Following the success of the Chandrayaan-3 mission to the Moon, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) now plans to send Indian astronauts to the Moon by 2040, said chairman S Somanath. “Looking ahead, ISRO aims to take the next step in space exploration with the Gaganyaan programme, planning to launch a crew of 2 to …
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China helped Egypt send a remote-sensing satellite into orbit from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China Monday. The satellite MISRSAT-2, launched by a Long March-2C carrier rocket at 12:10 p.m. (Beijing Time), will be used in Egypt’s land and resource utilization, water conservancy, agriculture, and other fields. The MISRSAT-2 is a landmark project …
The programme will see a network of three radars set up in the UK, US and Australia as part of the security pact between the three nations. The UK’s dish is planned for Wales and could be up and running by 2030. Why you can trust Sky News The UK, US and Australia have announced …
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North Korea said that it launched its first spy satellite into orbit on its third attempt in six months. The move drew condemnation from Western countries, including the United States. The rocket launched at 10.42 PM local time on Tuesday night (7.13 PM IST) from the Sohae Satellite Launching Station and “put the reconnaissance satellite …
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The UK is to develop a brand new satellite which will help scientists monitor climate change and natural disasters. The spacecraft will be funded by the UK Space Agency which will be putting £3 million towards the project, alongside the satellite company Open Cosmos which is based in Oxfordshire. The announcement means the UK will …
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Networks (AMN), has made significant strides in enhancing telecommunication services across Africa. They have installed over 3,000 rural satellite base antennas, positively impacting over 8 million people with new telecommunication services. AMN, a group of companies specializing in building, owning, operating, and maintaining mobile network infrastructure, plays a vital role in this venture. Their largest …
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After it received a license from the Federal Aviation Authority, SpaceX’s Starship, the biggest and most powerful launch vehicle ever built, was set for its second launch today. But now, the Elon Musk-led company has postponed the launch to Saturday, November 18. “We need to replace a grid fin actuator, so launch is postponed to …
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A few hours after the space flight took off from California, Elon Musk took to X, formerly Twitter, to announce that with this “Falcon has delivered over 1000 tonnes to orbit this year, a world record”. In another post, Musk claimed that SpaceX’s delivery could only be followed by the Soviet Union at its “peak” …
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China has launched its youngest ever crew into space ahead of its planned moon mission in 2030. Beijing’s Shenzhou 17 spacecraft took off in a Long March rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre on the edge of the Gobi Desert at 11.14am (3.14am UK time) today. Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie and Jiang Xinlin will …
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Psyche’s goal is to perform 21 months of science, visiting the strange, metallic asteroid that bears the same name. Asteroid 16 Psyche orbits the main belt between Mars and Jupiter. This metal-rich object in particular has sparked interest because it may be the missing link in scientists’ understanding of the formation of our solar system’s …
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