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How long a Mars mission should last? Scientists say 4 years, explain why
By hindustantimes.com | Written by Amit Chaturvedi, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON SEP 07, 2021 07:57 AM IST
The scientists, however, said their study shows that while space radiation imposes strict limitations and presents technological difficulties for the human mission to Mars, such a mission is still viable.
UAE postpones Mars mission due to weather at Japan launch site
Dubai | By Reuters| Posted by Susmita Pakrasi
UPDATED ON JUL 14, 2020 02:01 PM IST
There are currently eight active missions exploring Mars; some orbit the planet and some land on its surface. China and the United States will send another two this year.
Four Indian cosmonauts resume training in Russia for Gaganyaan mission
Bengaluru | By Press Trust of India| Posted by Susmita Pakrasi
PUBLISHED ON MAY 23, 2020 02:21 PM IST
Four Indian Air Force fighter pilots are currently under training in Moscow, and are likely to be potential candidates for the Gaganyaan project.
Your salad, grown on Mars, may soon be a reality
Hindustan Times, London | By Prasun Sonwalkar
PUBLISHED ON MAY 15, 2020 05:30 PM IST
When the seeds returned to Earth, 600,000 children from schools and groups in the UK took part in an experiment, supported by the UK Space Agency, to plant them and monitor their growth, comparing it to that of seeds that had remained on Earth.
Manned space mission next priority: Isro chief K Sivan
Hindustan Times, Bhubaneswar | By HT Correspondent
PUBLISHED ON SEP 22, 2019 12:12 AM IST
Attending the convocation at IIT Bhubaneshwar, Isro chief K Sivan said, “By December 2020, we will have our first unmanned mission of human space plane. The second unmanned human space plane, we target for July 2021.”
Vikram lander falls silent 2.1 km from Moon
New Delhi | By Anonna Dutt
UPDATED ON SEP 07, 2019 11:54 PM IST
The orbiter will, however, continue to revolve around the moon and collect significant scientific information on the lunar terrain, elements present on the moon, and the exosphere, the thin layer of atmosphere around the moon.
From ‘all is not lost’ to ‘engineering prowess’, foreign media’s mixed reactions to Chandrayaan-2
Washington/London | By Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON SEP 07, 2019 09:33 PM IST
The New York Times lauded India’s “engineering prowess and decades of space development”.
‘You are inspiration to every Indian,’ Rahul Gandhi tweets as political parties stand united with Isro
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON JUN 27, 2020 06:16 AM IST
President Ram Nath Kovind congratulated Isro’s Chandrayaan 2 mission team for showing exemplary courage
‘It was a tense 30 minutes’: ISRO chief on Chandrayaan-2 entering moon’s orbit
Chennai | By Indo Asian News Service
UPDATED ON JUN 17, 2020 10:08 PM IST
Chandrayaan 2: According to an ISRO official, the monitoring of Chandrayaan-2 was round-the-clock and officials were anxious to see that the spacecraft was on course to the moon.
Independence Day: A look back at PM Modi’s speeches from ramparts of Red Fort
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON AUG 14, 2019 07:07 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has used the annual event to announce his government’s programmes like ‘Swachh Bharat’, ‘Ayushman Bharat’ and India’s first manned space mission, and also to present a report card on its performance to highlight how the country has grown on his watch.
Pakistan to send its first astronaut to space in 2022: Official
Islamabad | By Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON JUL 26, 2019 08:37 AM IST
Fawad Chaudhry, Minister for Science and Technology, said the selection process of the astronaut for the space mission would start from February 2020.
Isro launches Chandrayaan-2: India shoots for the Moon
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Anonna Dutt
UPDATED ON JUL 23, 2019 12:23 AM IST
Isro is already working towards its next milestone in the first half of 2020: a solar mission called Aditya L1 to study the external layers of the sun. The Prime Minister has announced a manned space mission by 2022
Chandrayaan-2: Late by a week, will still land on moon on planned date
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON JUL 22, 2019 04:48 PM IST
The Chandrayaan-2 will now spend six additional days in Earth’s orbit and 15 fewer days around the moon before it lands on the day that was originally planned, Isro scientists have said.
Maxfort School students visit Nasa
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON JUL 17, 2019 01:18 PM IST
The trip also included an interaction with an eminent astronaut who had been a part of various space missions
Robots to install telescopes to peer into cosmos from the moon
BOULDER, Colo | By Reuters
UPDATED ON JUL 16, 2019 08:52 AM IST
The radio telescopes, to be planted on the far side of the moon, are among a plethora of projects underway by the U.S. space agency, private companies and other nations that will transform the moonscape in the coming decade.
