Elon Musk-owned SpaceX has launched 54 more of its Starlink broadband satellites in orbit and landed a rocket on a ship at sea on Saturday night. According to space.com, a…
- Middle East
Rocket fire from Gaza continue despite reported ceasefire: Israel
Jerusalem: Israel said militants in the Gaza Strip continued on Sunday night to fire rockets at southern Israel despite a reported Egypt-brokered cease-fire. Israel’s Home Front Command said in a notice that…
- Science
Questions raised on failure of ISRO’s new rocket
Sriharikota: The placing of two satellites in a wrong orbit, resulting in their total loss, by the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) brand new rocket Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) on Sunday…
- Science
ISRO gearing up for launch of small rocket SSLV on Aug 7
Chennai: India’s newest rocket, the 34 metre tall and weighing 120 ton Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) will lift off from the first launch pad at the Sriharikota rocket port on August…
