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TopicSpace missions

Topic: space missions

ISRO developing green propulsion for human space mission, says chairman K Sivan

Sivan, also the Secretary, Department of Space, advised the new graduates to take up 'calculated risk' in their life as it may safeguard them from 'absolute failure'.

UAE plans moon mission for 2024 as it looks to diversify its oil-driven economy

Emirates Lunar Mission would be a first in the Arab world and its lunar rover will land in areas that haven’t been explored previously by human missions, says UAE PM.

NASA launches most complex mission ever to search for signs of life on Mars

Mars 2020 consists of a lander called Perseverance and a helicopter called Ingenuity. The mission will look for signs of life and habitability, and collect samples for future return to earth.

Voyager 2, which entered interstellar space in 2018, sends a message for Earth

NASA’s Voyager 1 & Voyager 2 were launched in 1977, but reached interstellar space 6 years apart.

Time to go back to the moon & stay: Jeff Bezos unveils his Blue Origin’s lunar lander

Amazon's Jeff Bezos unveiled Blue Origin’s Blue Moon lander, and said he hoped moon missions can commence by 2024.

ISRO successfully launches satellite meant to boost IAF communication systems

The advanced communication satellite is designed to facilitate exclusive frequency flight communication for the Indian Airforce.

Modi’s I-Day speech: Should ISRO focus on human spaceflight or refine robotic missions?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Independence Day speech announced a manned mission to space by 2022. This comes over half a century after...

Should India worry that Bangladesh has joined the new south Asian space race?

Bangladesh recently launched the Bangabandhu-1, its first privately built commercial satellite for telecommunications. Indian satellites have dominated this sector in south Asia, and Bangladesh’s foray into it spells competition. Experts weigh in.

Power failure haunts ISRO again as it loses contact with GSAT-6A satellite

The satellite’s engine was to be fired three times to place it in the correct orbit, but contact was reportedly lost after the second firing on 30 March

India can eye global space projects if it can deliver on its potential: ISRO chief

Kiran Kumar says the era of just the government doing space business is over and that industry partnerships are necessary to handle competition.

On Camera

Faiz Hameed conviction is a message from Munir. He won’t tolerate sympathy for Imran Khan

The political trajectory is clear. Asim Munir is now prepared to convict and sentence Imran Khan for instigating a rebellion against the army chief, with no possibility of mercy.

Goa, Kerala lose sheen as more foreign tourists pick Maharashtra & Bengal, shows RBI data

RBI data shows 26 states and Union Territories couldn’t regain pre-pandemic foreign tourist footfalls in 2024, but domestic tourism surged 27 percent compared to 2019.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

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.