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MOONSWATCH Pays Tribute to the Omega Speedmaster's Space Flight Qualificat
Updated : 1 year ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 1: In 1965, the OMEGA Speedmaster was the only watch to pass the tests of the American space agency NASA. That was exactly sixty years ago, on March 1, 1965. As part of the development of the American space program, NASA required a watch that was reliable, precise, e
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Chandrayaan-3 landing site photographed by NASA satellite; See pictures
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) of the American space agency NASA has captured an image of the Chandrayaan-3 landing site. The spacecraft is currently near the moon’s south pole since its successful soft landing on August 23.
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NASA picks geology team for first crewed lunar landing mission
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Amid the frenzied anticipation in India around its third lunar mission — Chandrayaan-3, American space agency NASA has chosen a geology team that will develop the surface science strategy for the first crewed lunar landing mission in more than 50 years, the agency informed thro
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NASA's DART mission to make first attempt at redirecting an asteroid
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 24 (ANI): While the vast majority of asteroids and comets are not dangerous, and never will be, it's also true that 66 million years ago, a giant asteroid impact on the Earth likely caused the extinction of the dinosaurs.
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NASA set to return to moon, to launch Artemis I mission
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 29 (ANI): NASA plans to launch the Artemis I mission on Monday from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, sending the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion capsule on a more than month-long journey around the moon.
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