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Indian Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla To Fly To Space Station On May 29
Indian Air Force (IAF) Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla will fly to the International Space Station (ISS) on May 29, Axiom Space Inc announced on Tuesday, as he is set to become the first Indian to do so.
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Completes 400th Successful Mission, Deploys 24 Starlink Satellites
SpaceX's Falcon 9 achieved its 400th successful mission with the launch of 24 Starlink satellites on 26 November 2024. Lift-off occurred from NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, and the satellites were deployed into low Earth orbit as planned. The rocket’s first stage landed on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas, marking its 15th reuse.
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SpaceX Polaris Dawn Mission Launching on August 27 with Plans for First-Ever Private Spacewalk
SpaceX is set to make history once again with its Polaris Dawn mission, scheduled for launch on August 27. This mission marks a significant milestone in space exploration, as it will not only take the Crew Dragon spacecraft to its highest orbit yet—approximately 435 miles (700 kilometers) above Earth—but also feature the first-ever private spac...
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Sunita Williams Set To Lift Off Tonight In New Spacecraft She Helped Design
The Boeing Starliner, which is set to take Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams to space for a third time, will lift off from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida around 10 pm today.
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NASA Plans to Conduct Artemis 1 SLS Launch's Final Wet Dress Rehearsal in June
NASA, in a blog post, mentioned that its engineers have successfully addressed issues identified during previous rehearsal attempts of SLS. For the next wet dress rehearsal, the space agency is targeting June and the test will have to take place about 14 days after the rocket arrives at the pad. NASA officials said they are aiming for a launch wind...
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SpaceX Launches 49 More Starlink Satellites, Takes Total to Over 2,000
Elon Musk-founded SpaceX has successfully launched 49 more Starlink satellites aboard a Falcon 9 rocket to take the total number to more than 2,000. The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, US, on January 19.
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NASA Selects Two Astronauts for 2023 SpaceX Crew-6 Mission
NASA has picked two astronauts for its sixth full-fledged crew mission to be launched by SpaceX aboard its Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS). Stephen Bowen and Woody Hoburg have received the required permission for the mission due to launch in 2023 on a Falcon 9 rocket.
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NASA Launches New X-Ray Telescope Aboard SpaceX Rocket to Study Milky Way’s Most Energetic Objects
NASA launched the IXPE telescope aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida on Thursday.
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"Great Job": ISRO On Historic NASA, SpaceX Mission
A day after a SpaceX rocket carrying two NASA astronauts lifted off from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, the Indian Space Research Organisation on Monday congratulated the two organisations and termed the manned space mission as "historic."
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Bangladesh To Launch Its First Communications Satellite On Thursday
Bangladesh is all set to join the space club when its first communications satellite is launched into space using the Falcon-9 rocket on Thursday from the Kennedy Space Centre, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA.
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SpaceX Falcon Heavy, World's Most Powerful Rocket, Sends Sports Car Towards Mars: All You Need To Know
SpaceX Falcon Heavy, the world's most powerful rocket, was launched today from the Kennedy Space Centre in the United States' Florida toward an orbit near Mars. The mission is a test flight, pioneered by rocket firm SpaceX which is helmed by Tesla CEO Elon Musk. What's interesting about this "monster" rocket is that it is loaded with Mr Musk's own ...
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SpaceX Falcon Heavy Updates: "World's Most Powerful Rocket" Lifts Off Towards Mars
SpaceX monster rocket, the Falcon Heavy, was launched today from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida. The highly anticipated test flight was delayed due to "upper level wind shear," SpaceX mentioned on its Twitter handle.
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NASA Unveils 'Out-Of-The-World' Mars Rover Concept
NASA has unveiled a futuristic Mars rover concept that may help the US space agency develop plans for its mission to the red planet scheduled for 2020.
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NASA's Inflatable Greenhouse Could Feed Astronauts on Mars
"The new approach uses plants to scrub carbon dioxide, while providing food and oxygen," said Ray Wheeler, lead scientist at the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida.
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NASA, Kennedy Partner to Develop Self-Driving Car Technology
While the extent of Kennedy's role has not yet been determined, the centre already has electric vehicle charging stations and could provide many different test sites for driving tests.
