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TopicSpace missions

Topic: space missions

Communication with space-probe Voyager 2 lost after NASA sends wrong command

The error occurred in July, preventing the probe launched in 1977 from receiving commands from earth.

Can Jupiter’s moons support life? Europe’s Juice mission sets off to explore water kingdoms of solar system

ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer on 8-yr mission to planet's 3 largest moons, Ganymede, Callisto & Europa, which have large underground oceans, making them potentially habitable. 

Russia says 3 stranded astronauts to return from International Space Station in September

Two Russian cosmonauts and a US astronaut were due to end the mission in March, but got stuck after the cooling system of their capsule started leaking 2 months ago.

A rocket launcher you can recycle — ISRO chief says RLV landing demo this week

At 8th India International Science Festival, ISRO chairman S. Somanath spoke about space agency’s missions in 2023. This includes a collaboration with NASA.

Britain’s historic satellite launch ends in failure as it fails to reach orbit

The failure deals a further blow to European space ambitions after an Italian-built Vega-C rocket mission failed after lift-off from French Guiana in December.

India’s first human spaceflight Gaganyan in limbo, astronauts partially trained, ISRO silent

The two uncrewed missions preceding the crewed flight are also yet to take place. They are now expected to launch mid-2024. Preparations for the mission are underway.

3 Chinese astronauts board space station ‘Celestial Palace’ in historic mission

Shenzhou-15 was the last of 11 missions needed to assemble the multi-module station. The previous Shenzhou crew will return to Earth after a one-week handover.

Indian space tech should now build small satellites, forge big global partnerships

As luck would have it, India’s domestic policy matrix as well as the international space regulatory scenario are currently aligned with the geopolitical aims.

NASA picks up Indian-origin doctor Anil Menon as astronaut for future missions

Menon was SpaceX’s first flight surgeon, helping to launch the company’s first humans to space during NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 mission.

China successfully launches crewed mission, sends 3 astronauts to space station for 3 months

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.

On Camera

10 years of the Commercial Courts Act—has the law delivered on its promise?

More than 60 per cent of the suits remain pending after two years of having been filed, and this proportion is agnostic to whether the suit is a commercial or ordinary suit.

Consumer Price Index gets up to date. Airfare, OTT plans, e-commerce prices in new basket—MoSPI secy

New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.

Joint production, closer ties, emerging tech: The foundation of new defence pact between India & US

The agreement, signed after meeting between Rajnath and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on sidelines of ADMM-Plus in Kuala Lumpur, aims to deepen bilateral ties in the critical sector.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.