Gaganyaan Mission: ISRO unveils plans for India’s manned space flight mission

Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) unveiled details of its first indigenous human space mission dubbed as Gaganyaan to be launched in 2022. The mission was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his 72nd Independence Day speech. Under it, three Indian astronauts (Gaganyatris) will be taken to space on board Gaganyaan spacecraft by 2022. This ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2018

Topics: Gaganyaan Mission • ISRO • National • Science and Technology • Space Missions

Gaganyaan

Gaganyaan is a proposed manned space mission by Government of India. This will be India’s first manned mission, to be launched by 2022. Announcement The mission was announced on August 15, 2018 (Independence Day) by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his independence day speech from Red Fort. Prime Minister said that  by or before the year ..

Topics: Chandrayaan programme • Chandrayaan-1 • Exploration of the Moon • Government of India • Human spaceflight • Indian Space Research Organisation • ISRO • Mars Orbiter Mission • Outer space • Science and technology in India • Space exploration • Space Missions • Spacecraft • Spaceflight

Parker Solar Probe: NASA to launch Humanity’s first flight to Sun in July 2018

NASA’s will launch humanity’s first mission Parker Solar Probe (PSP) to the Sun in July 31, 2018. It is undergoing final preparations for its scheduled launch on board of NASA’s Delta IV Heavy launch vehicle from Kennedy Space Centre in Florida. After its launch, the probe will orbit directly through solar atmosphere — the corona ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018

Topics: NASA • Parker Solar Probe • Planetary system • Science and Technology • Space Missions • Sun

NASA’s Juno spacecraft completes fourth flyby of Jupiter

NASA’s solar-powered Juno spacecraft completed closest flyby of Jupiter mysterious cloud tops for the fourth time. All eight of Juno’s science instruments were switched on during the flyby. During its closest approach it was roughly 4,300 km above Jupiter’s cloud tops and travelled at a speed of about 208,000 kmph. Currently, Juno is locked in ..

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2017

Topics: Internaitonal • Juno Spacecraft • Jupiter • NASA • Science and Technology • Space Missions

China successfully launches its longest ever manned mission to space

China has successfully launched longest-ever manned mission by taking two astronauts Jing Haipeng (50) and Chen Dong (37) into the orbit. They were launched on board of Shenzhou-11 (heavenly vessel) spacecraft from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre near the Gobi Desert in northwest China. The spacecraft was put into orbit by a Long March-2F carrier ..

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2016

Topics: China • International • Science and Technology • Shenzhou 11 • Space Missions • TIANGONG-2