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SpaceX calls off Starship test flight last minute due to unidentified issue
The test flight had been called off due to an unidentified issue with its core ship which was discovered 40 second before lift-off
Updated on Mar 04, 2025 07:15 AM IST
YouTuber slams filthy Air India business class flight for ‘miserable nine-hours'
A travel influencer criticised Air India for a terrible business class experience, claiming he paid $750 for a flight from London to Amritsar.
Updated on Dec 16, 2024 06:43 PM IST
Muskaan Sharma
Travel trends 2025: From retro vibes to stranger meet-ups, 5 trends to look for
Travel is taking a new turn, blending nostalgia with cutting-edge innovation and 2025's travel trends promise to redefine how we explore the world; read
Published on Nov 29, 2024 07:08 PM IST
Aadrika Sominder
Sundar Pichai congratulates Elon Musk for Starship rocket feat
Sundar Pichai congratulated Elon Musk as SpaceX pulled off the boldest test flight yet
Updated on Oct 14, 2024 12:08 PM IST
Elon Musk's SpaceX wins earlier-than-expected approval to fly fifth starship
US air safety regulators approved the launch of SpaceX's fifth test flight of its Starship rocket of which, the booster will return and attempt to land upright
Published on Oct 13, 2024 08:35 AM IST
Bloomberg |
Boeing Starliner capsule safely lands on Earth with no crew aboard
Boeing's Starliner spacecraft successfully returned to Earth after a challenging test flight, landing in…
Published on Sep 07, 2024 11:15 AM IST
Musk's SpaceX rocket explodes after booster separation: What exactly happened?
During Saturday's launch, a live SpaceX webcast captured the rocketship ascending from the launch tower into the morning sky.
Published on Nov 18, 2023 08:16 PM IST
Elon Musk SpaceX's ‘world most powerful rocket’ Starship test flight on Saturday
SpaceX's test flight of the Starship rocket is delayed to Saturday due to technical issues, with the first flight in April ending in an explosion.
Updated on Nov 17, 2023 11:39 AM IST
Gaganyaan TV-D1 test successful after initial glitch
The lift-off was postponed twice from its initial launch time (8am) and was later temporarily put on hold five seconds before the lift-off due to a technical anomaly, which was rectified immediately before the take-off
Published on Oct 21, 2023 12:29 PM IST
Gaganyaan test flight's first attempt launch halted before 5 seconds; here's why
Gaganyaan mission's first test flight was delayed in the first attempt before a successful touchdown. ISRO Chief S Somanath gives the initial details.
Updated on Oct 21, 2023 10:26 AM IST
Gaganyaan's first abort test demo today. What ISRO want to check?
Gaganyaan mission aims to launch crew of three into orbit by 2025.
Updated on Oct 21, 2023 07:38 AM IST
Gaganyaan’s first test flight on October 21: Isro
The maiden test flight of an unmanned crew module of the Gaganyaan, India’s human space flight project, will be launched from Sriharikota in the morning of October 21, the Indian Space Research Organisation announced on Monday
Updated on Oct 17, 2023 05:58 AM IST
Gaganyaan: ISRO to launch first development flight of test vehicle on Oct 21
The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) has announced that the unmanned test flight for the Gaganyaan human spaceflight mission will be launched on October 21. The test will demonstrate the performance of the crew escape system.
Updated on Oct 16, 2023 06:59 PM IST
HT Correspondet
Gaganyaan: India's 1st manned mission abort test demo likely on October 25
A senior official from the Indian space agency said that the abort capability demonstration can be expected later in the month, if “all goes per plan”
Updated on Oct 07, 2023 02:36 AM IST
Jewar airport’s first test flight likely in March 2024
The first test flight from the Noida international airport in India is expected to take off in March 2024, months ahead of its scheduled opening in 2024.
