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Launching a rocket to space now costs 95% less than it did 65 yrs ago—and could get cheaper
2+ hour, 51+ min ago (630+ words) New Delhi: Space launches have become 95 per cent cheaper since 1960, with the cost of putting 1 kg of payload into orbit dropping from $87,000 to $3,800 over 65 years, a new study by University of Cambridge economists has found. Published on 14 July in PNAS…...
New space exploration gallery at Bhopal blends ancient Indian concepts with space technology
1+ hour, 13+ min ago (509+ words) Bhopal, Jul 15 (PTI) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Wednesday said India has progressed in the field of science with a futuristic vision and remarkable work is being done in space technology and other areas. Yadav inaugurated the Space…...
NASA astronaut Anil Menon heads to space tonight. Here are the experiments he’ll conduct
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (639+ words) New Delhi: Indian-origin NASA astronaut Anil Menon is all set to fly to the International Space Station at 8.17 pm IST on Tuesday on board the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft. Once at the space station, he will conduct research “aimed at…...
Indian origin NASA astronaut Anil Menon heads to space for the first time
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (287+ words) New Delhi: Indian-origin astronaut Anil Menon, will head to the International Space Station on 14 July aboard the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft, NASA announced on 9 July. He will be accompanied by cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina, as the trio is…...
Sundar Pichai announces launch of 3 new FireSat satellites. What do they do?
1+ week, 55+ min ago (258+ words) The FireSat satellites, pre launch. | X New Delhi: Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced the launch of three FireSat satellites from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Tuesday. FireSat is a satellite constellation designed to detect and monitor wildfires....
Aditya-L1 observes 'iron fluorescence' on Sun during massive solar flares: ISRO
1+ week, 4+ day ago (206+ words) New Delhi, Jul 3 (PTI) India’s first space-based mission to observe the Sun, Aditya-L1, has observed “iron fluorescence” on the Sun during massive solar flares, according to a new study. The iron fluorescence phenomenon occurs due to the eruption of a…...
Chandrayaan-3's analysis links soil at landing site to first known lunar meteorite
1+ week, 4+ day ago (279+ words) New Delhi, Jul 3 (PTI) The soil analysed by Chandrayaan-3’s Pragyan rover in the southern high-latitudes on the Moon’s nearside has a geochemical composition closely resembling that of the first meteorite confirmed to have a lunar origin, according to a…...
India’s space privatisation is taking off. Vikram 1 launch promises innovation, investment
1+ week, 6+ day ago (140+ words) ThePrint India’s space privatisation is taking off. Vikram 1 launch promises innovation, investment ThePrint view on the most important issues. India’s space privatisation is ready for liftoff. Skyroot Aerospace co-founder Pawan Chandana told ThePrint about preparing for India’s first privately built…...
Vikram 1 is like a cab to space. And it is set to take off between 12 July and 4 August
1+ week, 6+ day ago (551+ words) New Delhi: Hyderabad-based Skyroot Aerospace announced on Thursday that the Vikram-1 rocket is set to launch between 12 July and 4 August, marking the maiden flight of India’s first privately built launcher. The launch, titled ‘Mission Aagaman’, will happen at the Satish…...
NASA’s cheapest missions rarely lead to breakthroughs, study finds
2+ week, 6+ hour ago (399+ words) ThePrint NASA’s cheapest missions rarely lead to breakthroughs, study finds The study, ‘Assessing scientific productivity of NASA’s space missions by cost’ was presented at the International Planetary Probe Workshop by the Planetary Society. New Delhi: A recent study analysing 90 NASA…...