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SpaceX launched Starship megarocket test flight with an unusual cargo. A banana!

The banana was tied inside the spacecraft's cargo as a strategic move by SpaceX.

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Updated on Nov 20, 2024 03:27 PM IST

NASA astronaut captures stunning timelapse of green, red lights from spaceship

Astronaut Matthew Dominick, onboard the Dragon Endeavour spacecraft, filmed the phenomenon on October 8.

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Published on Oct 09, 2024 12:47 PM IST

Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore ‘dodging floating poo' while stuck in space

(FILES) This undated handout picture from Nasa released on July 2, 2024 shows NASA�s Boeing Crew Flight Test astronauts (from top) Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams inside.

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Published on Aug 20, 2024 11:57 PM IST

NASA reveals Sunita Williams' new research as Boeing Starliner still in space

The Boeing Starliner is still stranded in space following the unexpected issues it faced during June 6 docking at the International Space Station

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Published on Jul 21, 2024 12:46 AM IST

NASA shares good news about Boeing Starliner as Sunita Williams still in space

In this photo provided by NASA, Boeing Crew Flight Test astronauts Butch Wilmore, left, and Suni Williams pose for a portrait inside the vestibule between the forward port on the International Space Station's Harmony module and Boeing's Starliner spacecraft on June 13, 2024. (NASA via AP)

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Published on Jul 03, 2024 04:02 PM IST

ISRO's Aditya-L1 solar probe completes first orbit around Sun-Earth L1 point

Representative Image: The Indian Space Research Oganisation (ISRO) launched the Aditya L1 solar observatory becoming only the fourth space agency in the world to launch a solar mission. (CESSI / IISER-Kolkata)

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Updated on Jul 02, 2024 09:46 PM IST

The science behind splashdown − an aerospace engineer explains how NASA and SpaceX get spacecraft safely back on Earth

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Updated on Jun 28, 2024 11:25 AM IST

Space radiation can damage satellites − my team discovered that a next-generation material could self-heal when exposed to cosmic rays

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Updated on Jun 22, 2024 11:22 AM IST

A look at the illustrious career of Sunita Williams

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NASA astronaut Sunita Williams laughs with relatives as she leaves the Operations and Checkout building before heading to Space Launch Complex 41 to board the Boeing's Starliner capsule atop an Atlas V rocket for a mission to the International Space Station at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Monday, May 6, 2024, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. AP/PTI(AP05_07_2024_000131B)

How can firms pass on tacit knowledge?

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Most organisations do not routinely blast into orbit or wait a century for customer feedback

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Published on Jun 08, 2024 08:30 AM IST

Starliner's debut crew launch to space pushed to June, says NASA

Spacecraft commander Barry Wilmore (L) and pilot Suni Williams walkout from the Neil A. Armstrong operations and checkout building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

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Published on May 23, 2024 02:57 PM IST

Boeing Starliner's crew debut delayed again over spacecraft issue

Starliner's latest mission, called the Crewed Flight Test, is due to be the final test before the spacecraft is certified by the U.S. space agency to fly routine astronaut missions to the ISS.

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Published on May 15, 2024 02:48 AM IST

US spacecraft Odysseus stops working days after tipping over on Moon surface

This image of Intuitive Machines shows approximately 30 meters (98 feet) above the lunar surface before Intuitive Machines' Odysseus lunar lander lands on the south pole region of the moon.

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Published on Mar 01, 2024 06:24 AM IST

Intuitive Machines' Odysseus US Moon landing: Touch down time, how to watch

In this photo courtesy of Intuitive Machines, Odysseus passes over the near side of the Moon following lunar orbit during the IM-1 mission on February 21, 2024. An Intuitive Machines Nova-C class lunar lander is bound for the moon, where it will attempt to land near the south pole and carry out experiments that pave the way for the return of American astronauts later this decade. (Photo by Handout / Intuitive Machines / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / INTUITIVE MACHINES" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

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Published on Feb 22, 2024 05:56 PM IST

Aditya-L1 data to start pouring in soon

The space agency launched the spacecraft on September 2 (PTI)

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Updated on Jan 09, 2024 02:55 AM IST

How is European Space Agency supporting ISRO's Aditya L1 solar mission?

A graphic representation of ISRO’s Aditya L1 mission.

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Published on Jan 06, 2024 06:07 PM IST

ISRO's first Sun mission Aditya-L1 to enter final orbit today: What we know

ISRO's objective is to place Aditya L1 in Lagrange Point 1 (L1) owing to the exceptional stability provided by this point within the Earth-Sun system. (File)

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Updated on Jan 06, 2024 01:34 PM IST

Aditya L1, ISRO's first Sun mission set to be injected into final orbit tomorrow

After a flight duration of 63 minutes and 20 seconds on January 6, the Aditya-L1 spacecraft would have achieved a successful injection into an elliptical orbit (File)

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Published on Jan 05, 2024 08:27 AM IST

ISRO chief says Aditya-L1 set to reach its final destination on this date

A graphic representation of ISRO’s Aditya L1 mission.

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Published on Jan 01, 2024 02:03 PM IST

ISRO to usher in 2024 with launch of dedicated satellite to study black holes

The PSLV-C58 rocket, in its 60th mission, would carry primary payload XPoSat and 10 other satellites to be deployed in low earth orbits.

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Published on Dec 31, 2023 01:17 PM IST

After bringing Bennu sample, NASA spacecraft flies to study near-Earth asteroid

An artist's rendering of the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft descending towards asteroid Bennu to collect a sample of the asteroid’s surface.

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Updated on Dec 29, 2023 10:52 PM IST

NASA launches mission to intercept ‘God of Chaos’ asteroid nearing Earth's orbit

The image shared by NASA shows Earth from space

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Published on Dec 28, 2023 06:41 PM IST

NASA to observe asteroid as wide as Empire State Building near-Earth encounter

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Published on Nov 10, 2023 05:00 PM IST

NASA sends Psyche spacecraft towards a rare metal-covered asteroid

This is to find out whether the asteroid is the exposed core of an early planetary building block from the beginning of the solar system.

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Published on Oct 14, 2023 12:58 AM IST

NASA confirms presence of water in asteroid samples dropped on earth by spacecraft

A picture of some of the sample matter collected from the asteroid is displayed during a press conference for the OSIRIS-REx sample unveiling at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas on October 11.

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Published on Oct 12, 2023 08:00 PM IST

ISRO gives health update of Aditya L1 spacecraft: ‘On its way to Sun-Earth L1'

ISRO launched the PSLV-C57/Aditya-L1 Mission, the first space-based Indian observatory to study the Sun.

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Published on Oct 08, 2023 02:34 PM IST

ISRO begins preparation for India’s 2nd mission to Mars

This composite image provided by the UAE Space Agency shows Mars’ moon Deimo in the foreground. A spacecraft around Mars has ventured closer to the red planet’s little moon Deimos than any human-made object in history. The United Arab Emirates’ Hope spacecraft flew within 62 miles of Deimos last month. (UAE Space Agency via AP) (AP)

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Updated on Oct 02, 2023 04:26 AM IST