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Trump's Kennedy Centre Visit For Les Miserables Show Sparks Mixed Reactions
US President Donald Trump made his first public appearance at the Kennedy Centre since appointing himself as Chairman in February. He was attending a performance of the musical Les Miserables alongside First Lady Melania Trump.
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'Shubhanshu Shukla Will Follow In Kalpana Chawla's Steps': Ex-Astronaut
Shubhanshu Shukla, India's second astronaut, is all set to lift off for the International Space Station tomorrow on the Axiom 4 mission. The historic journey will begin from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, United States.
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Indian Astronaut's 'Swan' Soft Toy And A Goddess Saraswati Connection
When the Falcon-9 rocket lifts off from Florida's Kennedy Space Centre on June 10, it will carry more than four astronauts and research gear into low Earth orbit. With them will be a small, cuddly, soft toy - a swan.
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NASA Stacks Artemis 2 Second Stage While the Future of SLS Remains Uncertain
NASA has stacked the Artemis 2 rocket’s second stage at Kennedy Space Centre, marking major progress toward its 2026 crewed moon mission. Despite this milestone, a recent budget proposal recommends ending the SLS program after Artemis 3, raising questions about the long-term future of NASA's lunar exploration strategy and deep space transportatio...
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Indian Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla To Fly To Space Station On May 29
Indian Air Force (IAF) Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla will fly to the International Space Station (ISS) on May 29, Axiom Space Inc announced on Tuesday, as he is set to become the first Indian to do so.
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"Without Your Unrelenting Efforts...": JFK's Thank You Note For SM Krishna
Padma Vibhushan SM Krishna served in several top positions at the Centre and the state level, including Governor, External Affairs Minister and Chief Minister, in a political career that spanned half a century
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Completes 400th Successful Mission, Deploys 24 Starlink Satellites
SpaceX's Falcon 9 achieved its 400th successful mission with the launch of 24 Starlink satellites on 26 November 2024. Lift-off occurred from NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, and the satellites were deployed into low Earth orbit as planned. The rocket’s first stage landed on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas, marking its 15th reuse.
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SpaceX Polaris Dawn Mission Launching on August 27 with Plans for First-Ever Private Spacewalk
SpaceX is set to make history once again with its Polaris Dawn mission, scheduled for launch on August 27. This mission marks a significant milestone in space exploration, as it will not only take the Crew Dragon spacecraft to its highest orbit yet—approximately 435 miles (700 kilometers) above Earth—but also feature the first-ever private spac...
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Sunita Williams Set To Lift Off Tonight In New Spacecraft She Helped Design
The Boeing Starliner, which is set to take Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams to space for a third time, will lift off from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida around 10 pm today.
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NASA Plans to Conduct Artemis 1 SLS Launch's Final Wet Dress Rehearsal in June
NASA, in a blog post, mentioned that its engineers have successfully addressed issues identified during previous rehearsal attempts of SLS. For the next wet dress rehearsal, the space agency is targeting June and the test will have to take place about 14 days after the rocket arrives at the pad. NASA officials said they are aiming for a launch wind...
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SpaceX Launches 49 More Starlink Satellites, Takes Total to Over 2,000
Elon Musk-founded SpaceX has successfully launched 49 more Starlink satellites aboard a Falcon 9 rocket to take the total number to more than 2,000. The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, US, on January 19.
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NASA Selects Two Astronauts for 2023 SpaceX Crew-6 Mission
NASA has picked two astronauts for its sixth full-fledged crew mission to be launched by SpaceX aboard its Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS). Stephen Bowen and Woody Hoburg have received the required permission for the mission due to launch in 2023 on a Falcon 9 rocket.
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NASA Launches New X-Ray Telescope Aboard SpaceX Rocket to Study Milky Way’s Most Energetic Objects
NASA launched the IXPE telescope aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida on Thursday.
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"Will Keep Writing Love Letters To India": Vir Das On "Two Indias" Row
Stand-up comic Vir Das, facing backlash over his viral "Two Indias" monologue at Kennedy Centre in Washington recently, says it is his job to put out satire and he will continue to write "love letters to my country" as long as he is able to do comedy
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Comic Vir Das's 'I Come From 2 Indias' Video Prompts Case By BJP Leader
Comic Vir Das's viral "I come from two Indias" monologue at Washington's Kennedy Centre, furiously debated on social media, has provoked a police complaint in Delhi by a BJP leader.
