Here’s how Elon Musk’s SpaceX sent two astronauts into space

The development is a landmark moment in human exploration of space.

Gareth Dorrian, The Conversation

· Jun 03, 2020 · 11:30 pm

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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· Dec 03, 2018 · 07:02 pm

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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· Aug 04, 2018 · 12:05 pm

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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· Apr 02, 2018 · 08:11 am

Where is ISRO’s latest GSAT? Space agency confirms losing link with communications satellite

The Indian Space Research Organisation confirmed this after almost three days of no updates about its whereabouts.

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· Apr 01, 2018 · 10:47 am

SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket holding test satellites for global broadband internet service

The US firm hopes to use broadband to diversify its revenue stream beyond launch operations.

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· Feb 22, 2018 · 08:56 pm

SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket, the world’s most powerful, soars into orbit

The company’s founder Elon Musk is hoping that a rocket like this will help NASA in its future interplanetary explorations.

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· Feb 07, 2018 · 09:34 am

India calls off its first commercial moon mission due to shortage of funds: Reports

Bengaluru-based startup TeamIndus could not arrange for the Rs 200 crore required to launch a PSLV flight.

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· Jan 09, 2018 · 08:05 pm

Elon Musk shares his plan to make humans a multi-planetary species

The SpaceX chief ruled out moving the moon because it is too small, and Venus too, as it was ‘not at all like the goddess’.

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· Jun 16, 2017 · 08:25 pm

Nasa is going to send a spacecraft into the sun’s atmosphere next summer

An announcement detailing the Solar Probe Plus project is expected later in the day.

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· May 31, 2017 · 01:18 pm

Watch: Is this the rocket that can put humans on Mars?

Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket could land on Mars by 2020.

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· May 12, 2017 · 05:00 pm

Watch: Elon Musk’s post featuring a glorious SpaceX landing is worth multiple viewings

‘Close-up of rocket stage separation, fast flip, boostback burn in a ring of fire and then landing burn.’

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· May 03, 2017 · 10:00 pm