Robots to install telescopes to peer into cosmos from the moon
Boulder, Colo | By Reuters
UPDATED ON JUL 16, 2019 08:38 AM IST
The radio telescopes, to be planted on the far side of the moon, are among a plethora of projects underway by the US space agency, private companies and other nations that will transform the moonscape in the coming decade.
Bollywood actors experiment with scientist avatars
Hindustan Times | By Anurag Singh Bohra
UPDATED ON JUL 15, 2019 04:53 PM IST
Upcoming Indian films on scientists and important science missions are certainly a novel tribute to the unsung heroes.
Chandrayaan 2 launch highlights- ISRO’s Lunar Mission launch called off after technical snag
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON JUL 15, 2019 11:39 AM IST
The launch of Chandrayaan-2 was called off due to a technical snag early Monday morning. A technical snag was noticed in the launch vehicle system at T-56 minutes. The revised date for launch will be announced later, ISRO said in a statement. A statement from ISRO said that the launch of Chandrayaan 2 has been cancelled for today as a measure of “abundant precaution”. Here are the highlights:
Chandrayaan 2 Launch: How to Watch Live Stream Event on Mobile, PC
New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON JUL 14, 2019 05:24 PM IST
Chandrayaan 2 Launch 2019: To facilitate viewing of the launch, the ISRO inaugurated a viewing gallery at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.
Chandrayaan 2: Meet the women at the helm of the space mission
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Anonna Dutt
UPDATED ON JUL 14, 2019 11:26 AM IST
Chandrayaan 2 Launch Mission: The indigenous rover and lander on Chandrayaan 2 will be India’s first step towards robotic space exploration.
Ethereal, other-worldly: A look at lunar fashion through the years
Hindustan Times | By Madhusree Ghosh
UPDATED ON JUL 13, 2019 10:48 AM IST
Tin-foil onesies, moon crater shoes, jackets inspired by space suits — a look at the moon as muse.
Chandrayaan 2 Launch 2019: What makes India’s moon mission special
New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON MAY 31, 2020 07:50 PM IST
Chandrayaan 2 Launch Mission: Chandrayaan-2 will land where nobody else has gone before — the moon’s south polar region.
ISRO teams up with Russian company to train Indian astronauts for Gaganyaan
Bengaluru | By Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON JUL 03, 2019 11:24 AM IST
The contract was signed by Glavkosmos’ first Deputy Director General Natalia Lokteva and Director of Human Space Flight Centre (HSFC) of ISRO S Unnikrishnan Nair on June 27.
India planning to launch own space station within a decade: ISRO chief
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Anonna Dutt
UPDATED ON JUN 14, 2019 02:19 AM IST
The space station, which will be developed indigenously, will weigh around 20 tonnes and house astronauts for about 15 to 20 days in a 400km low earth orbit, where most of the man-made objects are located.
India engaged with China for lunar mission, talks failed to take off
Hindustan Times, Beijing | By Sutirtho Patranobis
UPDATED ON MAR 11, 2019 01:47 PM IST
China’s Chang’e-4 lunar exploration mission was the first one to land on the far side of the moon – the side that’s not visible from earth – on January 3.
NASA’s first mini-spacecraft MarCO CubeSats in deep space go silent
Washington | By Press Trust of India
PUBLISHED ON FEB 07, 2019 08:51 PM IST
It has been over a month since engineers have heard from MarCO, which followed NASA’s InSight to the Red Planet. At this time, the mission team considers it unlikely they will be heard from again.
ISRO sets up Centre for Gaganyaan space mission
Bengaluru | By Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON JAN 30, 2019 11:23 PM IST
Gaganyaan is the “highest priority” for ISRO in 2019, according to the space agency, and the plan is to have the first unmanned mission in December 2020 and second for July 2021.
ISRO to send 3 Indians to space by 2021 in Gaganyaan mission
Hindustan Times, New Delhi/ Bengaluru | By Anonna Dutta and Vikram Gopal
PUBLISHED ON JAN 11, 2019 11:21 PM IST
The crew, which is expected to have up to three members will include a woman and will orbit in space for up to a week.
India’s first manned mission to space may have a woman astronaut too
New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON JAN 11, 2019 03:10 PM IST
ISRO chief K Sivan said the target for two unmanned missions to space is December 2020 and July 2021, and the target for a manned mission to space is December 2021.
Imagining 2019: The system isn’t warped, the system is us
By Mimi Mondal
UPDATED ON JAN 01, 2019 07:12 AM IST
Some of us have always lived in dystopias. Inclusiveness, empathy and hope are the brickwork of the future.
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