Jeff Bezos will travel to the edge of space in his New Shepard aircraft — more than a week after billionaire Richard Branson defeated him in a fast developing space race.
The astronauts Nie, Liu & Tang are expected to set a new record for China's manned space mission duration, exceeding the 33 days spent by Shenzhou-11 crew in 2016.
Chinese space programme was initiated in 1956, when the country’s first rocket research institution was founded. It launched its first rocket into space on 19 July 1964.
SN9 managed a successful launch but failed to land properly, exploding during the test run. Meanwhile, the Elon Musk company is being investigated for FAA license violations.
Among other things, the coming year will provide a glimpse at the progress being made by the burgeoning private space industry — with many new rockets set for their maiden flights.
China is among the leading players in the space of lunar exploration. So far, only the former USSR, US, and China have managed to successfully perform soft landings on Moon.
It can exploit lunar soil, use bacteria, guar beans to consolidate the soil into load-bearing structures and eventually help assemble structures for habitation on the moons surface.
Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.
Dubai airshow crash & pilot death have rekindled concerns over pilot safety, and need for smarter automated systems that can step in when G-forces, temporary loss of consciousness hit the pilot.
None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.
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