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Trump's Kennedy Centre Visit For Les Miserables Show Sparks Mixed Reactions
US President Donald Trump made his first public appearance at the Kennedy Centre since appointing himself as Chairman in February. He was attending a performance of the musical Les Miserables alongside First Lady Melania Trump.
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'Shubhanshu Shukla Will Follow In Kalpana Chawla's Steps': Ex-Astronaut
Shubhanshu Shukla, India's second astronaut, is all set to lift off for the International Space Station tomorrow on the Axiom 4 mission. The historic journey will begin from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, United States.
-
Indian Astronaut's 'Swan' Soft Toy And A Goddess Saraswati Connection
When the Falcon-9 rocket lifts off from Florida's Kennedy Space Centre on June 10, it will carry more than four astronauts and research gear into low Earth orbit. With them will be a small, cuddly, soft toy - a swan.
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NASA Stacks Artemis 2 Second Stage While the Future of SLS Remains Uncertain
NASA has stacked the Artemis 2 rocket’s second stage at Kennedy Space Centre, marking major progress toward its 2026 crewed moon mission. Despite this milestone, a recent budget proposal recommends ending the SLS program after Artemis 3, raising questions about the long-term future of NASA's lunar exploration strategy and deep space transportatio...
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Indian Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla To Fly To Space Station On May 29
Indian Air Force (IAF) Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla will fly to the International Space Station (ISS) on May 29, Axiom Space Inc announced on Tuesday, as he is set to become the first Indian to do so.
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"Without Your Unrelenting Efforts...": JFK's Thank You Note For SM Krishna
Padma Vibhushan SM Krishna served in several top positions at the Centre and the state level, including Governor, External Affairs Minister and Chief Minister, in a political career that spanned half a century
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Completes 400th Successful Mission, Deploys 24 Starlink Satellites
SpaceX's Falcon 9 achieved its 400th successful mission with the launch of 24 Starlink satellites on 26 November 2024. Lift-off occurred from NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, and the satellites were deployed into low Earth orbit as planned. The rocket’s first stage landed on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas, marking its 15th reuse.
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SpaceX Polaris Dawn Mission Launching on August 27 with Plans for First-Ever Private Spacewalk
SpaceX is set to make history once again with its Polaris Dawn mission, scheduled for launch on August 27. This mission marks a significant milestone in space exploration, as it will not only take the Crew Dragon spacecraft to its highest orbit yet—approximately 435 miles (700 kilometers) above Earth—but also feature the first-ever private spac...
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Sunita Williams Set To Lift Off Tonight In New Spacecraft She Helped Design
The Boeing Starliner, which is set to take Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams to space for a third time, will lift off from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida around 10 pm today.
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NASA Plans to Conduct Artemis 1 SLS Launch's Final Wet Dress Rehearsal in June
NASA, in a blog post, mentioned that its engineers have successfully addressed issues identified during previous rehearsal attempts of SLS. For the next wet dress rehearsal, the space agency is targeting June and the test will have to take place about 14 days after the rocket arrives at the pad. NASA officials said they are aiming for a launch wind...
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SpaceX Launches 49 More Starlink Satellites, Takes Total to Over 2,000
Elon Musk-founded SpaceX has successfully launched 49 more Starlink satellites aboard a Falcon 9 rocket to take the total number to more than 2,000. The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, US, on January 19.
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NASA Selects Two Astronauts for 2023 SpaceX Crew-6 Mission
NASA has picked two astronauts for its sixth full-fledged crew mission to be launched by SpaceX aboard its Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS). Stephen Bowen and Woody Hoburg have received the required permission for the mission due to launch in 2023 on a Falcon 9 rocket.
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NASA Launches New X-Ray Telescope Aboard SpaceX Rocket to Study Milky Way’s Most Energetic Objects
NASA launched the IXPE telescope aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida on Thursday.
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"Will Keep Writing Love Letters To India": Vir Das On "Two Indias" Row
Stand-up comic Vir Das, facing backlash over his viral "Two Indias" monologue at Kennedy Centre in Washington recently, says it is his job to put out satire and he will continue to write "love letters to my country" as long as he is able to do comedy
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Comic Vir Das's 'I Come From 2 Indias' Video Prompts Case By BJP Leader
Comic Vir Das's viral "I come from two Indias" monologue at Washington's Kennedy Centre, furiously debated on social media, has provoked a police complaint in Delhi by a BJP leader.
