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US Cargo Spacecraft Cygnus Released from ISS

The US cargo spacecraft Cygnus was released from the International Space Station (ISS) on 8th February. About Cygnus...

📅 February 10, 2019

Russia decides to venture into Internet of things (IoT) with new satellite system ‘Marathon’

Russia’s state space corporation ‘Roscosmos’ has decided to venture into the Internet of things (IoT) with the launch...

📅 November 26, 2018

UAE to launch Mars Mission “HOPE” by 2020

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has recently announced to launch Mars Mission “HOPE”, which is expected to be...

📅 September 5, 2018

Alan Bean, who was 4th man to walk on Moon passes away

Former US astronaut Alan Bean (86), who was the fourth man to walk on the Moon, has passed...

📅 May 27, 2018

Chandrayaan-2

Chandrayaan-2 is India’s second lunar exploration mission after Chandrayaan-1.Developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), the mission is planned to be launched...

📅 April 24, 2018

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is a planned (to be launched in 2018) space telescope optimized for observations...

📅 April 13, 2018

ISRO successfully launches GSAT-6A Satellite

ISRO has successfully launched GSAT-6A telecommunication satellite using the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-F08) from the Satish Dhawan...

📅 March 29, 2018

Aditya-L1 mission to be India’s first solar mission to take off in 2019

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch the India’s first mission to the Sun “Aditya-L1 mission” from...

📅 November 27, 2017

ISRO and NASA are jointly working on NISAR to launch dual frequency SAR satellite by 2021

The ISRO and NASA are jointly working on the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) mission to co-develop and...

📅 August 8, 2017

US Space Legend John Glenn dead

John Hershel Glenn Jr. (1921-2016) was made history by becoming the first American to orbit the Earth circling...

📅 December 9, 2016