Scientists have for the first time grown plants in lunar soil brought back to Earth by astronauts in the Apollo missions, a step towards producing food and oxygen on the Moon or during future space missions.The researchers at the University of Florida (UF) in the US showed that plants can successfully sprout and grow in … Read more
During 2022, ISRO would be undertaking eight Launch Vehicle Missions, seven Spacecraft Missions, and four Technology Demonstrator Missions By Dr Ajey Lele The government has recently announced that the Department of Space (DoS) is planning for 19 missions for the year 2022. Owing to the Covid-19 phase during the year 2020 and 2021, ISRO was … Read more
The UAE has been focusing a lot on developing its space sector in recent years. (Image: UAE space agency) UAE space mission: The United Arab Emirates last year launched the Hope Probe to Mars as its first space exploration mission. The aim of the mission was to establish the growing capabilities of the UAE in … Read more
‘Nauka’ is the Russian word for ‘Science’ and it is the biggest space lab sent by the country to outer space so far. Russia’s Nauka module: On the International Space Station was a Russian module called Pirs that was used by spacecraft as a docking port as well as by cosmonauts going for a spacewalk … Read more
The 23-storey Falcon Heavy, which is a reusable vehicle, is at present the most powerful operational space launch vehicle. (Representational image) SpaceX: Elon Musk’s SpaceX has had the first-mover advantage in the commercialisation of space and is aiming to dominate the private sector in this arena, and now, it has landed a $178 million launch … Read more
The finding about the harmful radiations from the lunar surface was published in the US journal Science Advances by a Chinese-German team. A new study has startlingly found that future explorers and astronauts of the lunar surface will have to brace themselves for two to three times more hazardous radiations in comparison to the present … Read more