Updated on Jul 31, 2023 01:01 AM IST
Neha LM Tripathi, New Delhi
World's biggest rocket Starship set for first test flight on Monday
Starship is set to take off from SpaceX's spaceport Starbase located at Boca Chica, Texas at 13:00 (GMT)
Updated on Apr 17, 2023 11:38 AM IST
AFP | | Posted by Sreelakshmi B
SpaceX likely to launch its most powerful rocket, 'Starship' on Monday
Starship launch: The US space agency NASA has picked the Starship capsule to ferry its astronauts to the Moon as part of the Artemis III mission.
Published on Apr 15, 2023 06:34 AM IST
AFP |
DRDO successfully test flights indigenous Man-Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile
The successful test flight of the missile marked a major boost for the Narendra Modi government’s Atmanirbhar Bharat campaign and would strengthen the Indian Army, the DRDO said.
Published on Jul 21, 2021 05:04 PM IST
hindustantimes.com | Written by Sohini Goswami
Mach 6, over 30km in 20 seconds: India test fires hypersonic technology demonstrator vehicle
The HSTDV, based on hypersonic propulsion technologies, has been developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
Updated on Sep 07, 2020 03:24 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com | Edited by Meenakshi Ray
‘A work in progress’: NASA unveils its first electric airplane
Adapted from a Italian-made Tecnam P2006T twin-engine propeller plane, the X-57 has been under development since 2015 and remains at least a year away from its first test flight in the skies over Edward Air Force Base.
Updated on Nov 09, 2019 12:02 PM IST
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE | Reuters
Lapses caused Pawan Hans crash: Report
The Dauphin SA365N3 helicopter operated by state-owned Pawan Hans Limited was flying towards an oil rig on Bombay High when it crashed into the Arabian sea around 30 nautical miles off the Mumbai coast. Both pilots and five officials of the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) who were on the copter were killed.
Updated on Sep 27, 2019 01:36 AM IST
Mumbai | Neha LM Tripathi
Boeing suspends test on long-haul 777X aircraft
The 777X was originally scheduled to take off on its first test flight this summer. That date has been postponed until early 2020 by Boeing, due to problems with its General Electric engine.
Updated on Sep 08, 2019 07:19 AM IST
New York | Agence France-Presse
Boeing finishes software update for grounded airliner
Aviation regulators still have more questions about how pilots interact with the plane’s controls under different circumstances, and Boeing says it is providing that information.
Updated on May 17, 2019 04:16 PM IST
New York | Associated Press
Boeing conducts final test flight of 737 MAX with software fix
Investigators have zeroed in on the system as a factor behind the Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines crashes in October and in March respectively, killing nearly 350 people in totalWashington
Published on Apr 18, 2019 01:18 PM IST
Washington | Agence-France-Presse
World’s largest plane makes first test flight, can drop satellites from space
It is supposed to provide a more flexible way to deploy satellites than vertical takeoff rockets because this way all you need is a long runway for takeoff.
Updated on Apr 14, 2019 08:55 AM IST
Agence France-Presse | Agence France-Presse
ISRO’s communication satellite GSAT-29 to provide high-speed connectivity in remote areas of India; launch today
Marking ISRO’s fifth launch for the current year, GSAT-29 carries high throughput communication transponders in the Ka and Ku bands which can expand high-speed data transfer in the remote areas of India.
Updated on Nov 14, 2018 12:30 PM IST
Agencies
Test flights of driverless hover-taxi in Singapore next year
Test flights of a driverless hover-taxi will take place in Singapore next year, a German aviation firm said, the latest innovation to offer an escape from Asia’s monster traffic jams.
Updated on Oct 24, 2018 03:56 PM IST
Singapore | Press Trust of India
ISRO conducts first escape test for India’s manned mision to space
The crew escape system is an emergency escape measure designed to quickly pull the crew module along with the astronauts to a safe distance from the launch vehicle in the event of a launch abort.
Updated on Jul 05, 2018 10:46 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Malavika Vyawahare
Mumbai plane crash: Families question how aircraft was allowed to fly
Officials at Juhu aerodrome, where the aircraft that crashed in Ghatkopar was undergoing repairs by Indamer Aviation Pvt. Ltd, said it was in a poor condition when it was brought to Mumbai.
Updated on Jun 30, 2018 04:15 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Hardik Anand and Agencies