FEDOR: Russia launches its 1st humanoid robot in space

Russia launched life-size humanoid robot called Fedor to International Space Station (ISS). It is the first ever life-size humanoid robot sent into space by Russia. It was launched onboard of unmanned Soyuz MS-14 rocket from Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. About Fedor Fedor stands for Final Experimental Demonstration Object Research. It is also known as Skybot ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2019

Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs

Topics: Final Experimental Demonstration Object Research • Humanoid Robot • International Space Station • ISS • Robonaut 2 • Robotics • Russia • Science and Technology • Skybot F850 • space

Russia sends robot “Fedor” to space

The Russian Space Agency, Roscosmos had launched an unmanned rocket into space which was carrying a humanoid robot. What has happened? Russia launched its unmanned rocket carrying the Soyuz module from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. While the Soyuz is generally used for manned missions, this time the Soyuz was carrying out a special mission ..

Topics: Humans • ISS • Robot • Russia • space

Raavana-1: Sri Lanka’s 1st satellite successfully launched

Sri Lanka’s first ever satellite ‘Raavana-1’, designed and developed by two Sri Lankan engineers, was successfully placed into orbit. It was launched from International Space Station (ISS) along with two other BIRDS 3 satellites from Japan and Nepal. About Raavana-1 Background: The satellite was officially handed over to JAXA (Japanese Aerospace and Exploration Agency) on ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2019

Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs

Topics: BIRDS 3 Project • Birds project’ • cube satellite • Cygnus-1 • Dulani Chamika • harindu Dayaratne • International Space Station • ISS • Japanese Aerospace and Exploration Agency • JAXA • Kibo experiment module • Kyushu Institute of Technology • Raavana 1 • Sri Lanka's first satellite

SpaceX launches Cargo Mission for NASA to ISS

SpaceX successfully launched a Dragon spacecraft on a cargo mission for NASA to International Space Station (ISS). About Mission This is SpaceX’s fifth launch of year. The launch was rescheduled earlier due to some electrical problem on ISS. It was launched on a ‘Falcon 9’ rocket, from Cape Canaveral in Florida. It is being used ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2019

Topics: Canadian Space Agency • CRS-12 Mission • Dragon spacecraft • ESA • European Space Agency • ISS • Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency • JAXA • Low Earth orbit • NASA • Roscosmos • Russia • SpaceX • The International Space Station

Soyuz Spacecraft Successfully reach ISS

Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying  NASA Astronaut Nick Hague and Christina Koch, and Cosmonaut (Russian Crew members are called as a cosmonaut) Alexey Ovchinin successfully docked International Space Station. Soyuz Spacecraft Soyuz is a Russian Spacecraft carries people and supplies to and from the space station. Soyuz Spacecraft also function as lifeboats and one Soyuz spacecraft is always docked ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2019

Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs

Topics: Canada • CSA • ESA • Europe • International Space Station • ISS • Japan • JAXA • NASA • Roscosmos • Russia • Soyuz Spacecraft