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An H-2A rocket carrying the Hope Probe lifts off from the launching pad at Tanegashima Space Center on the southwestern island of Tanegashima, Japan

UAE Launches Interplanetary Mission to Mars

Lisa Barrington and Jacob Greaves 20/07/2020

There are currently eight active missions exploring Mars. Some...

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Why Is ISRO’s Vyommitra Female?

Jahnavi Sen 30/01/2020

ISRO will use a female android named Vyommitra to...

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A Gadfly’s Perspective on Human Spaceflight

C.P. Rajendran 27/09/2019

The question about benefits is rhetorical but an instance...

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Chandrayaan 2 in Limbo as ISRO Loses Contact With Lander, History on Hold

The Wire Staff 07/09/2019

A brutal reminder that space is hard

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ISRO and India Prepare for Historic Moon Landing After Midnight Tonight

The Wire Staff 06/09/2019

Sticking the landing is expected to bring great accolades...

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ISRO Braces for Chandrayaan 2’s ’15 Minutes of Terror’ Tonight

Jatan Mehta 06/09/2019

The complexity and cost of such a robotic mission...

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The Uncertainty and Obsolescence Vikram Sarabhai Saw in India’s Future

Vikram Sarabhai 12/08/2019

"I believe that the present is particularly threatening to...