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NASA selects Elon Musk’s SpaceX to develop U.S. Deorbit Vehicle to pull down the International Space Station after the end of its operational life...

OpIndia Staff - 27 June, 2024

NASA announced that SpaceX has been selected to develop and deliver the U.S. Deorbit Vehicle that will provide the capability to deorbit the International Space Station and ensure avoidance of risk to populated areas.

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Boeing mess again? Starliner return delayed due to helium leaks, Sunita Williams and fellow astronaut await in the space station

OpIndia Staff - 25 June, 2024

The mission was the maiden mission of Starliner after a decade-long wait of development and errors. Notably, the launch was also briefly delayed due to helium leaks and a malfunctioning valve on the rocket.

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China inches closer to launching its own space station as the final module completes docking with Tiangong

OpIndia Staff - 1 November, 2022

China launched the third and final module of its space station named Tiangong space station on Monday.

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‘Let them fly on their broomsticks’: Russian space agency to stop delivery of rocket engines to USA after US sanctions

OpIndia Staff - 4 March, 2022

"In a situation like this we can't supply the United States with our world's best rocket engines. Let them fly on something else, their broomsticks, I don't know what", said ROSCOSMOS chief Dmitry Rogozin.

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Rocket Boys trailer out: Sony Liv series shows the story of Indian scientists Homi Bhabha and Vikram Sarabhai

Gopal Tiwari - 21 January, 2022

A heartwarming clip in the trailer also shows Vikram Sarabhai being introduced to a bright young scientist from "far away in South India", a smiling young man named APJ Abdul Kalam.

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‘Out of control’ Chinese rocket falling back on Earth and no one knows where it is going to crash: Details

OpIndia Staff - 5 May, 2021

After launching space station hub, China's Long March 5B is doing 27,600km/h in failing orbit, with eventual crash site unknown.

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#Inspiration4: Space X to launch its first commercial civilian mission to space in 2021. Read details

OpIndia Staff - 2 February, 2021

The civilian crew chosen for the commercial space programme will undergo training in orbital mechanics, stress testing, operating in zero gravity and microgravity.

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Indian-American astronaut Raja Chari selected for the SpaceX Crew – 3 mission of the NASA, to be the spacecraft commander

OpIndia Staff - 18 December, 2020

Raja Chari will be flying to the International Space Station as part of the SpaceX Crew-3 mission that will be launched next year.

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India’s space station to accommodate three astronauts, ISRO to set it up in five-seven years

OpIndia Staff - 31 October, 2019

The initial designs for the space station, which is still in a nascent stage, suggest a 20-tonne modular abode in the low earth orbit (LEO), at an altitude of 120km to 140km.

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