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In 1958, the US launched Gordo the squirrel monkey 300 miles above Earth; he endured 8.3 minutes of weightlessness and 40 g during re-entry, but died after his capsule sank at sea- In 1961, a UCLA graduate student at JPL discovered how spacecraft could borrow speed from planetary gravity. Decades later, his gravity-assist technique produced a fuel-saving breakthrough that transformed deep-space exploration
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- In 1957, an American woman scientist invented a liquid fuel Hydyne which helped United States create history and make space travel a reality: How Mary Sherman Morgan became Rocket Girl or America's first female rocket scientist?In 1957, an American woman scientist invented a liquid fuel Hydyne which helped United States create history and make space travel a realit...05 Aug, 2026, 03.32 AM IST
- Big Rockets, a big telescope and big changes in space await in 2025In 2025, space exploration heats up with Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launching New Glenn and Project Kuiper satellites, while SpaceX, led by El...02 Jan, 2025, 08.28 AM IST
- Is it real? Everyone on the planet could become a billionaire if NASA can get this asteroid back to Earth; here's whyNASA has already made history in the last few decades and is already on the way of making some more, based on their latest discovery of a a...24 Nov, 2024, 02.29 AM IST
- Bus-sized asteroid approaching Earth today, Nasa says; Here's all we knowNASA has announced that asteroid 2024 TY21, measuring approximately 40 feet wide, will pass Earth safely today at a distance of 840,000 mil...19 Oct, 2024, 04.29 PM IST
- China unveils its plans to turn its feats in space exploration into scientific advancesChina plans to become a top space science leader by 2050. It aims for landmark achievements and innovative breakthroughs. The country has l...15 Oct, 2024, 11.05 AM IST
- NASA Europa Clipper launch: Why is it epoch-making?NASA has successfully launched Europa Clipper which will be exploring Europa, the icy moon of Jupiter in search for any traces of alien lif...15 Oct, 2024, 01.08 AM IST
- NASA to send $5 billion Europa Clipper in October to find life under Jupiter moon’s ice and it's facing a 3-week challengeNASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft, set to launch on October 10, will embark on a $5 billion mission to explore Jupiter’s moon, Europa. With ...14 Oct, 2024, 05.20 PM IST
- Juice spacecraft to make history with Earth-Moon flyby before Jupiter expeditionThe European Space Agency's (ESA) Juice probe, launched in April 2023, will perform a historic double gravity assist flyby of the Moon and ...28 Jul, 2024, 11.33 AM IST
- European spacecraft rockets toward Jupiter and its icy moonsThe European Space Agency's Juice spacecraft has begun its decade-long quest to explore Jupiter as well as three of its moons, Europa, Call...15 Apr, 2023, 03.26 PM IST
- Bennu explorer, dearMoon project & SpaceX Starship: 5 space exploration missions to watch out for in 20232023 is set to be another busy year.11 Jan, 2023, 05.39 PM IST
- James Webb telescope captures stunning images of JupiterDe Pater headed the observations of Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system, with Thierry Fouchet of the Paris Observatory. The com...24 Aug, 2022, 11.24 AM IST
- NASA asteroid mission on hold due to late software deliveryThe Psyche mission to a strange metal asteroid of the same name was supposed to launch this September or October. But the agency's Jet Prop...25 Jun, 2022, 07.29 AM IST
- SpaceX prototype spacecraft blows up during pressure testA prototype for SpaceX's Starship super-rocket appeared to burst during a pressure test on its pad at the companys South Texas facility.As ...01 Mar, 2020, 12.52 PM IST
- ISRO's record satellites launch: Top 10 factsOf the 104 satellites ISRO launched today , three are Indian and 101 are foreign and smaller satellites.15 Feb, 2017, 11.43 AM IST
- Plan to put Juno closer to Jupiter delayedWashington, Oct 15 (IANS) Mission managers for Juno probe to Jupiter have decided to delay the upcoming burn of its main rocket motor - des...15 Oct, 2016, 11.15 AM IST
- The US Federal Reserve's mission: A rocket launch from JupiterTrue, the Fed lifted off from its self-imposed quarter-percentage-point lower bound last December, but that's nothing more than igniting th...24 Sep, 2016, 04.38 AM IST
- How did we get to Pluto so fast?On July 14th, the New Horizons spacecraft will make history when it sails past Pluto, formerly known as the ninth planet.13 Jul, 2015, 12.53 PM IST
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