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Space And Isro News
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Iran Launches 3 New Satellites in Space Program Boost
Iran recently launched three new satellites, showcasing its growing space technology capabilities. The domestically-produced satellites, named Navak-1, Pars-2, and an upgraded Pars-1, were unveiled at a ceremony in Tehran. High-ranking officials, inc...
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India's ISRO Gears Up for 100th Sriharikota Rocket Launch on January 29th
India’s space program is preparing for a landmark event, with the 100th rocket launch from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota scheduled for January 29th. This important mission, called GSLV-F15, will carry the NVS-02 satellite into space. ...
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Karnataka Villagers Alarmed as TIFR Satellite Balloon Crashes into Home
A satellite payload balloon from the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in Hyderabad came down unexpectedly on a house in the Bidar district of Karnataka. It happened early Saturday morning in Alsangi village, which is part of Homnabad Taluk. Peo...
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Moon Added to "At-Risk" List Over Debris and Tourism Fears
The World Monuments Fund just put the Moon on its list of places that are in danger. This is because there's a lot more space junk floating around now. And more people might start visiting the Moon which could cause problems. A report in The New York...
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UAE Launches World's First 24/7 Gigascale Renewable Energy Power Plant in Abu Dhabi
The UAE just opened a big new renewable energy place in Abu Dhabi. It's the first of its kind it can run 24/7. This project uses a lot of solar power and big batteries to store the energy. They plan to make a gigawatt of clean energy constantly which...
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ISRO Makes History: Space Docking Success Places India Among Elite Four
India's space agency ISRO just pulled off a successful space docking of two satellites. This makes India only the fourth country in the world to have this tech after the US Russia and China. The docking involved two small spacecraft called SDX01 the ...
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SpaceX Launches U.S. and Japan Moon Landers in Historic Florida Mission
SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket on Wednesday sending two private moon landers to space from Florida. The launch happened at 1:11 a.m. Eastern time. The landers are from two different companies one is called Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost and the ot...
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UAE's High-Tech MBZ-SAT Set For Launch From California
The UAE is getting ready to launch its most advanced Earth observation satellite called MBZ-SAT it was built completely by Emirati engineers at the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre. The launch is happening from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California...
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China's Space Station to Host 1,000+ Research Projects in Next Decade
China's space station is planning a lot of research for the next 10 to 15 years. They're going to do over 1000 different projects using the space station as a lab. The goal is to get scientists from different fields to work together and make big disc...
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Blue Origin's New Glenn Rocket Launch Delayed Again Due to Weather, Tech Issues
Blue Origin had to delay its New Glenn rocket launch again on Monday it was supposed to go up January 10th but got moved to the 12th because the weather was bad for landing the rocket at sea. They tried again Monday but the weather still wasn't great...