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How does the Gaganyaan’s life-support system operate?

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How does the Gaganyaan’s life-support system operate?

ISRO successfully conducted the Second Integrated Air Drop Test (IADT-02) for Gaganyaan, India’s first human spaceflight mission, on April 15, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI The Environmental Control and Life Support System (ECLSS) replicates the earth’s atmosphere in earth orbit by managing air, water, temperature, and waste. In short-term space missions, all supplies are carried…

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Sunita Williams-piloted Boeing Starliner test flight postponed over Atlas rocket glitch

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Sunita Williams-piloted Boeing Starliner test flight postponed over Atlas rocket glitch

The long-awaited first crewed test flight of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft was called off for at least 24 hours over a technical glitch with the Atlas V rocket that was being readied to launch the new astronaut capsule to orbit on Monday night. The CST-100 Starliner’s inaugural voyage carrying astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS)…

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Sunita Williams’ 3rd Mission To Space Called Off Hours Before Liftoff

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Sunita Williams’ 3rd Mission To Space Called Off Hours Before Liftoff

The Boeing Starliner was set to lift off from the Kennedy Space Center. The launch of the Boeing Starliner, which was set to take astronaut Sunita Williams to space for a third time, has been postponed due to a technical glitch. No new date has been announced for the launch. Ms Williams, poster girl for…

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India Now Needs A Strategic Vision For Space, Boost Space Tech: Experts

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India Now Needs A Strategic Vision For Space, Boost Space Tech: Experts

New Delhi: Six decades after its first rocket launch, India, with the success of its Chandrayaan-3 mission now has a surer footing in the field of space exploration and technology. But now, experts say is time the country came up with a national strategic vision on a space policy, boost space-tech, propel its space economy…

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ISRO releases graph of temperature variation on lunar surface measured by Chandrayaan-3’s payload

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ISRO releases graph of temperature variation on lunar surface measured by Chandrayaan-3’s payload

The graph of temperature variation on lunar surface. Twitter/@isro ISRO on August 27 released a graph of the temperature variation on lunar surface with increase in depth measured by the ChaSTE payload onboard Chandrayaan-3’s Vikram lander module. According to the space agency, Chandra’s Surface Thermophysical Experiment (ChaSTE) measured the temperature profile of the lunar topsoil…

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