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Feb 11, 2020

NASA, ESA set to send Solar Orbiter probe to map Sun's poles

NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) are gearing up to send a new probe toward the Sun to take a unique look at its blazing poles, an unprecedented view expected to help researchers grasp how the star's vast bubble of energy affects Earth and humans in space.
The Solar Orbiter is due launch to space atop an Atlas 5 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida on February 9 at 11:03 p.m. ET (0403 GMT February 10), deploying an array of solar panels and antennas before setting off on its 10-year voyage to the Sun.
Using the gravitational influence from Earth and Venus to whip itself as close as 26 million miles from the Sun or 95% of the distance between the star and Earth the probe will map the star's poles, which could allow scientists for the first time to observe the concentrated source of solar wind that permeates our solar system.

Iran Space Program Fails to Launch Satellite Into Orbit

An Iranian rocket failed to put a satellite into orbit on Sunday, state television reported, the latest setback for a program the U.S. claims helps Tehran advance its ballistic missile program.
The launch happened at 7:15 p.m. local time at Imam Khomeini Spaceport in Iran's Semnan province, some 230 kilometers (145 miles) southeast of Iran's capital, Tehran. A Simorgh, or "Phoenix," rocket couldn't put the Zafar 1 communications satellite into orbit, however, due to a low speed, Iranian state TV reported.

Feb 10, 2020

Satellite Fails to Reach Orbit

As per reports, Iran launched a domestically made satellite but it failed to reach orbit.
It was launched with success and we have reached most our aims, but the "Zafar" satellite did not reach orbit as planned.
The launch was the latest in a programme which the United States says helps Tehran advance its ballistic missile technology.

Feb 09, 2020

London Start-up Launches First Big Batch of Satellites

The UK-based OneWeb company sent 34 satellites into orbit on a single Soyuz rocket from Baikonur in Kazakhstan.
The start-up is building a mega-constellation in the sky to deliver broadband internet to all corners of the globe.
Six spacecraft were lofted in 2019 to prove the technology, but this year will see big batches of platforms going up on a near monthly basis.
The aim is to have the full network in operation by the end of 2021.
OneWeb is in a race with a number of other companies that want to provide the same kind of service.

Feb 08, 2020

UAE Discovers New Natural Jebel Ali Gas Field

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) discovered huge shallow gas resources called 'Jebel Ali gas field' with estimated reserves of 80 trillion standard cubic feet spanning an area of 5,000 square kilometres in the cross-border area of the Emirates of Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), the government-owned energy giant, will jointly develop the reservoir with distributor the Dubai Supply Authority (DSA).
This discovery will enhance UAE's aim of achieving gas self-sufficiency & also help promote major development projects.

Feb 07, 2020

NASA Astronaut to Set New Female Space Record

NASA astronaut Christina Koch is set to complete the longest-ever single spaceflight by a woman.
When she returns to Earth on Thursday, Koch will have spent 328 days on the International Space Station (ISS), surpassing the previous record held by fellow American Peggy Whitson.
Ms Koch will come back in a Russian Soyuz spacecraft, parachuting down to a landing on the steppes of Kazakhstan.
Her record is just 12 days short of the all-time US record set by Scott Kelly.
Mr. Kelly stayed on the ISS from 2015-2016.
Ms. Koch surpassed the 289-day record set by fellow American Ms. Whitson on 28 December 2019. But her return to Earth, shortly after 09:00 GMT, will set the marker for future space travellers to beat.

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