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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY - May 2018

May 2018

Jan 22, 2024

Astronauts from Turkey, Sweden and Italy Launch to Space Station

Turkey's first astronaut along with a Swede and Italian launched to the International Space Station on a chartered SpaceX flight.
The Falcon rocket blasted off from NASA's Kennedy Space Centre, carrying the three men, all with military pilot experience and representing their homelands.
Turkey's Alper Gezeravci, a former fighter pilot and captain for Turkish Airlines, is the first person from his country to rocket to space.

Jan 21, 2024

Japan's Lunar Craft Lands Successfully on Moon

Japan became the fifth country to put a spacecraft on the moon.
Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) landed the moon's surface and re-established communication with earth, but its solar panels were not able to generate electricity, possibly because they are angled wrong.
Dubbed the 'moon sniper', SLIM attempted to land within 100 metre of its target, versus the conventional accuracy of several km, a technology JAXA says would become a powerful tool in future exploration of hilly moon poles seen as a potential source of oxygen, fuel and water.

Jan 20, 2024

Mars Equator Hiding Giant Slabs of Ice

Mars once again stumped humans with yet another fascinating discovery. Latest research showed that the red planet is hiding giant slabs of ice at its equator. This ice runs several kilometres deep and if melted, is enough to cover the entire surface of Mars. The resulting ocean will likely be 1.5 to 2.7 metres (4.9 to 8.9 feet) deep.
The discovery of these slabs of ice was made at the Medusae Fossae Formation region on the Martian equator.
The latest discovery once again proves that life probably once existed on the red planet. Earlier, evidence has been found that rivers once flowed on Mars. But this is the first time that such a huge amount of water has been found on the Martian equator.

Jan 19, 2024

ISRO Unveils 2nd-gen Distress Alert Transmitter for Fishermen

ISRO developed a second-generation 'Distress Alert Transmitter' (DAT), incorporating advanced satellite communication and navigation capabilities that allow fishermen at sea to send emergency messages from fishing boats and get acknowledgement in real-time.
The DAT has been operational since 2010 and more than 20,000 of them are currently in use.
The messages are sent through a communication satellite and received at a central control station (INMCC: Indian Mission Control Centre) where the alert signals are decoded for the identity and location of the fishing boat.
The extracted information is forwarded to Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centres (MRCCs) under the Indian Coast Guard (ICG).
"Using this information the MRCC undertakes Search and Rescue operations to save the fishermen in distress.

Jan 18, 2024

MeitY Secretary Launches India's First Graphene Centre, IoT CoE in Kerala

MeitY Secretary S. Krishnan launched a Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Intelligent Internet of Things (IIoT) Sensors and India's first graphene centre - India Innovation Centre for Graphene (IICG) in Kerala.
The CoE in IIoT Sensors is a unique facility established at Makers Village Kochi by MeitY, Government of India and Government of Kerala to catalyse the development of sensors within the realm of Intelligent IoT systems covering a broad spectrum of applications of intelligent sensors in networks, devices and sensor systems.
Further, the India Innovation Centre for Graphene (IICG) was established at Makers Village Kochi by MeitY and Government of Kerala along with Tata Steel Limited.
Digital University Kerala (DUK) (formerly IIITMK) and Centre for Materials for Electronics Technology (CMET), Thrissur are the technical partners for setting up these centres.

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