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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY - March 2018

Mar 2018

Oct 12, 2018

Manned Space Program Suspended

Russia has suspended its manned space program until the investigation is pending into the rocket failure.

The suspension comes after a Russian Soyuz rocket, carrying two-man Russian-American crew, malfunctioned and made an emergency landing in Kazhakstan.

Oct 08, 2018

First Manned SpaceX Mission

The first human spaceflight aboard a SpaceX rocket to the International Space Station (ISS) is expected to take place in June 2019, while a flight on a Boeing spacecraft is set to follow in August 2019.

It is the first crewed mission by the US since the retirement of the space shuttle in 2011. NASA astronauts currently use Russian Soyuz spacecraft, and its contract is set to expire in November 2019.

Oct 05, 2018

First Exomoon

Astronomers have announced the possible discovery of the first known moon outside our solar system.

This "exomoon" is not like any in our cosmic neighbourhood: it's the size of Neptune and orbits a planet the size of Jupiter - but with 10 times the mass.

The object was spotted in data from Nasa's Kepler spacecraft, and later observed using the Hubble telescope.

To date, astronomers have discovered more than 3,500 exoplanets - worlds orbiting stars other than the Sun.

Sep 27, 2018

Japan Firm Signs with SpaceX for Lunar Missions

A Japanese start-up is to send spacecraft to the moon in a deal signed with Elon Musk's SpaceX.

The private lunar exploration company ispace would blast a lander and rovers towards the moon on a SpaceX rocket on two separate missions.

The spaceware will first orbit the moon in mid-2020, followed by a moon landing attempt set for mid-2021.

Sep 26, 2018

Real-time Ride Monitoring System

In a bid to step up passenger safety, Indian cab-hailing major Ola has rolled out a real-time ride monitoring system.

'Ola Guardian,' the real-time monitoring system to strengthen ride safety of customers, has been launched as a pilot in Bengaluru, Mumbai and Pune.

The system, which is based on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning tools, will go live in Delhi and Kolkata by the end of October and in other Indian cities by the end of 2018.

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