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Satish Dhawan nanosatellite
The Satish Dhawan nanosatellite or SD SAT will be launched using the polar satellite launch vehicle (PSLV) on February 28. The nanosatellite is named after one of the...
Human Space Policy 2021
The draft “Human Space Policy 2021” was prepared by the Department of Space (DoS). The policy seeks to collaborate with international partners in human space missions and provide...
Farfarout
Farfarout is planetoid located at an estimated distance of 132 astronomical units. First discovered in 2018, it is the farthest known celestial object in the solar system. The...
Europa Clipper
NASA’s Europa Clipper is an interplanetary mission aimed at studying the Jupiter’s moon Europa for finding out whether it can support life. The focus will be on studying...
Tianhe
Tianhe, which means “harmony of the heavens”, is the core module for China’s proposed orbital space station. It is around 18 m long and weighs 24 tonnes. It...
Koo app
The Koo app was launched early last year as an alternative to Twitter. This microblogging site took part and won the government’s Atmanirbhar App Innovation Challenge, resulting in...
SPHEREx
Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer or SPHEREx is proposed two-year astrophysics mission of NASA aimed at surveying the sky in...
Energy island
Energy islands act as a hub for electricity generation from offshore wind farms and distribute the power to surrounding areas. Denmark recently approved plans to build the world’s...
Amazonia-1
Amazonia-1 is a Brazilian satellite developed by the National Institute for Space Research (INPE). It is going to be launched on board of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle...
Thunderstorm research testbed
India’s first thunderstorm research testbed is to be set up at Balasore in Odisha. The DRDO, ISRO, IMD and Ministry of Earth Sciences are going to collaborate to...
MetroNeo
MetroNeo is a mass transit technology that is to be inaugurated at Nashik, Maharashtra. It is an energy efficient transport medium that is being proposed by the central...
