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Saturday, November 2, 2024
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NASA astronauts Sunita Williams & Butch Wilmore welcome SpaceX capsule that will bring them home next year

Astronauts Hague and Gorbunov successfully travelled in the SpaceX Dragon capsule and docked with ISS to bring back Sunita Williams & Butch Wilmore, who have been stuck since June 2024.

Space startup Agnikul Cosmos aborts launch of India’s 1st semi-cryogenic engine rocket for 4th time

The reason cited was ‘technical issues’; no new date yet for next launch.

Space offers a chance to study diseases in zero gravity. It can change future of medicine

Scientists are trying to create human transplant tissue in orbit. If they succeed, 3D-printed organs could revolutionise medicine on Earth.

Potential alien life to ocean on Saturn’s moon — here are this week’s scientific revelations

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

Rare 7kg meteorite found in Antarctica, one of five new space rocks discovered

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

5-minute flight, 2 Indian & 1 foreign payloads — India launches first private rocket

Mission Prarambh saw Hyderabad-based Skyroot Aerospace launch Vikram-S, with ISRO support, from Sriharikota launch pad. Rocket flew to altitude of 81.5 km, before splashing in Bay of Bengal.

Soon, 2 giant leaps for India Inc: The 1st private rocket launch, then a 3D printed rocket

Skyroot Aerospace will launch India's 1st private rocket between 12 & 16 November. AgniKul’s 3D-printed engine, tested on 4 November, is expected to make test flight by year-end.

Snapshot of a starburst — Webb telescope captures image of entwined galaxies forming new stars

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

Sexual harassment in space must be addressed with NASA aims to land a woman on the moon

To ensure a safe journey to the final frontier, space organisations like NASA must address both technical and human factors associated with working in space.

Has space become more science fiction than science? Why it’s important in your daily life

Only 8 per cent of those surveyed associated space with their daily connectivity needs.

On Camera

As a Hindu Canadian, I am deeply hurt by cancellation of Diwali. My community is now sidelined

Canada faces serious foreign interference issues, but these challenges must not be weaponized to unfairly target friendly and important allies like India.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

All about Major Bob Khathing, whose daring expedition & diplomatic parleys secured Tawang for India

The decorated Naga officer from Manipur also served as envoy to Myanmar & Nagaland chief secy. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a museum dedicated to the Tawang hero Thursday.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.