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Oct 31, 2023

NASA Launches Mission to 20,000-year-old Supernova Remnant to Understand Life Cycle of Stars

NASA launched a new sounding rocket to study a stellar event in the Cygnus Loop, which is a supernova remnant that took place 20,000 years ago. Cygnus is about 2,600 light years away from the Earth. The sounding rocket mission, named the Integral Field Ultraviolet Spectroscope Experiment (INFUSE) was launched from the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico.
As per astronomers, a massive star, which was perhaps 20 times the size of the sun exploded in a supernova so bright that it was possibly seen from Earth. After this supernova, some matters of the explosion remain suspended in the universe, which is known to astronomers as the Cygnus Loop. The INFUSE mission will study the Cygnus Loop and try to understand the life cycle of stars.

Oct 30, 2023

Jio SpaceFiber, India's First Satellite-based Gigabit Broadband

Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited unveiled Jio SpaceFiber, India's first satellite-based gigabit broadband service, to connect remote parts of India with high-speed internet.
Reliance Jio said that it seeks to extend high-speed broadband services to areas that were previously inaccessible.
Reliance Jio already serves more than 450 million Indian consumers with high-speed broadband services, and with the introduction of Jio SpaceFiber, it aims to make digital inclusivity a reality for every household.
This satellite-based service, added to its existing offerings of Jio Fiber and Jio AirFiber, ensures that consumers and businesses can access reliable, low-latency, high-speed internet and entertainment, regardless of their location.

Oct 27, 2023

Russia to Put First Segment of its Own ISS in Orbit by 2027

President Vladimir Putin said that the first segment of Russia's new orbital station, which Moscow sees as the next logical development in space exploration after the International Space Station (ISS), should be put into operation by 2027. In a meeting with space industry officials, Putin also vowed to proceed with Russia's lunar programme despite the failure in August 2023 of its first moon shot in 47 years.

Oct 26, 2023

China's Youngest-ever Crew of Astronauts Heads to Space Station

The youngest-ever crew of Chinese astronauts departed for China's space station, paving the way for a new generation of 'taikonauts' to advance the country's space ambitions in the future.
The spacecraft Shenzhou-17, or 'Divine Vessel', and its three passengers lifted off atop a Long March-2F rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China.
Leading the six-month mission was former air force pilot Tang Hongbo, who was on the first crewed mission to the space station in 2021.

Oct 25, 2023

Skyroot Unveils Vikram-1 Rocket

Space start-up Skyroot Aerospace unveiled its indigenously built Vikram-1 rocket which is expected to deliver satellites to low earth orbit early next year (2024). Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh also inaugurated 'The MAX-Q Campus', the new headquarters of the start-up at the GMR Aerospace and Industrial Park at Mamidipally in South Hyderabad.
Vikram-1 is a multi-stage launch vehicle with a capacity to place around 300 kg payloads in Low Earth Orbit. It is an all-carbon-fibre-bodied rocket that can place multiple satellites into orbit and features 3D-printed liquid engines.
Planned to be launched in early 2024, Vikram-I will be Skyroot's second rocket, after the successful launch of the Vikram-S rocket on November 18, 2022.

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