Space tech start-ups in India are banking on the success of the mission to attract more funding, which is often difficult for these firms. Returns in space tech investment come with patience.
New Delhi: As Shubhanshu Shukla boarded the International Space Station late Thursday evening, he was presented with his orbital flight number by Commander Peggy...
The Grace Dragon spacecraft has docked in the lower Earth orbit over the North Atlantic Ocean, joining the Harmony module of the floating International Space Station.
The crew was travelling over Europe in the Lower Earth Orbit, when they tuned in for the video message. They are expected to dock at the ISS at 4.30 pm Thursday.
Group Capt Shukla, first Indian to go to International Space Station, will pilot a team including Peggy Whitson and mission specialists Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski and Tibor Kapu.
The planetarium was born with India’s first human spaceflight mission since its doors were open in 1984 when Rakesh Sharma went to space, says programme director Prerna Chandra.
11-year-old Dhruva came with his father who recalled, ‘When I was 11 in 1984, we saw Rakesh Sharma go to space. I still remember the logo of that launch.’
The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.
Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?
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