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NASA to roll back launch of manned Moon mission after Helium flow discover
Updated : 2 weeks, 5 days ago IST
NASA will roll back the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft for Artemis II off the launch pad, delaying the most-awaited crewed flyby mission to the Moon.
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NASA runs lunar mission Artemis II's vehicle confidence test
Updated : 4 weeks ago IST
The statement read, "As part of robustly testing the vehicle prior to flight, NASA engineers are reviewing data after a confidence test Feb. 12, in which operators partially filled the SLS (Space Launch System) core stage liquid hydrogen tank to assess newly replaced seals in an area used to
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Commercialisation of space key to future technologies, says NASA astronaut
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
NASA astronaut Sunita Williams stated that space commercialisation is opening new opportunities in innovation, including pharmaceuticals and new propulsion systems. Speaking in New Delhi, she highlighted the ISS as a key foundation, warned about growing space debris, and called for cleane
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Aaka Space represents India in World's biggest analog mission
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The two-week proof-of-concept mission, conducted from October 13 to 26, brought together 17 analog habitats across five continents
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India aims to send humans on Moon by 2047: Former ISRO Chairman S Somanath
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Indian Space Research Organisation is aiming to land humans on the Moon by 2047 and ensure their safe return, former ISRO Chairman S Somnath said on Tuesday.
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NASA to open HLS contract for Bezos's Blue Origin over delays; Musk says "
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Acting Administrator Sean Duffy of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on Monday (local time) suggested the US space agency will be opening up its Human Landing System (HLS) production contracts for its Artemis lunar programme contract to additional companies, includi
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NASA's Athena to land on Moon's south pole today
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Athena, the moon lander developed by Houston-based private company Intuitive Machines, will attempt to land near the Mons Mouton landing site on the moon's South Pole. The site is distinct from the 'Shiv Shakti' touchdown site of ISRO's Chandrayaan- 3 spacecraft, which marked a significant m
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NASA delays Moon missions, pushes back Artemis II to 2026, Artemis III to
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
NASA's Artemis programme has faced a setback, with the space agency announcing a delay in its mission. The Artemis II crewed test flight, previously scheduled for September 2025, has been rescheduled for April 2026, while the Artemis III mission has been pushed back to mid-2027.
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"Great news for space sector": PM Modi after Cabinet approves building of
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Calling the approval of the development of the first unit of the Bharatiya Anatriksh Station "great news," Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that the landmark decision of the Union Cabinet brings India closer to a self-sustained space by 2035 and paves the way for a crewed moon
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“India’s space programme about continuity”: Jairam Ramesh
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Rajya Sabha member Jairam Ramesh has said India’s space programme since its inception in the 1960s has been about continuity irrespective of the fact who was in power and hit back at the Centre in what he said it did not give “due credit” to the past governments.
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Chandrayaan-2 takes a photograph of Chandrayaan-3
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The Chandrayaan-2 orbiter which was already around the Moon captured an image of the Chandrayaan-3 lander that made a successful lunar soft landing on its South Pole.
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“Moon mission, G20, cricket World Cup…great year for India”: UK PM Rishi S
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
“In India just this year, the moon mission, what an extraordinary success, this G 20, which is going to be a huge success and, of course, the Cricket World Cup to come as well. So this is shaping up to be a great year for India,” the UK Prime Minister said.
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