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Astronaut Walter Cunningham, first crewed Apollo flight member, dies: 8 points
Walter Cunningham Dies: Walter Cunningham was the last surviving member of the Apollo 7 crew.
Updated on Jan 05, 2023 01:19 PM IST
Scientists grow plant in lunar soil, raise hopes of growing plants on Moon
The ground-breaking experiment, detailed in the journal Communications Biology on Thursday, has given researchers hope that it may be possible to one day grow plants directly on the Moon.
Published on May 13, 2022 10:38 AM IST
AFP |
52 years of Apollo 11 mission: What is it like to be on Moon
The mission made Armstrong the first person to step on the Moon, while Buzz Aldrin was second as he joined his astronaut friend almost 19 minutes later. The spaceflight was piloted by another Nasa astronaut Michel Collins.
Published on Jul 20, 2021 09:52 AM IST
hindustantimes.com, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins dies at age 90
Often described as the "forgotten" third astronaut on the historic mission, Michael Collins remained alone for more than 21 hours until his two colleagues returned in the lunar module.
Updated on Apr 28, 2021 10:31 PM IST
Reuters |
Sumit Nagal: Nangloi to Roger Federer via Mahesh Bhupathi
Sumit Nagal showed composure to cash in on Roger Federer’s slew of errors early on, winning the first set 6-4 but the Swiss maestro reeled off the next three 6-1, 6-2, 6-4.
Updated on Aug 27, 2019 11:41 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Avishek Roy
The woman who put man on the moon
Margaret Hamilton, a 28 year-old American programmer, led the team that developed the first software to run on the moon
Published on Jul 12, 2019 05:32 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Paramita Ghosh
The Moon now has hundreds of artifacts. Should they be protected?
It all started on September 13, 1959 when Soviet probe Luna 2 smashed into Mare Imbrium, its 390 kilograms (859 pounds) of mass vaporizing, no doubt, on impact.
Updated on Jul 11, 2019 01:26 PM IST
Washington | Agence France-Presse
Moon is gradually shrinking, is tectonically active, shows study
Images show that the moon has shriveled as its interior has cooled over the eons. As a result, it has acquired thousands of small surface wrinkles in the form of surface features called thrust fault scarps.
Updated on May 14, 2019 02:36 PM IST
Washington | Reuters
Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa to be SpaceX’s first Moon tourist
Yusaku Maezawa is the 18th richest person in Japan with a fortune of $3 billion, according to Forbes magazine. He will be the first to go to the moon since 1972.
Updated on Sep 18, 2018 07:33 AM IST
Hawthorne | Agencies
‘India needs 45 more satellites in space’: ISRO chairman
In an interview to Hindustan Times, the ISRO chairman takes on the controversies head on and talks about the ongoing research and mission to moon, Chandrayaan-2, which he says is no less than the Apollo mission
Updated on Aug 12, 2018 12:06 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Ashok Bagriya
US may not make it to Mars by 2030s, say space experts
President Donald Trump has touted a goal of sending Americans to the Moon again for the first time since the Apollo missions of the 1960s and 1970s, building a lunar gateway to test the technology that will carry humans to Mars.
Updated on Jul 26, 2018 11:49 PM IST
Tampa | Agence France-Presse