Tag: space

India achieved a historic milestone on Wednesday as the Vikram lander of Chandrayaan-3 successfully touched down on the unexplored South Pole of the Moon, marking a groundbreaking global achievement.

In a significant step towards the impending Moon landing of Chandrayaan-3, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) achieved a triumphant milestone on the early morning of August 16. The space agency flawlessly executed the fifth and ultimate orbit reduction manoeuvre, marking a pivotal accomplishment as the mission approaches its lunar destination.

In a momentous move towards strengthening India's space sector and encouraging private industry participation, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has transferred its state-of-the-art IMS-1 Satellite Bus Technology to Alpha Design Technologies Pvt. Ltd.

About seven out of ten Americans believe that the United States must continue to maintain its position as a global leader in space exploration, with both Republicans and Democrats supporting this view. Over 50 years ago, the space race between the U.S. and the former Soviet Union captivated the world. However, as more countries like India and China pursue their space exploration goals, the U.S. faces new challenges in maintaining its leadership.

Pulsar Fusion is constructing the largest fusion rocket engine to demonstrate the potential of nuclear fusion propulsion in revolutionizing space travel. With the ability to generate ultra-high temperatures and pressures, this technology aims to halve travel times to Mars and significantly shorten journeys to distant celestial bodies. By leveraging machine-learning algorithms, scientists are working to stabilize and control the super-hot plasma necessary for fusion. If successful, this propulsion system could achieve speeds of 500,000 miles per hour and unlock new possibilities for space exploration.

Euclid telescope, the European space telescope blasted off on July 1on a quest to explore the mysterious and invisible realm known as the dark universe.

 India became the 27th country to sign the Artemis Accords for peaceful space exploration for non-military purposes and will help in a manned mission to the International Space Station (ISS) next year. 

 Is it absurd to think of sending a wooden satellite into space? Though wood is not considered as durable as metal, an experiment shows wood is surprisingly sturdy in outer space. This prompted a group of researchers to put the first wooden satellite into space and they would probably launch in in 2024, if things go well.

China on May 30 achieved a historic milestone in its space program by sending its first civilian astronaut to space. Gui Haichao, a professor at the Beihang University in Beijing regarded as a payload specialist, joined two military astronauts on the Shenzhou-16 spacecraft that blasted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwestern China at 9:31 a.m. local time.

When astronauts return to the Moon for the first time in over 50 years as part of NASA’s Artemis III mission, they will be wearing Axiom Space’s next-generation spacesuit to walk on the lunar surface.