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Collision Threat for Planned Satellite Constellation – NASA
NASA has shown serious concern regarding a planned and well-structured constellation of broadband-based satellites. They have mentioned that the particular commercial spacecraft is likely to have increased chances of a collision. This might occur on one of the most important slices of the orbit of our planet. NASA has submitted an official report and a […]
NASA has rolled out the MLP for its upcoming Moon Mission
The MLP (Mobile Launch Platform) has been readied at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Rolled out on NASA’s crawler-transporter, the 380-foot tall MLP is slated to carry the Orion Spacecraft and SLS (Space Launch System) rocket. The MLP will be moved to the High Bay 3 in the Vehicle Assembly Building. The 6.8-kilometer crawl of the […]
More than half of Sunlike Stars in the Milky Way may have a Habitual Planet
A new study suggests that the Milky Way exists with potential planets, which are almost Earth-like. Since there are billions of stars (sun-like) in the Milky Way galaxy, the research suggests that half of these stars can host life on them. These means that they are probable habitual zones. Average numbers state that each sunlike […]
ISRO to launch its first satellite of the year on 7th November
After a long gap of almost 10 months, the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle has decided to go for its 51st mission. The PSLV-C49 will launch the EOS-01 from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. It is considered as a primary satellite alongside nine other international customer satellites. These will get launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre. […]
The Making of the Gateway Moon Space Station
The moon orbiting outer space station of NASA just got a new improvement from a highly capable partner. A memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed with the European Space Agency or the ESA on October 27, 2020. A collaboration was formalized on the Gateway, which is a planned structured outpost in the lunar orbit. NASA […]
NASA launches delicate stowing of asteroid samples collected by Osiris-Rex
Osiris-Rex, NASA’s robotic spacecraft embarked on a delicate operation of storing asteroid materials that it has obtained. The Osiris-Rex (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer) mission was launched nearly 4 years back. It is scheduled to return in September 2023. The probe set out to collect about 60 grams of asteroid fragments that […]
Soyuz Crew left Space Station ahead of ISS 20-year Milestone
The Russian Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft left the ISS (International Space Station) and landed in Dzhezkagan, a town in the Kazakh Steppes at 8.45 am Kazakh time on Oct 22, 2020. The landing was supported by a retro-rocket and a parachute. The spacecraft covered 3136 orbits of the Earth measuring nearly 83 million miles. The return […]
NASA Transports Space area Rock for Rubble Grab
NASA rocket dropped on an area rock Tuesday and, dodging stones reached the surface to build up an unassuming package of affected rubble for a re-look of Earth. It turned to be the first for the United States. In contrast, Japan has scored vicinity rock assessments. The Osiris-Rex shipping sent back assertion of its touch […]
Deutsche Telekom assesses 4G conditions in Stratosphere
Deutsche Telekom said on Monday it had effectively tried a raised base station in the world’s stratosphere, aiming to deliver adaptable ways of locales which might be difficult for ground-based institutions to attain. The German telecoms said a pilotless plane flying at 14,000 meters had winning regarding interfacing with its terrestrial 4g network from an […]