Tag: space
Countdown For India’s Rocket Mission To The Sun Begins At 12.20 Pm
The countdown for the Saturday morning launch of India’s third interplanetary mission -- this time to the Sun - Aditya-L1 -- will begin at 12.20 p.m. on Friday, said a senior official of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). ....
Send Off Towards The Sun For Aditya-L1 Spacecraft On September 19: ISRO
India’s space-based solar observatory Aditya-L1 will be given a send off towards the Sun on September 19 when the spacecraft will be maneuvered to Trans-Lagrangian Point 1 Insertion (TL1I), the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said on Friday.....
SpaceX Aces Double Launch Of 46 Starlink Satellites Under 6 Hours
Elon Musk’s aerospace company SpaceX on Monday aced double launches of 46 Starlink internet satellites in low-Earth orbit -- all under just six hours.....
NASA Astronauts Complete Power Upgrade Spacewalk
NASA has said two of its astronauts -- Expedition 50 Commander Shane Kimbrough and Flight Engineer Peggy Whitson -- have completed the first of two power upgrade spacewalks at 1:55 p.m. EST (12:25 a.m. Saturday, India time). ....
Chandrayaan's 3rd Lunar-bound Orbit Exercise Performed
The telemetry, tracking and command network of the Indian space agency (ISTRAC) performed the third lunar-bound orbit manoeuvre for Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft, the agency said on Wednesday. ....
NASA Joins ISRO To Track Vikram 'calling Home'
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is continuing its attempt to reach out to India's moon lander sending communication signals with its Deep Space Network (DSN), said officials. ....
India's Communication Satellite GSAT-30 Put Into Orbit
The European space agency Arianespace opened its 2020 space missions account with a successful dual satellite launch - India's communication satellite GSAT-30 and Eutelsat Konnect - into geo-stationary transfer orbit on Friday early hours with its heavy lift of Ariane 5 rocket. ....
Kabul Airport Suspends Operations Till Further Notice
All flights to and from the Kabul International Airport have been suspended until further notice due to large crowds seeking to flee Afghanistan, the national civil aviation authority said in a statement issued on Monday. ....
India Will Land On Moon On Wednesday Evening As Scheduled: ISRO Chairman Somanath
The Indian space agency is focused on landing its moon lander on Wednesday evening and is not looking at any postponement or Plan B, said a top official about the country’s third moon mission Chandrayaan-3.....
Afghan Airspace Closed For Commercial Flights; AI Kabul Flight Cancelled & US Nonstops Being Rerouted
All commercial flights from the Hamid Karzai International Airport on Kabul have been cancelled in the wake of Taliban takeover triggering widespread chaos, said a statement of Afghanistan's civil aviation authority released on Monday. ....
