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NASA To Shut Largest Library, "Toss Away" Books? What Space Agency's Head Said
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has hit out at the New York Times (NYT) over its report that the space agency's largest library at the Goddard Space Flight Center will be permanently closing, and books will be tossed away.
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India To Conduct 2 Crewed Space Flights Under Gaganyaan By 2028: Government
India has broadened the scope of the Gaganyaan mission and plans to carry out two crewed space flights by 2028, Parliament was informed on Thursday.
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Blue Origin’s NS-28 Carries the 100th Woman in Space, Makes Safe Landing
Blue Origin’s NS-28 mission, which launched on 22 November 2024, included six passengers, including Emily Calandrelli, who became the 100th woman to reach space. The ten-minute suborbital journey, reaching an altitude of 106 kilometres, also carried Marc and Sharon Hagle, Austin Litteral, J.D. Russell, and Hank Wolfond.
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1.5 Million Yuan And A Ticket To Space: Chinese Startup To Sell Tickets For 2027 Space Tourism Flights
Chinese startup Deep Blue Aerospace said on Thursday it will sell its first two tickets for seats on a rocket that will take passengers to space in 2027, charging 1.5 million yuan ($211,000) for the experience.
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ISRO Inviting Applications For Various Positions, Check Last Date To Apply
HSFC Bengaluru was formed as a new Centre in ISRO to realise the vision of Indian human space flight programme.
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"ISRO Aims To Explore Human Space Flight Activities, Build Space Stations": Chief
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman Sreedhara Panicker Somanath attended a programme at a school on Sunday and said that the space agency aims to explore human space flight activities and build space stations.
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Explained: Why Gaganyaan Test Flight Was Briefly Put On Hold
The first test for the Gaganyaan human space flight mission was successfully completed after ISRO fixed an anomaly that had delayed the lift off just seconds before the scheduled launch.
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First Pics Of India's Gaganyaan Craft Which Will Take Humans To Space In 2024
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) today released pictures of the Gaganyaan spacecraft which is set to take humans to space in December 2024. The space agency also said that they will soon start unmanned flight tests for the mission.
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Gaganyaan Not One-Off Mission, Civilians May Fly In Follow-Up Spaceflights
India's Gaganyaan mission will not be a "one-off" mission as the government has granted approval for a "sustained human space flight programme", a senior ISRO official said on Saturday.
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Watch: Man Tries To Send Kebabs To Space. Then This Happens
A kebab enthusiast in Turkey celebrated the 61st anniversary of the first human spaceflight by trying to send the cooked meat dish to stratosphere. A video of his celebration has gone viral on the Internet, despite the attempt failing.
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Daughter Of First American In Space On Next Blue Origin Flight
Sixty years after her father's historic flight, she too will cross the final frontier: Laura Shepard Churchley, daughter of the first American in space Alan Shepard, will be one of six passengers on Blue Origin's next flight.
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Virgin Galactic to Delay Commercial Space Travel Service, Won’t Conduct Further Test Flights This Year
Virgin Galactic said it is delaying its commercial space travel service to the fourth quarter of 2022 and will not conduct another planned test flight this year.
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Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic Restarting Space Tickets From $450,000
After flying its founder Richard Branson to space, Virgin Galactic is restarting ticket sales beginning at $450,000, the company announced Thursday.
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Boeing Delays Key Test Flight To Space Due to Glitch
Boeing Co. on Tuesday scrubbed the launch of its CST-100 Starliner capsule to the International Space Station due to an unexpected system glitch, in the latest setback following the vehicle's botched 2019 debut.
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Jeff Bezos Thanks Amazon Employees For Funding Space Trip, Prompting Backlash
Jeff Bezos, the world's richest man, has thanked his employees and customers for 'paying' for his trip to space.
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NASA To Shut Largest Library, "Toss Away" Books? What Space Agency's Head Said
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has hit out at the New York Times (NYT) over its report that the space agency's largest library at the Goddard Space Flight Center will be permanently closing, and books will be tossed away.
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India To Conduct 2 Crewed Space Flights Under Gaganyaan By 2028: Government
India has broadened the scope of the Gaganyaan mission and plans to carry out two crewed space flights by 2028, Parliament was informed on Thursday.
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Blue Origin’s NS-28 Carries the 100th Woman in Space, Makes Safe Landing
Blue Origin’s NS-28 mission, which launched on 22 November 2024, included six passengers, including Emily Calandrelli, who became the 100th woman to reach space. The ten-minute suborbital journey, reaching an altitude of 106 kilometres, also carried Marc and Sharon Hagle, Austin Litteral, J.D. Russell, and Hank Wolfond.
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1.5 Million Yuan And A Ticket To Space: Chinese Startup To Sell Tickets For 2027 Space Tourism Flights
Chinese startup Deep Blue Aerospace said on Thursday it will sell its first two tickets for seats on a rocket that will take passengers to space in 2027, charging 1.5 million yuan ($211,000) for the experience.
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ISRO Inviting Applications For Various Positions, Check Last Date To Apply
HSFC Bengaluru was formed as a new Centre in ISRO to realise the vision of Indian human space flight programme.
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"ISRO Aims To Explore Human Space Flight Activities, Build Space Stations": Chief
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman Sreedhara Panicker Somanath attended a programme at a school on Sunday and said that the space agency aims to explore human space flight activities and build space stations.
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Explained: Why Gaganyaan Test Flight Was Briefly Put On Hold
The first test for the Gaganyaan human space flight mission was successfully completed after ISRO fixed an anomaly that had delayed the lift off just seconds before the scheduled launch.
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First Pics Of India's Gaganyaan Craft Which Will Take Humans To Space In 2024
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) today released pictures of the Gaganyaan spacecraft which is set to take humans to space in December 2024. The space agency also said that they will soon start unmanned flight tests for the mission.
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Gaganyaan Not One-Off Mission, Civilians May Fly In Follow-Up Spaceflights
India's Gaganyaan mission will not be a "one-off" mission as the government has granted approval for a "sustained human space flight programme", a senior ISRO official said on Saturday.
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Watch: Man Tries To Send Kebabs To Space. Then This Happens
A kebab enthusiast in Turkey celebrated the 61st anniversary of the first human spaceflight by trying to send the cooked meat dish to stratosphere. A video of his celebration has gone viral on the Internet, despite the attempt failing.
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Daughter Of First American In Space On Next Blue Origin Flight
Sixty years after her father's historic flight, she too will cross the final frontier: Laura Shepard Churchley, daughter of the first American in space Alan Shepard, will be one of six passengers on Blue Origin's next flight.
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Virgin Galactic to Delay Commercial Space Travel Service, Won’t Conduct Further Test Flights This Year
Virgin Galactic said it is delaying its commercial space travel service to the fourth quarter of 2022 and will not conduct another planned test flight this year.
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Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic Restarting Space Tickets From $450,000
After flying its founder Richard Branson to space, Virgin Galactic is restarting ticket sales beginning at $450,000, the company announced Thursday.
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Boeing Delays Key Test Flight To Space Due to Glitch
Boeing Co. on Tuesday scrubbed the launch of its CST-100 Starliner capsule to the International Space Station due to an unexpected system glitch, in the latest setback following the vehicle's botched 2019 debut.
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Jeff Bezos Thanks Amazon Employees For Funding Space Trip, Prompting Backlash
Jeff Bezos, the world's richest man, has thanked his employees and customers for 'paying' for his trip to space.
