Russia to Launch First Satellite to Monitor Arctic Climate
Russia will be launching its first Arktika-M satellite to monitor the Arctic climate and environment later this year. The information was shared by Vladimir Kolmykov, the General Director of the Lavochkin aerospace company.
The first Arktika-M spacecraft has been developed and is currently undergoing radio-electronic testing. The satellite is planned for launch towards the end of 2020. The second Arktika-M satellite is also under development and its launch is scheduled for 2023.
May 03, 2020
Indian-Origin Girl Vaneeza Names NASA's 1st Mars Helicopter
A 17-year old Indian-origin girl Vaneeza Rupani has named the 1st helicopter to be built for Mars as 'Ingenuity' (in Hindi it means the inventive character of a person). She received this credit when she submitted her essay in NASA's (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) 'Name the Rover' competition.
Before this new name, It was just named as "Mars Helicopter".
Along with Rupani , a total of 28, 000 students from each state and territory of the US (United States) participated in this competition.
May 02, 2020
NASA Names Companies to Develop Human Landers for Artemis Moon Missions
NASA has selected three U.S. companies to design and develop human landing systems (HLS) for the agency's Artemis program, one of which will land the first woman and next man on the surface of the Moon by 2024. NASA is on track for sustainable human exploration of the Moon for the first time in history.
The human landing system awards under the Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships (NextSTEP-2) Appendix H Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) are firm-fixed price, milestone-based contracts. The total combined value for all awarded contracts is $967 million for the 10-month base period.
IIG Develops New Simulation Code To Study Electric Field Structure In Earths Magnetosphere
Scientists at the Indian Institute of Geomagnetism (IIG) an autonomous institution of the Department of Science and Technology (DST) developed a generalized one-dimensional fluid simulation code capable of studying a wide spectrum of coherent electric field structures in near-earth plasma environment or earth's magnetosphere.
The new simulation code can be useful in planning future space missions.
It can also lead to precisely controlled fusion laboratory experiments for ever-expanding energy needs of humanity.
May 01, 2020
NASA selects Bezos's Blue Origin and Musk's SpaceX to Build New Moon Landers
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has selected SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Dynetics, the three space firms to build new lunar landing systems that will carry astronauts to the moon by 2024. The announcement by NASA was made on April 30, 2020.
The deadline has been accelerated by the White House to 2024, under the Space agency's moon to mars campaign. The three companies that include SpaceX and Blue Origin will share the amount of $967 million from NASA.
NASA has been gearing up for a long-term presence on the moon that according to the space agency will eventually help humans to reach Mars.
Apr 29, 2020
The Largest-ever Arctic Ozone Hole Developed this Spring
An ozone hole that formed over the Arctic this spring and eventually grew into the largest ever recorded there has closed.
Scientists who were tracking the hole at Copernicus' Atmospheric Monitoring Service (CAMS) made the announcement, noting the "rather unusual" hole was caused not by human activity but a particularly strong Arctic polar vortex.
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