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Will Elon Musk Announce Affordable Starlink Internet Service During India Visit?

Bharti Airtel currently lead the broadband market, followed by Vodafone Idea and BSNL.

Apr 11, 2024, 18:56 PM IST

DNA: Space X managed to bring 4 passengers from ISS to Earth safely

Recently, Space X, the company of Elon Musk, the world's richest person who bought Twitter, has achieved another big success in space. The company managed to bring 4 passengers on the International Space Station to Earth safely.

May 07, 2022, 01:04 AM IST

DNA: Scientists have grown chillies in space, how it will benefit?

Scientists had grown chillies on the International Space Station (ISS). This mission of 137 days has now been completed and a special team of scientists has returned to Earth with these peppers grown in space.

Apr 27, 2022, 00:56 AM IST

DNA: Indian-American astronaut Raja Chari's space journey

SpaceX has sent four astronauts to the International Space Station. 44-year-old Indian American Raja Chari has been made mission commander. He is a trained pilot of a US Air Force fighter jet.

Nov 11, 2021, 23:38 PM IST

SpaceX crew shares Earth image shot on iPhone

The world's first civilian mission of SpaceX's Inspiration4 returned to Earth safely last month. Now mission commander of  SpaceX's Inspiration4 Jared Isaacman has shared an incredible Earth image shot on iPhone.

Oct 05, 2021, 11:14 AM IST

Tom Cruise gets sneak peek of space from SpaceX's first private crew

Tom Cruise called up representatives for SpaceX’s first privately chartered flight to know about their experience.

Sep 19, 2021, 15:18 PM IST

Kamal Haasan's MNM to contest alone in upcoming local body polls in Tamil Nadu

Kamal Haasan's party Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) will contest alone in the upcoming local body polls in Tamil Nadu. 

Sep 16, 2021, 11:09 AM IST

US astronauts pack up for rare splashdown in SpaceX capsule

SpaceX and NASA plan to bring Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken back Sunday afternoon in the company's Dragon capsule, aiming for the Gulf of Mexico just off the Florida Panhandle. Flight controllers are keeping close watch on Hurricane Isaias, expected to stick to Florida's east coast.

Aug 01, 2020, 07:25 AM IST

SpaceX's 1st astronaut launch a 'unique moment' for the US, says NASA

Billionaire businessman Elon Musk-owned company SpaceX is all set to launch astronauts back into orbit from the US on Wednesday (May 27) but world's premier space agency NASA on Tuesday (May 26) already announced the target date for the next crewed mission of the company - August 30.

May 27, 2020, 07:08 AM IST

Musk envisions SpaceX Starship's lunar landing by 2021

Uncrewed SpaceX Starship could land on the moon by 2021, following which, a manned moon mission could be a quick possibility.

Jul 19, 2019, 18:09 PM IST

Space exploration critical for our survival: Jeff Bezos

Jeff Bezos envisions creating enormous space colonies in close proximity to Earth, as a way of expanding humanity to a trillion people.

Jul 18, 2019, 15:58 PM IST

SpaceX targets late June for Falcon Heavy launch

The 27 engines of the Falcon Heavy rocket generate thrust at liftoff equal to that of approximately 18 aeroplanes, and it can lift over 140,000 pounds (about 63,503 kg), according to the JPL, Xinhua news agency reported.

Jun 12, 2019, 13:30 PM IST

NASA twin satellites to study signal disruption from space

The twin E-TBEx CubeSats short for Enhanced Tandem Beacon Experiment - will launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the US space agency said on Monday.

Jun 12, 2019, 13:25 PM IST

Elon Musk mocks Bezos' moon, space colony plans

Amazon CEO Bezos had described his vision of humans living on miles-long, orbiting space stations called "O`Neill colonies", named after physicist Gerard O`Neill, who first floated the concept.

May 24, 2019, 13:52 PM IST

SpaceX launches 60 Starlink satellites

The Falcon 9 lifted off at 10.30 pm on Thursday from the Space Launch Complex 40 at Florida`s Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, following several delays: first a 24-hour delay due to high upper-level winds on May 15. 

May 24, 2019, 12:17 PM IST

Airbus, OneWeb aim to kick off new satellite era with first launch

The launch may presage a boom in demand for launch services, with a handful of venture-backed rocket companies developing smaller boosters to deploy the smaller satellites at lower cost.

Feb 27, 2019, 14:00 PM IST

SpaceX to lay off 10% of workers

SpaceX has a booming business conducting uncrewed resupply trips to the International Space Station (ISS) through contracts with NASA.

Jan 12, 2019, 09:29 AM IST

SpaceX lands Falcon 9 rocket on land after delivering satellite

Elon Musk-founded private spaceflight company SpaceX on Sunday successfully landed the first stage of its Falcon 9 rocket on land after delivering an Argentinian earth-observation satellite from the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.

Oct 08, 2018, 14:54 PM IST

Here's how Indian-origin NASA astronaut Sunita Williams is 'keeping herself busy' in space

Indian-origin NASA astronaut Sunita Williams is now helping privately-held companies like Space X and Boeing to develop their new spacecraft systems.

Mar 27, 2018, 11:04 AM IST

SpaceX to launch its 10th resupply mission to space station today

SpaceX will launch its 10th commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station on Saturday, February 18, 2017.

Feb 17, 2017, 23:12 PM IST