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Apollo 11 made us believe we could do anything – that will be our downfall

Spectacular successes breed complacency. The moon landings reinforced belief that technology will always be able to solve our problems.

The Eagle has landed — How Neil Armstrong & Edwin Aldrin escaped death to reach Moon

Landing on Moon for the first time in history was dotted with several life threatening situations for the two astronauts.

Chandrayaan-2 launch date final — ISRO moon mission to now begin on 22 July

The detection of a glitch at the last minute had led to the launch being called off on its earlier proposed date, 15 July.

AI beats humans at their own games — playing poker, solving Rubik’s Cube

An AI named Pluribus beat professionals at Texas hold’em poker — both in one human-versus-five AI as well as five humans-versus-one AI settings.

People make it so hard to ditch plastic straws

Eliminating plastic straws offers a case study in how simple solutions can be devilishly tricky to implement, thanks to behavioural quirks. Economics, though, offers a straightforward answer.

Chandrayaan-2 found issue with fuel conductor, next launch window likely after July

ISRO says Chandrayaan-2 launch called off as measure of ‘abundant precaution’. First Chandrayaan mission was also aborted at last minute over a snag.

India must boost start-ups to catch up with China’s private space firms

Chinese space start-ups raised 555 million US dollars in 2018 alone, India was nowhere close. A govt push could create jobs & boost tax revenue.

Chandrayaan-2 launch called off at last minute, ISRO cites ‘technical snag’

Described as ISRO’s most complex mission, Chandrayaan-2 is aimed at building on its predecessor’s breakthrough discovery of water on the Earth’s satellite.

Planetary system HD 86081 needs a name, students in India can send suggestions

In first such exercise after 2015, International Astronomical Union invites entries from school & college students to name an exoplanet and its star.

Check out India’s biggest indigenous rocket as ISRO readies for Chandrayaan 2 launch

Ahead of 15 July Chandrayaan 2 launch, images shared by ISRO show the 640-tonne rocket being placed onto the launch pad at Sriharikota spaceport

On Camera

After a brief surge, private investment & hiring has again turned cautious. Focus is on cutting debt

Financial year 2022-23 saw private investments & hiring surge, but since then firms are using cash to reduce debt. General elections didn’t help matters, either.

Indian envoy in Oman dons Army combat print for photo ops, sparks controversy

Ambassador Amit Narang wore combat uniform at closing ceremony of India-Oman joint military exercise. Only serving personnel can wear service uniforms, say veterans.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?