Britain's historic satellite launch ends in failure due to 'anomaly'The UK's groundbreaking attempt to launch satellites from its own soil reached space late last night, but it 'fell short of reaching its ta...
10 Jan, 2023, 04.13 PM IST
Indian-American named NASA's chief technologistIn his role, Charania will align NASA's agency wide technology investments with mission needs across six mission directorates and oversee t...
10 Jan, 2023, 12.47 PM IST
UK’s first rocket launch gets boost with granting of crucial licence. See detailsVirgin Orbit will use Cosmic Girl, a modified Boeing 747, to launch the LauncherOne rocket carrying nine satellites into space.
22 Dec, 2022, 07.13 PM IST
Bezos, Branson are ready to fly billionaires away from the Earth. But does the distance covered by them actually count as space?The definition of where space begins is very subjective.
17 Jul, 2021, 05.11 PM IST
Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit reaches space on 2nd tryA 70-foot-long (21.34-meter-long) LauncherOne rocket was released from beneath the wing of a Boeing 747 carrier aircraft off the coast of S...
18 Jan, 2021, 06.43 AM IST
Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit fails on first rocket launch attemptThe inaugural launch had appeared to be going well until moments after the rocket was dropped from beneath the left wing of the jumbo jet d...
26 May, 2020, 07.50 AM IST