National programme
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the United States Federal Government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research.
Cuttack-based astronomy team designs rover to exhibit at NASA challenge
A Cuttack-based Navonmesh Prasar Student Astronomy Team (NaPSAT), comprising of 10 school students, has designed a rover to be exhibited at NASA Human Rover Exploration Challenge 2021.
Russia's Soyuz rocket placed into orbit with 3 astronauts on board
Russia's Soyuz MS-18 Yu spacecraft carrying one NASA astronaut and two cosmonauts of the Russian space agency Roscosmos docked to the International Space Station (ISS) at 7:05 am Eastern Time Zone (EDT) while both spacecraft were flying about 262 miles above northern China, NASA said.
NASA to land first person of colour on Moon
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will land the first person of colour on the moon as part of an international spaceflight program called Artemis, according to the US space agency.
NASA's Mars Helicopter to make first flight attempt on Sunday
NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter is two days away from making humanity's first attempt at powered, controlled flight of an aircraft on another planet. If all proceeds as planned, the 4-pound (1.8-kg) rotorcraft is expected to take off from Mars' Jezero Crater on Sunday at 12:30 pm local Mars solar time, hovering 10 feet (3 meters) above the surface for up to 30 seconds.
Cabinet approves Rs 4,500 crore PLI scheme to boost solar PV modules manufacturing
The union cabinet on Wednesday approved a production linked incentive (PLI) scheme with an outlay of Rs 4,500 crore to add 10,000 MW capacity of integrated solar PV modules manufacturing plants.
NASA to conduct water-drop tests for its Orion spacecraft structure on Tuesday
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will air live its series of impact tests on the crew capsule of its Orion spacecraft to check how it responds to splashing into water, the space agency has said.
NASA angers China by calling Taiwan a country
NASA seems to have offended China by referring to Taiwan as a country and Beijing called on the US space agency to rectify its mistake "as soon as possible".
NISAR mission: US-India partnership will help optimise world's natural resources, says State Dept
Noting the importance of a joint Earth-observing mission between NASA and ISRO, the US State Department on Thursday said the "steller" partnership between the two countries, will help optimise management of the world's natural resources and enhance disaster preparedness.
Biggest asteroid to pass by Earth this year comes closest
Washington, March 21 The largest asteroid to visit Earth in 2021 is passing by our planet on Sunday ...
NASA has 'renewed emphasis' on practical science applications: Climate official
NASA's acting senior climate advisor Gavin Schmidt said on Friday that the space agency s seeing a "renewed emphasis" on practical applications of science under the Biden administration.
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