Nasa announced on Friday that it will remove two astronauts from the upcoming crew to make space for two astronauts currently stranded at the International Space Station (ISS). Nasa astronauts Zena Cardman and Stephanie Wilson will be removed from the SpaceX flight but are expected to be included in future missions. The agency said that…
NEW DELHI: Space minister Jitendra Singh, who released a report on the socio-economic impacts on Indian space programmes and data on Chandrayaan-3 on National Space Day, said on Friday that India not only became the first to reach Mars in one go and first to land on the Moon’s south pole but “will also become…
Nasa is pushing the boundaries of space communication by testing laser technology that could enable live broadcasts from the moon during future Artemis missions. Instead of relying on traditional radio waves, this new method uses laser beams to transmit data and video between Earth and astronauts on the moon.Nasa is working on a new way…
LGBTQ advocacy non-profit organisation GLAAD’s CEO Sarah Kate Ellis is facing criticism over extravagant spending on travel, accommodation, and office renovations revealed by a New York Times report. The report also raised concerns about potential IRS violations . Covering expenses from January 2022 to June 2023, the report highlighted first-class flights, stays at luxurious hotels,…
A meteor soared over the Statue of Liberty before disintegrating about 30 miles above Midtown Manhattan on Tuesday morning, according to Nasa. The space rock passed through the atmosphere over the Big Apple around 11:15am, coinciding with reports from New Yorkers who saw a flash of fire streak across the sky and felt the ground…
Nasa‘s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) captured its first glimpse of the Chinese Chang’e 6 spacecraft, which is currently situated on the far side of the moon, the spacecraft appears as a small group of bright pixels in the center of the image taken by the LRO on June 7, 2024.The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) captured…
NEW DELHI: Nasa has successfully restored Voyager 1 to working order several months after it encountered a grave computer problem. The spacecraft, which has been transmitting data about the outer planets and the far reaches of the solar system for nearly fifty years, faced a significant issue that threatened its mission.“The spacecraft has resumed gathering…
BENGALURU: In what it describes as a significant advancement, the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) Tuesday said it has successfully developed a lightweight Carbon-Carbon (C-C) nozzle for rocket engines, marking a breakthrough in rocket engine technology.This innovation, accomplished by the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), promises to enhance the vital parameters of rocket engines, including…
MUMBAI: India’s nuclear sector is set to fuel and power future Indian space missions, Isro chairman S Somanath said at Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay’s Techfest on Thursday. He talked about the upcoming projects undertaken by the space agency and said it will also go for nuclear propulsion in collaboration with the department of atomic energy.Citing…
