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US, China arm for space warfare: Hunter satellites and orbital weaponsChina and the United States are developing advanced military space capabilities. Both nations are preparing for potential conflict extendin...- In 2005, NASA flew five thick-toed geckos aboard Foton-M2 for 16 days without food or water; all were recovered with no apparent negative health effectsFive geckos orbited Earth for sixteen days without food or water. Researchers studied how weightlessness affects these cold-blooded animals...
- In 1974, Skylab 4 astronauts returned after 84 days in orbit; flipped circuit breakers cut pitch-and-yaw control before Carr used backup mode for reentryThe Skylab 4 mission set a new record with astronauts spending 84 days in space, where they conducted crucial scientific experiments while ...
- Germany’s COBRA drone completes first flight, designed to carry IRIS-T missileGermany’s COBRA unmanned aircraft has completed its maiden flight as POLARIS Raumflugzeuge and Diehl Defence develop a reusable carrier for...
- NASA left a camera on the moon for 31 months; when Apollo 12 brought it home, scientists found bacteria that appeared to be aliveAfter 31 months on the moon, a bacterium discovered on the Surveyor III camera is believed to be a case of contamination. A thorough re-eva...
- Japan to launch probe for Mars moons in October: Space agencyJapan's MMX mission will launch on October 20 to collect samples from Mars's moon Phobos. The unmanned probe will stay in orbit for three y...
- Japan aims for the moons of MarsJapan's MMX mission will blast off soon to collect Martian moon samples. The spacecraft will orbit Mars for three years and land on Phobos....
- India's space sector takes off as private rocket readies launchIndia has sent spacecraft to Mars and the Moon, put hundreds of satellites into orbit and will in the coming days launch its first privatel...
- China to launch Shenzhou-22 spacecraft on November 25, state media reportsChina is launching the unmanned Shenzhou-22 spacecraft on November 25 to replace the damaged Shenzhou-21, restoring normality to its space ...
- Japan successfully launches new cargo spacecraft to deliver supplies to International Space StationJapan's space agency successfully launched its new H3 rocket carrying the HTV-X1 cargo spacecraft on its inaugural mission to the Internati...
- ISRO taking help of doctors in developing human-rated spacecraft for Gaganyaan missionUnion Minister Jitendra Singh has said that the first unmanned mission in the Gaganyaan series was expected to be launched next year. This ...
- China's spacecraft takes off from moon with lunar samplesChina's Chang'e-5 probe, comprising an orbiter, a lander, an ascender, and a returner, was launched on November 24, and its lander-ascender...
- China successfully launches its first spacecraft to moon to collect samples, return to earthChina has successfully launched the Chang'e-5 lunar probe from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in the southern province of Hainan, stat...
- China to launch its first spacecraft to moon to collect samples, return to earthThe rocket, which will send the Chang'e-5 spacecraft to Earth-moon transfer orbit, is scheduled to be launched from the Wenchang Spacecraft...
- United Arab Emirates to launch spacecraft to moon in 2024Sheikh Mohammed's announcement comes after the launch of a Mars probe earlier this year by the UAE, an oil-rich nation on the Arabian Penin...
- China to rehearse new carrier rocket for final lunar missionBracing for its ambitious plan to land an unmanned spacecraft on the Moon before returning to Earth, China has shipped a carrier rocket fro...
- China moves closer to land spacecraft on Moon and returnThe service module of China's unmanned test lunar orbiter successfully decelerated which allowed it to enter an 8-hour orbit, the Beijing A...
- Mangalyaan has an Australian connectIndia and the world got to know about the 'Mangalyaan' entering the orbit of Mars from the Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex.
- Hayabusa's glory exhibited to lift spirit of quake-hit cityAiming to lift the spirits of people of Ofunato, Japan today organised an exhibition of items brought back to Earth by its unmanned spacecr...
- China's space industry poised for massive expansion: ReportBuoyed by the successful docking of its unmanned spacecraft, China's space industry is poised for massive growth with over USD 47 billion i...
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