Japan becomes the fifth country to land a spacecraft on the moonJapan's spacecraft, SLIM, successfully landed on the moon's surface. It is the fifth country to achieve this feat. JAXA confirmed that the ...
20 Jan, 2024, 02.44 PM IST
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 ...
29 May, 2022, 05.49 PM IST
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...
04 Dec, 2020, 11.34 AM IST
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...
24 Nov, 2020, 10.29 AM IST
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...
23 Nov, 2020, 06.58 PM IST
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...
29 Sep, 2020, 02.35 PM IST
- India's first manned space mission to send 3 persons
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) Indias first manned space flight - Gaganyaan - is expected to send three persons into the space for seven days and...
28 Aug, 2018, 02.52 PM IST
- SpaceX's Dragon returns with first Chinese experiment from ISS
Washington, July 4 (IANS) SpaceX's Dragon cargo spacecraft returned to Earth from the International Space Station (ISS) on Monday, bringing...
04 Jul, 2017, 08.02 AM IST
- China to rehearse new carrier rocket for final lunar mission
Bracing for its ambitious plan to land an unmanned spacecraft on the Moon before returning to Earth, China has shipped a carrier rocket fro...
21 Sep, 2015, 11.44 AM IST
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...
11 Jan, 2015, 04.11 PM IST
1.7 lakh Indians' names on NASA's Orion crew moduleIndia stood second in the number of people sending their names after the US, which topped the list with 4,63,669 entries. United Kingdom (1...
21 Dec, 2014, 01.13 PM IST
China launches spacecraft to go to Moon orbit and return backChina has launched an experimental spacecraft to fly around the moon and back to Earth in preparation for the country's first unmanned retu...
24 Oct, 2014, 10.35 AM IST
New NASA app to teach kids rocket scienceThe free app known as LSP Activity Book teaches kids about the mission planning process and the precise measurements behind creating the ri...
03 Oct, 2014, 12.27 PM IST
ISRO's Mars Orbiter Mission: Red planet, with secrets of life, to draw more probesNasa's Curiosity mission which landed on Mars on August 6, 2012 established that conditions on Mars were once suitable for life, but there ...
25 Sep, 2014, 01.34 PM IST
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.
24 Sep, 2014, 05.01 PM IST
- Hayabusa's glory exhibited to lift spirit of quake-hit city
Aiming to lift the spirits of people of Ofunato, Japan today organised an exhibition of items brought back to Earth by its unmanned spacecr...
19 Jan, 2012, 03.53 PM IST
- China's space industry poised for massive expansion: Report
Buoyed by the successful docking of its unmanned spacecraft, China's space industry is poised for massive growth with over USD 47 billion i...
04 Nov, 2011, 05.25 PM IST