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NASA to conduct water-drop tests for its Orion spacecraft structure on Tue
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Virginia [US] April 4 (ANI): National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will air live its series of impact tests on the crew capsule of its Orion spacecraft to check how it responds to splashing into water, the space agency has said.
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NASA angers China by calling Taiwan a country
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], April 1 (ANI): NASA seems to have offended China by referring to Taiwan as a country and Beijing called on the US space agency to rectify its mistake "as soon as possible".
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NASA has 'renewed emphasis' on practical science applications: Climate off
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
New York [US], March 20 (ANI): NASA's acting senior climate advisor Gavin Schmidt said on Friday that the space agency s seeing a "renewed emphasis" on practical applications of science under the Biden administration.
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NASA's Perseverance rover drives on Mars for First Time
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 6 (ANI): US Space agency NASA's Perseverance rover took its first drive on Mars and covered 21.3 feet (6.5 meters) across the Martian landscape.
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After covering 203-day journey, NASA's most-advanced Perseverance rover su
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], February 19 (ANI): American independent space agency, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on Thursday (local time) announced that its largest and most advanced rover has touched down on Mars.
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NASA's Perseverance rover lands safely on Mars, to search for signs of anc
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], February 19 (ANI): American independent space agency, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on Thursday (local time) announced that the Perseverance rover has landed on Mars.
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J-K, UK space agency join hands on impact-based flood forecasts
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], February 12 (ANI): In a significant move to put impact-based flood forecasting mechanism in place, the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir join hands with UK Space Agency's programme for a collaborative project on 'Impact Based Flood Forecasting using Eart
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NASA offers opportunity to engage with Mars Perseverance Rover landing
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 11 (ANI): American independent space agency, NASA has announced on Thursday that to discuss events surrounding the landing of its Mars 2020 Perseverance rover, it will host virtual news briefings, live shows, and activities in the week of February 15.
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Russia's new reusable rocket engine will possibly have capacity for 50 fli
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Moscow [Russia], January 17 (ANI/Sputnik): The reusable methane rocket engine developed for Russia's new Amur-SPG medium-class carrier rocket will be powerful enough to cover up to 50 space launches, files from Russian space agency Roscosmos released on the government procurement website sho
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ESA confirms 2 European astronauts to fly to ISS in 2021
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], January 14 (ANI/Sputnik): The European Space Agency (ESA) confirmed on Thursday that two European astronauts will be based at the International Space Station (ISS) this year, outgoing ESA Director General Jan Woerner said at a press conference.
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Long-term permafrost record details Arctic thaw
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 16 (ANI): Frozen Arctic soils are set to release vast amounts of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere as they continue to thaw in coming decades.
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Indian-American among three astronauts selected for SpaceX Crew-3 Mission
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 15 (ANI): The National Aeronautics and Space Administration and European Space Agency (ESA) have selected three astronauts to serve as crew members for NASA's SpaceX Crew-3 mission to the International Space Station, which is expected to launch in the fall of 2021.
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