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In 1963, France sent a stray cat 154 km into space; Félicette survived the flight, was euthanized for research, and honoured with a bronze statueIn 1963, France sent stray cat Félicette 154 km into space, making her the first and only cat to travel beyond Earth. She survived the flig...- From Thumba to tomorrow: Indian space programme is preparing for its biggest leap yetIndia's space program began with a small rocket range in 1962. It progressed to launching its first satellite and developing indigenous lau...
- In 1963, the US released nearly 480 million copper needles thinner than a human hair into orbit — the bizarre Cold War experiment was designed to create an artificial ring around EarthDuring the Cold War, Project West Ford executed a groundbreaking experiment by launching millions of copper needles into orbit. This initia...
- On This Day in History, June 14: Anne Frank writes diary, Auschwitz opens, first woman in space, first US flag approved, Falklands War ends and moreOn This Day in History, June 14 witnessed the beginning of Anne Frank's diary, the opening of Auschwitz, the launch of the Vostok mission t...
- Today in US history on April 12: From the outbreak of civil war to civil rights, public health breakthroughs, and the dawn of the space shuttle eraApril 12th holds significant weight in American history. It witnessed the start of the Civil War at Fort Sumter in 1861. President Franklin...
- ISRO chief says Indian space programme rooted in international cooperation rather than competitionIndia's space journey began with international help, focusing on common people. Now a global leader, it partners with the US. Future plans ...
- ISRO completed almost double missions in 2015-2025 than in 2005-2015: Chairman V NarayananISRO Chairman V Narayanan highlighted the organization's significant growth, noting a doubling of missions between 2015-2025 compared to th...
- ISRO to launch 6,500 kg communication satellite built by USA in couple of months: ChairmanISRO, which began its space program with a small rocket from the US, is set to launch a 6,500 kg communication satellite built by America i...
- Blue Origin's all-women space flight completes mission; celebrities mock the idea, asking what the point was; was a billion dollars spent just to create memesBlue Origin's all-woman spaceflight, commanded by Lauren Sanchez, faced celebrity ridicule. Celebrities like Amy Schumer and Olivia Munn cr...
- Blue-Origin rocket launch: Katy Perry and Jeff Bezos’ fiancee Lauren Sanchez goes to 'edge of space' with all-female crewBlue Origin launched its all-female flight on Monday evening. Six women, including popstar Katty Perry blasted off on April 14 on a self-dr...
- Katy Perry to fly into space in historic all-women mission of the 21st century: Meet her co-passengers, what she’ll do and moreKaty Perry is set to embark on a historic Blue Origin spaceflight, leading an all-female crew including Lauren Sanchez and Gayle King. Laun...
- Blue Origin rocket set to launch today: Which celebrities are going to space, what time is lift-off, and when will they return? Here are all the detailsKaty Perry and a team of women will travel to space today. They will fly on Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket from Van Horn, Texas. The ten-...
- A 20th century ship goes into orbit: The story behind SpaceX’s ‘Fram 2’The Fram 2 mission, named after the iconic polar ship, aims to orbit Earth from pole to pole, conducting 24 experiments, including human X-...
- Elon Musk's SpaceX launches first human spacecraft led by Chinese investor on crewed polar orbitSpaceX plans to launch a crew of four private astronauts led by crypto entrepreneur Chun Wang on a mission to orbit Earth via a novel traje...
- Blue Origin’s first all-female spaceflight: Katy Perry, Jeff Bezos' fiancée Lauren Sánchez to go to spacePop star Katy Perry is set to "shoot across the sky" this spring when she lifts off as part of a six-member, all-female crew on Blue Origin...
- Astrocat Felicette: The first cat to make it to space in France's 'Veronique' rocketFelicette, a black and white cat from Paris, became the first and only feline to venture into space in 1963. She embarked on a suborbital m...
- Who is Artemis? NASA's latest mission to the Moon is named after an ancient lunar goddess turned feminist iconThe programme aims to increase women's participation in space exploration - 30% of its engineers are women. In addition, the Artemis I miss...
- Eugene Cernan, last man to walk on moon, diesWashington, Jan 17 (IANS) Eugene A. Cernan, the commander of the Apollo 17 lunar-landing mission in 1972 and the last man to walk on the mo...
- Alien spacecraft spotted in 55-year-old NASA photo?UFO researcher claims to have spotted an extra-terrestrial spacecraft in a 55-year-old NASA photograph from the early days of America's spa...
- ISRO launches Israeli satellite: ReportIndia successfully launched an Israeli satellite in a mission carried out under a veil of secrecy.
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