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Rahul Verma
Nasa's new rocket engine could shorten the journey time to Mars and Moon: A game-changer for deep space exploration
As Nasa gears up for a return to the moon with the Artemis mission, the administration has announced that researchers have successfully developed and tested a new type of rocket supersonic rocket engine called a Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE) that will help Nasa with deep space missions.The point of RDRE designs is to use less fuel while also providing more thrust than the current propulsion system that Nasa and other companies rely on.
Kate Duffy
Spaceport boss says it's challenging being a successful woman in the space industry as some people exclude her from conversations
Melissa Thorpe, head of Spaceport Cornwall, said she didn't look like the average spaceport director and has faced several challenges.
Kate Duffy
I ticked 'watching a rocket launch' off my bucket list. But it was nothing like SpaceX and Blue Origin missions because the spacecraft took off horizontally.
Virgin Orbit's Cosmic Girl armed with the LauncherOne rocket under its wing.Mat...
Kate Duffy
SpaceX astronaut says he saw rainforests burning and dried-up lakes when he looked at the Earth from space
From the ISS, you can see many fires between the dark patches of rainforests and the light green areas of agriculture, Astronaut Matthias Maurer said.
Kate Duffy
I was at Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit launch. It felt like a festival with its silent disco and food trucks, but the excitement plummeted when the launch failed — and Branson didn't show up in person
Richard Branson, founder of Virgin, watched Cosmic Girl (pictured above) from N...
Kate Duffy
Virgin Orbit just launched a rocket that failed to reach orbit. Take a look at what happened.
Virgin Orbit's rocket launch from the UK failed to reach orbit.Matthew Horwood/Getty Images Virgin Orbit on Monday launched ...
Kate Duffy
Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit says its rocket suffered an 'anomaly,' stopping it from taking 9 satellites to orbit
Cosmic Girl, a repurposed Boeing 747, took off and released Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne, but the rocket failed to reach orbit.
Kate Duffy
Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit is set to launch the first orbital rocket from UK soil on Monday. Watch live as the rocket drops from a Boeing 747.
Virgin Orbit crew will proceed cautiously around the launch in case winds or lightning set in, its CEO Dan Hart said.
Microsoft join hands with ISRO to empower spacetech startups in India
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Microsoft on Thursday announced a collaboration to fuel the growth of space technology startups in the country.
Kate Duffy
NASA asks SpaceX whether it could return 3 astronauts from the ISS in the event of an emergency following a coolant leak in the Russian spacecraft
NASA asked SpaceX about using the Crew Dragon spacecraft to transport three astronauts back to Earth in case of an emergency with the Soyuz leak.
Kate Duffy
NASA chief says China could claim the moon as its own territory if it beats the US to the lunar surface
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson told Politico that Chinese military aggression in the South China Sea indicated what might happen on the moon.
BI India Bureau
Solar and Lunar Eclipse dates in 2023
Solar and lunar eclipses are fascinating celestial events. In any typical year, solar and lunar eclipses may take place.
Lloyd Lee
The tragic story of the only 3 cosmonauts who died in space
The three Soviet cosmonauts aboard Soyuz 11 are the only people to die in space. One crew member was also the first to celebrate a birthday there.
Kate Duffy
Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit gets green light for first orbital space launch from UK — and will use a repurposed Boeing 747 for the mission
Virgin Orbit's Boeing 747 aircraft, named Cosmic Girl, will fly 35,000 feet and release a rocket from underneath its wing.
IN-SPACe signs pact with startup to develop indigenous satellite quantum key distribution products
Ahmedabad-based Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre (IN-SPACe) on Tuesday signed a pact with Bengaluru-based deep tech startup QNu Labs to develop indigenous satellite QKD (quantum key distribution) products. The outcome of the collaboration will help ensure that India leads the future of global quantum communication networks, stated a release issued by IN-SPACe.
Skyroot Aerospace plans to launch another rocket Vikram-1, in one year
Skyroot Aerospace, which successfully launched the country's first private rocket Vikram-S recently, plans to launch Vikram-1, a much bigger rocket to place satellites into orbit, within a year.
Stephanie Stacey
A SpaceX rocket has delivered belated Thanksgiving treats to the International Space Station
SpaceX transported solar panels and science experiments to the International Space Station – as well as almond pumpkin pie and candy corn – on Saturday.
Nano-satellites built by startups augurs well for private sector's future endeavours: IN-SPACe
The three nano-satellites developed by startups which were successfully placed into orbits during Saturday's PSLV C54/EOS-06...
Kate Duffy
Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin insists its passengers eat breakfast but avoid coffee and orange juice before they blast into space
Blue Origin advised passengers to avoid drinking coffee and orange juice due to the acidity, two astronauts said.
Stephanie Stacey
A Paralympic athlete might become the world's first disabled astronaut
John McFall, a 41-year-old British doctor, is one of the European Space Agency's first batch of trainee astronauts in 13 years.
Private sector participation in space sector gaining momentum as more players get onboard
With more startups getting on board, private sector participation in India's space sector will get further momentum this weekend with the launch of ISRO's PSLV-C54. In addition to ISRO's Earth Observation Satellite - 06 (Oceansat-3), the rocket will carry eight nano-satellites.
Humans will be able to live for longer periods on the Moon in this decade, says NASA
Not just SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, the US space agency also thinks that humans could stay on the Moon for a longer period in thi...
ISRO conducts parachute airdrop test of Gaganyaan programme
ISRO's Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre has conducted the Integrated Main Parachute Airdrop Test (IMAT) of its crew module deceleration system for the mu...
From launch vehicles to space tourism, Indian space start-ups aim high
The Vikram-S rocket, developed over the past two years and built using 3-D printing technology, reached an altitude of 89.5 km. Chennai-based Agnikul Cosmos is set to test its Agnibaan-1 in a suborbital flight sometime next month. "We plan to have the first launch of Agnibaan before the end of this year," Srinath Ravichandra, co-founder of Agnikul, told PTI.
Vikram-S marks "The Beginning" of private venture in Indian space programme with maiden success
India on Friday successfully placed three satellites into orbit on a rocket completely developed by a four-year-old startup, marking the entry of the private sector into space activities, currently dominated by the state-run behemoth ISRO.
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