Space Flight
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Gaganyaan test mission successful, crew escape module touches down in Bay of Bengal
The system will ensure that the astronauts safely return to earth if there is an emergency during the crewed launch in 2025.
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India’s first private sector rocket Vikram-S launched from Sriharikota
The rocket, designed by Skyroot Aerospace, launched three satellites into orbit.
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ISRO places 36 satellites into orbit in its first commercial mission
The space agency’s heaviest rocket, LVM3-M2, placed the satellites into orbit 75 minutes after liftoff.
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Trending
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Expelled BJP Minority Morcha leader Usman Ghani arrested in Rajasthan
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Canada: Amid anti-immigration rhetoric, curbing international students is a knee-jerk reaction
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Uttarakhand restricts sale of land for agriculture as locals protest tourism infrastructure boom
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As protests against Gaza genocide rock US campuses, officials are falling into trap set by the Right
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Instant ‘gate-cane’ weddings in parched Marathwada supply desperate labour to sugar industry
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NASA postpones moon mission Artemis 1 again due to fuel leak
The agency said that it will not try to launch the rocket again during the current window of opportunity, which ends on Tuesday.
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NASA postpones Artemis 1 moon mission due to fuel leak
The flight was aimed at testing the Space Launch System rocket and the Orion crew capsule.
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Astronaut of Indian origin leads mission to International Space Station
The spacecraft was launched into orbit on Wednesday evening from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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‘Best day ever’: Billionaire Jeff Bezos blasts into space on own rocket
The voyage lasted for about 10 minutes and 20 seconds to the edge of space.
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Sirisha Bandla becomes second Indian-born woman to fly into space
Bandla joined British billionaire Richard Branson on Virgin Galactic’s first fully-crewed successful suborbital test flight from New Mexico in the United States
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Here’s how Elon Musk’s SpaceX sent two astronauts into space
The development is a landmark moment in human exploration of space.
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The Reel
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Aditi Rao Hydari on playing diverse characters: ‘I want the audience to take me home with them’
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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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Russia launches first manned voyage to International Space Station since October failure
The will take six hours to reach the space station and will stay in orbit for 194 days.
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Sunita Williams among 9 astronauts for NASA’s new private space flight programme
This will be the first space shuttle launches from the US since 2011.
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China says defunct space station Tiangong-1 plummets to Earth, burns up over South Pacific
The China Manned Space Engineering Office said there is no reason for people to worry.
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The Field
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IPL 2024: Sanju Samson and Dhruv Jurel earn Rajasthan Royals easy win over Lucknow Super Giants
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Badminton, Thomas and Uber Cup 2024: Indian men beat Thailand in campaign opener; women beat Canada
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IPL 2024: Jake Fraser-McGurk’s whirlwind knock powers Delhi Capitals to win over Mumbai Indians
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Athletics, Asian U20 C’ships: Harshit Kumar wins hammer throw gold as India’s medal tally increases
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Archery, World Cup Shanghai: Indian compound archers sweep all three team event gold medals