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Russia may train Indian Astronauts for Gaganyaan at its Space Centre

Many Russian cosmonauts, past and present, train and stay with their families in this facility, which is run by Roscosmos, the Russian space agency.

Neil Armstrong’s family to auction his personal collection

Washington, July 21 (IANS) The personal collection of US astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man to set foot on the Moon 49 years ago on July 20, will be auctioned by his family.

3 2 1 Launch: An AR app for science buffs

This app is for anyone who wants to learn more about rocket launches.

848 posts lying vacant in subordinate statistical services due to attrition: Government

Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has requested the SSC to recruit 666 candidates for the post of JSO through Combined Graduate Level Examination 2016.

India has long way to go for human space flight mission: Former ISRO chief

Earlier in the day, ISRO said that it carried out a major technology demonstration, the first in a series of tests to qualify a crew escape system, a critical technology relevant for human spaceflight.

India’s first manned space mission, Gaganyaan, to send three persons for 5-7 days

Minister of State for Atomic Energy and Space said GSLV Mk III, the three-stage heavy lift launch vehicle, will be used to launch Gaganyaan as it has the necessary payload capability.

NASA to launch E. Coli into space to study antibiotic resistance

Washington, Nov 11 (IANS) To study microgravity’s effect on bacterial antibiotic resistance, scientists are set to send E. coli, a common bacterial pathogen linked to urinary tract infections and foodborne illnesses, to the International Space Station (ISS).

NASA seeks nickname for New Horizons’ next flyby target

On January 1, 2019, the New Horizons spacecraft will fly past a small, frozen world in the Kuiper Belt — 1.6 billion km past Pluto and at the outer edge of our solar system.

NASA seeks nickname for New Horizons’ next flyby target

On January 1, 2019, the New Horizons spacecraft will fly past a small, frozen world in the Kuiper Belt — 1.6 billion km past Pluto and at the outer edge of our solar system.

NASA extends Juno’s Jupiter mission until July 2021

Washington, June 9 (IANS) With NASA’s Juno spacecraft needing more time to gather the mission’s required data, the US space agency has decided to extend its science operations until July 2021, making way for the probe to spend three more years in orbit around Jupiter.

First Indian and Pakistani astronauts to be in space in 2022?

Pak will send a human to space for the first time in 2022. India, too, has planned a mission around the same time.

Suits from Vadodara, parachutes from Agra: Inside ISRO’s plan to launch India’s first astronauts

Isro has kickstarted the process of selecting experiments that could be performed in the Low Earth Orbit.

Indian Space Research Organisation on hunt for another Rakesh Sharma

The space organisation tested on Thursday a crew escape system (CES), which is a capsule that ejects from a rocket if it explodes on the launch pad

SpaceX to build Mars rockets in Los Angeles

San Francisco, April 22 (IANS) The Big Falcon Rocket, or BFR, which will be used to explore Mars — a goal that SpaceX CEO Elon Musk hopes to accomplish by 2022 — will be built in the Port of Los Angeles, media reports said.

NASA to award $ 100k prize for designing aerosol sensor

Tiny airborne particles, known as aerosols, can contribute to a variety of health problems, such as asthma and respiratory tract irritation.