ISS Current Affairs, GK & News
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