Spacecraft
Virgin Galactic: SpaceShip Unity Test Flight fails
Recently, the test flight of the SpaceShip Two Unity was aborted by the Virgin Galactic. This was because the Virgin Galactic Space Ship Two Unity spacecraft that was released from the mother ship lost connection. This was detected by the ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
SpaceX makes supply run for NASA
American aeronautical company SpaceX launched several experiments into the space on December 5th on board its Dragon Capsule. The SpaceX Dragon is a reusable spacecraft used for delivering cargo. This is the 19th supply run made by the company for ..
ISRO to launch Cartosat-3
Cartosat-3 , an advanced earth imaging and mapping satellite would be launch by ISRO on Nov 25. Cartosat-3 will be launch along with 13 commercial nano satellites from the US. The 1,560 kg satellite will have 13 small U.S. customer ..
NASA renames faraway ice world Ultima Thule to ‘Arrokoth’
Ultima Thule, the farthest cosmic body ever visited by a spacecraft, has been renamed Arrokoth, or “sky” in the Native American Powhatan language, following a backlash over the previous name’s Nazi connotations. The icy rock, which orbits in the dark ..
Satellite-based advisory service ‘Gemini’ launched for deep sea fishermen
The Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) and Airport Authority of India (AAI) has launched a new satellite-based GEMINI system that will alert deep-sea fishermen of upcoming disasters. The acronym ‘GEMINI’ stands for “GAGAN Enabled Mariner’s Instrument for ..
NASA launches Icon satellite to explore where air meets space
NASA has recently launched its new Ionospheric Connection Explorer (Icon) satellite from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida to explore the mysterious, dynamic region where air meets space. The refrigerator-size Icon satellite will study the airglow formed from ..
Japan launchs world’s biggest transport space ship for space station
Japan has successfully launched an unmanned spacecraft “Kounotori8” towards the International Space Station (ISS) from the Tanegashima Space Center at Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) in southwestern Japan. The acronym ‘Kounotori8’ stands for “white stork” in Japanese & intends to ..
Mars Solar Conjunction
On the surface of Mars are NASA’s Curiosity rover and InSight lander. Above Mars are several orbiters, Antennas on Earth and those on active spacecraft on or around Mars regularly exchange data. This regular exchange of data will pause between ..