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Jan 2017

Jun 09, 2017

NASA Picks 12 New Astronauts

After evaluating a record-breaking number of applicants, NASA has chosen 12 new astronauts, including an Indian-American, who will be trained for missions into Earth orbit and to deep space.
The 12 new astronaut candidates, seven men and five women, were chosen from more than 18,300 people who submitted applications.

Jun 08, 2017

World's First Driverless Train

Chinese rail transit firm CRRC has developed a driverless train or smart bus that can run without tracks.
The vehicle is about 30 meters long and comes with sensors that can read the dimensions of roads and plan its own route.
According to the government of Zhuzhou City, a 6.5-kilometer ART line will be built through downtown Zhuzhou and operations will start in 2018.

Jun 07, 2017

Machine that Sucks CO2 Directly from Air

For the first time in the world, Climeworks, a Swiss company, has developed a commercial plant that captures atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) directly from the air and then uses it to grow vegetables.
The Climeworks AG facility can capture about 900 tonnes of CO2 from the air each year.
The plant is a historic step for negative emissions technology.

Jun 06, 2017

India's Heaviest Rocket GSLV MkIII-D1

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) added another feather to its already flooding cap by successfully launching its heaviest homegrown rocket until date, the GSLV-Mk III.
ISRO's heavy-duty rocket, powered by cryogenic engine, successfully placed the GSAT-19 satellite into the orbit in its first developmental flight.
The GSLV MkIII-D1, weighing 640 tonnes and standing 43.43 metres tall, is capable of lifting payloads of up to 4,000 kg into the Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO) and 10,000 kg into the Low Earth Orbit.

Jun 05, 2017

SpaceX Blasts Off Using Recycled Spaceship

In a first, SpaceX successfully blasted off a shipment of food and supplies for astronauts at International Space Station using a recycled spaceship that had already flown once.
The refurbished Dragon cargo capsule soared into space aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
The effort is part of SpaceX`s push to make spaceflight cheaper by re-using costly rocket and spaceship components after each launch.

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