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Isro set to launch Chandrayaan-2 by March-April
The new launch date comes after Chandrayaan-2 missed two earlier launch windows in 2017 and 2018
2 min read12 Jan 2019Private space voyages: The next giant leap for mankind?
Private space voyages are showing signs of becoming a reality, as they continue to draw investor interest
5 min read10 Nov 2018SpaceX launches sensitive mission for US military, Falcon 9 rocket nails landing
Elon Musk's SpaceX launched a sensitive mission for the US military and landed the Falcon 9's booster on land, marking the company's fifth successful mission of 2017
1 min read1 May 2017Isro makes announcement of opportunity for its Venus mission
Isro's announcement of opportunity is addressed to all institutions in the country and the last date for receiving the proposal is 19 May 2017
2 min read24 Apr 2017Space debris problem getting worse: scientists
Scientists sound the alarm over the problems posed to space missions from orbital junk the accumulating debris from mankind's six-decade exploration of the cosmos
3 min read19 Apr 2017Nasa finds 60,000-year-old living microbes in Mexico’s Naica mine
Scientists say the strange ancient microbes in Mexico's Naica mine have apparently evolved so they can survive on a diet of sulfite, manganese and copper oxide
1 min read22 Feb 2017Space race
Isro's satellite launch record affords it bragging rights, but competition is set to get stiffer with Elon Musk's SpaceX coming in with reusable rockets
1 min read16 Feb 2017Obama sees human missions to Mars by 2030s
Barack Obama pledge to work with private companies 'to build new habitats that can sustain and transport astronauts on long-duration missions in deep space'
1 min read11 Oct 2016Chandrayaan II to be indigenous mission with ‘minor’ US help
With Nasa, the collaboration is restricted to its services from the Deep Space Network for Chandrayaan purpose
2 min read3 Apr 2016France, India charting new orbit to jointly explore Mars,Venus
In an interview, Jean-Yves Le Gall, the chief of the French Space Agency, said that he hopes that Indian and French flags could fly to Mars and Venus
2 min read31 Jan 2016Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared