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Feb 06, 2021

ISRO to Launch iBrazilian, Indian Startup Satellite in First Mission of 2021

In its first mission in 2021, India's space agency ISRO planned to launch on February 28 Brazilian satellite Amazonia-1 and three Indian payloads, including one built by a home-grown start-up.
The satellites are slated to be launched onboard the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) C-51 at 10.28 am from the Sriharikota spaceport, over 100 km from Chennai.
Amazonia-1, reportedly the first earth observation satellite entirely developed by Brazil, is the primary payload.

Feb 05, 2021

Lithium Deposits Found in Karnataka

The Central Government has confirmed in a written reply to Lok Sabha about the presence of 1600 tonnes of lithium deposits in Mandya district of Karnataka. However, the significance and the quantity of the lithium in the region can only be confirmed after exploring the entire area. Further, commercial exploitation for the deposits can start only after the technical, social and economic feasibility studies are done.
Survey was done by the Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research (AMD).
AMD is a constituent unit under the Department of Atomic Energy.

Japan Scientists Study Source of High Heat on Asteroid

Japanese space experts said they are examining soil samples brought back from a distant asteroid in an attempt to find the source of heat that altered the celestial body, in their search for clues to the origin of the solar system and life on Earth.
A preliminary examination of 5.4-gram soil, which the Hayabusa2 spacecraft brought in December, has already been done.

Feb 04, 2021

SatSure Plans Remote Sensing Satellite Fleet

SatSure is planning to launch a fleet of remote sensing microsatellites from 2022 to meet the growing need of high-resolution satellite imagery across aviation, banking, insurance and transportation sectors. The satellites will be powered by hybrid-propulsion systems of Bellatrix Aerospace, a startup incubated at the Indian Institute of Science.
SatSure will be the second Indian firm after Bengaluru-based Pixxel to look at its own earth observation satellite fleet. Pixxel's first satellite - Anand is expected to be launched on the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) in early 2021.

Feb 03, 2021

Stardust 1.0, The First Rocket to Run On Biofuel

On January 31, 2021 Stardust 1.0 was launched from Loring Commerce Centre in Maine, US, a former military base, becoming the first commercial space launch powered by biofuel, which is non-toxic for the environment as opposed to traditionally used rocket fuels.
The launch marked another historic first for Maine since Stardust 1.0 has become the first commercial rocket launch for the state located in the northeastern US.

Feb 02, 2021

SpaceX to Launch World's First All-civilian Astronaut Mission this Year

SpaceX announced that it will launch four private individuals on a Crew Dragon capsule into orbit around the Earth, dubbed as the world's first all-civilian mission. It is scheduled to launch in the fourth quarter of 2021.
The company's spacecraft would be commanded by Jared Isaacman, the founder and CEO of Shift4 Payments, who is also a trained pilot. The mission, known as Inspiration4, seeks to raise support for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
The Inspiration4 crew will receive commercial astronaut training by SpaceX on the
Falcon 9 launch vehicle and Dragon spacecraft, orbital mechanics, operating in microgravity, zero gravity, and other forms of stress testing. They will go through emergency preparedness training, spacesuit and spacecraft ingress and egress exercises, as well as partial and full mission simulations.
This multi-day journey, orbiting Earth every 90 minutes along a customized flight path, will be carefully monitored at every step by the mission control.

Gaganyaan's First Unmanned Launch Slated for December 2021

The launch of the first unmanned mission of Gaganyaan is slated for December, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said. The mission was originally scheduled for launch in December 2020 but had to be postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Sitharaman said that as part of Gaganyaan, India's manned space mission, four Indian astronauts are being trained on generic space flight aspects in Russia.
The Rs. 10,000 crore Gaganyaan mission aims to send a three-member crew to space for a period of five to seven days by 2022 when India completes 75 years of independence.
The ISRO had started planning for the mission accordingly. The first unmanned mission was planned in December 2020, the second unmanned mission in June 2021.

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