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SpaceX successfully lands its Starship rocket
The SpaceX of Elon Musk recently launched SN15. Earlier the initial attempts made to launch the rocket ended in explosions in mid air. Why are SpaceX rockets exploding? There have been several situations of SpaceX rocket explosions in the past. This is mainly due to the methane-based propellant used by SpaceX. The first two prototypes ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Category: International Current Affairs • Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Cryogenic Propellant • Elon Musk • Methane • Propellant Technology • Propellants • SpaceX
Green Propulsion Technology of ISRO
ISRO is developing “Green Propulsion Technology”. The technology is being developed for the Human Space Flight Mission of India, Gaganyaan, that is to be launched in December 2021. What is Propulsion Technology? Propulsion means push forward or drive an object forward. In rockets and airplanes, the propulsion is generated through the application of Newton’s third ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Gaganyaan • Green Propulsion Technology • GSAT-9 • Human Space Flight Programme • Human Space Mission • Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) • ISRO • Propellant Technology • Propellants • Rocket propulsion • SAARC • Spacecraft propulsion
World’s first negative emissions plant that turns CO2 into stone opened in Iceland
The world’s first negative emissions plant that turns carbon dioxide (CO2) into stone has begun operations in Hellisheidi, Iceland. In it, the CO2 is captured from ambient air, bound to water, and sent to more than 700 meters underground. There, the CO2 reacts with the basaltic bedrock and forms solid minerals, creating a permanent storage ..
Topics: Carbon capture and sequestration • Carbon capture and storage • Carbon dioxide • Chemical compounds • Chemical substances • Chemistry • Climate engineering • Direct air capture • Greenhouse gases • Propellants