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Japan’s JAXA successfully launches, lands reusable rocket

July 11, 2026 admin

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s H3 rocket lifts off from the Tanegashima Space Centre in Minamitane, Tanegashima island, on Friday, June 12, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Japan’s space agency said on Saturday (July 11, 2026) its prototype reusable rocket successfully completed the first lift-off and landing test, marking a step forward in the cost-cutting technology…

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India’s space programme, a people’s space journey

December 31, 2025 admin

India’s space journey has evolved beyond a string of spectacular missions. It has the national pulse and is a source of daily inspiration. In June 2025, when Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla displayed the Tricolour aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, it was a moment of pride for every…

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Japan’s first private-sector rocket launch attempt ends with explosion shortly after take-off

March 13, 2024 admin

Space One’s Kairos rocket is launched before it explodes after liftoff from a launch pad in Kushimoto, Wakayama prefecture, western Japan, on March 13, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP A rocket that was supposed to become Japan’s first from the private sector to put a satellite into orbit exploded shortly after takeoff on March 13,…

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India’s next moon mission will be precursor to the country’s ambitious lunar sample return mission: PRL Director

January 31, 2024 admin

Anil Bharadwaj, director, Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad during at public talk on moon explorations at Jawaharalal Nehru planetarium in Bengaluru on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: BHAGYA PRAKASH K. India’s next lunar mission LUPEX which will be launched in the next few years in collaboration with Japan will be a precursor to the country’s ambitious lunar sample…

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