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Indian Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla To Fly To Space Station On May 29
Indian Air Force (IAF) Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla will fly to the International Space Station (ISS) on May 29, Axiom Space Inc announced on Tuesday, as he is set to become the first Indian to do so.
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Completes 400th Successful Mission, Deploys 24 Starlink Satellites
SpaceX's Falcon 9 achieved its 400th successful mission with the launch of 24 Starlink satellites on 26 November 2024. Lift-off occurred from NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, and the satellites were deployed into low Earth orbit as planned. The rocket’s first stage landed on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas, marking its 15th reuse.
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SpaceX Polaris Dawn Mission Launching on August 27 with Plans for First-Ever Private Spacewalk
SpaceX is set to make history once again with its Polaris Dawn mission, scheduled for launch on August 27. This mission marks a significant milestone in space exploration, as it will not only take the Crew Dragon spacecraft to its highest orbit yet—approximately 435 miles (700 kilometers) above Earth—but also feature the first-ever private spac...
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Sunita Williams Set To Lift Off Tonight In New Spacecraft She Helped Design
The Boeing Starliner, which is set to take Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams to space for a third time, will lift off from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida around 10 pm today.
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NASA Plans to Conduct Artemis 1 SLS Launch's Final Wet Dress Rehearsal in June
NASA, in a blog post, mentioned that its engineers have successfully addressed issues identified during previous rehearsal attempts of SLS. For the next wet dress rehearsal, the space agency is targeting June and the test will have to take place about 14 days after the rocket arrives at the pad. NASA officials said they are aiming for a launch wind...
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SpaceX Launches 49 More Starlink Satellites, Takes Total to Over 2,000
Elon Musk-founded SpaceX has successfully launched 49 more Starlink satellites aboard a Falcon 9 rocket to take the total number to more than 2,000. The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, US, on January 19.
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NASA Selects Two Astronauts for 2023 SpaceX Crew-6 Mission
NASA has picked two astronauts for its sixth full-fledged crew mission to be launched by SpaceX aboard its Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS). Stephen Bowen and Woody Hoburg have received the required permission for the mission due to launch in 2023 on a Falcon 9 rocket.
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NASA Launches New X-Ray Telescope Aboard SpaceX Rocket to Study Milky Way’s Most Energetic Objects
NASA launched the IXPE telescope aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida on Thursday.
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"Great Job": ISRO On Historic NASA, SpaceX Mission
A day after a SpaceX rocket carrying two NASA astronauts lifted off from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, the Indian Space Research Organisation on Monday congratulated the two organisations and termed the manned space mission as "historic."
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Bangladesh To Launch Its First Communications Satellite On Thursday
Bangladesh is all set to join the space club when its first communications satellite is launched into space using the Falcon-9 rocket on Thursday from the Kennedy Space Centre, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA.
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SpaceX Falcon Heavy, World's Most Powerful Rocket, Sends Sports Car Towards Mars: All You Need To Know
SpaceX Falcon Heavy, the world's most powerful rocket, was launched today from the Kennedy Space Centre in the United States' Florida toward an orbit near Mars. The mission is a test flight, pioneered by rocket firm SpaceX which is helmed by Tesla CEO Elon Musk. What's interesting about this "monster" rocket is that it is loaded with Mr Musk's own ...
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SpaceX Falcon Heavy Updates: "World's Most Powerful Rocket" Lifts Off Towards Mars
SpaceX monster rocket, the Falcon Heavy, was launched today from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida. The highly anticipated test flight was delayed due to "upper level wind shear," SpaceX mentioned on its Twitter handle.
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NASA Unveils 'Out-Of-The-World' Mars Rover Concept
NASA has unveiled a futuristic Mars rover concept that may help the US space agency develop plans for its mission to the red planet scheduled for 2020.
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NASA's Inflatable Greenhouse Could Feed Astronauts on Mars
"The new approach uses plants to scrub carbon dioxide, while providing food and oxygen," said Ray Wheeler, lead scientist at the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida.
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NASA, Kennedy Partner to Develop Self-Driving Car Technology
While the extent of Kennedy's role has not yet been determined, the centre already has electric vehicle charging stations and could provide many different test sites for driving tests.
