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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY - December 2018

Dec 2018

Jun 16, 2025

China Blasts Laser 80,000 Miles to the Moon in Broad Daylight - A First in Space History

In a groundbreaking achievement for space exploration, China successfully fired a precision laser from Earth, sending it 80,778 miles (130,000 kilometres) to the Moon and back in broad daylight. This remarkable feat, accomplished by the Deep Space Exploration Laboratory (DSEL), marks the world's first successful Earth-to-Moon laser-ranging shot under sunlight. This advancement is expected to bolster China's ambitions in lunar exploration and deep-space missions.

Jun 11, 2025

China Starts Producing World-First Non-Binary AI Chips

China started mass production of the world's first non-binary AI chips, adding this new technology to important industries like aviation and manufacturing.
The new chip merges conventional binary logic with stochastic, or probabilistic, logic to offer an alternative method for data processing. Importantly, the chip avoids reliance on US-restricted components.

Jun 09, 2025

Starlink Gets Green Light to Launch Satellite Internet in India

In a major boost to satellite-based internet connectivity in India, Elon Musk's Starlink secured the Global Mobile Personal Communication by Satellite (GMPCS) licence from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT). With this approval, Starlink becomes the third company authorised to provide satellite communication services in India, alongside Bharti Airtel-backed OneWeb and Reliance Jio's Satellite Communications. The company is expected to receive trial spectrum within 15–20 days to demonstrate its technical and security compliance before commencing full-scale operations.

Jun 06, 2025

Ispace's RESILIENCE Lunar Lander Crashes

A Japanese private spacecraft, owned by Tokyo-based ispace, crashed in a failed lunar landing attempt in the Mare Frigoris area, the second moonshot failure for the company. The RESILIENCE lunar lander lost contact while descending, prompting ispace to call off the mission as a failure.

Jun 03, 2025

Private Japanese Spacecraft, to Attempt Daring Moon Landing

Months after it launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon-9 rocket, Japan's ispace Resilience lander is ready to attempt a daring Moon landing.
Japan's ispace's RESILIENCE lander is scheduled to attempt a touchdown on the Moon on June 5, 2025, near the center of Mare Frigoris, also known as the Sea of Cold.
Launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on January 15, 2025, RESILIENCE was successfully deployed and began its months-long voyage using a low-energy transfer orbit—a fuel-efficient trajectory that included a lunar flyby and a series of complex deep-space maneuvers.

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