Contents1 What is the news? 2 How is Landsat 9 diff from prev Landsats?3 What is the significance of LanSat?4 How will the satellite help monitor climate change? What is the news? Recently, a NASA satellite was successfully launched the earth monitoring satellite, Landsat 9. It is a joint mission of NASA and the US Geological Survey (USGS). The… Continue reading Landsat 9: NASA’s ‘new eye in the sky’ that will help study climate change
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What Chandrayaan-2 has sent
Synopsis: The failure of Chandrayaan-2 to make a soft-landing on the lunar surface had led to much disappointment. However, Orbiter part of the mission has gathered a wealth of new information. Introduction Due to crash landing, ISRO missed the opportunity to demonstrate soft-landing in outer space and gather more local information. The lander Vikram and rover… Continue reading What Chandrayaan-2 has sent
What is Inspiration4, SpaceX’s first all-civilian space mission?
What is the News? SpaceX has announced that it is planning to launch the Inspiration4 mission by September 15. About Inspiration4 mission: Inspiration4 is a spaceflight planned for four people aboard the SpaceX Resilience capsule. The three-day flight will be the first human spaceflight to orbit Earth with exclusively private citizens on board. The flight… Continue reading What is Inspiration4, SpaceX’s first all-civilian space mission?
Why ISRO’s launch of Earth-watching satellite failed?
Source: Mint, India Express, The Hindu Contents1 What is the news?2 What went wrong?3 Cryogenic stage4 Challenges in cryogenic stage5 Impact What is the news? Recently, ISRO’s attempt to put EOS-03 satellite using GSLV-F10 into the orbit failed. What went wrong? The upper stage, powered by a cryogenic engine fuelled by liquid hydrogen and liquid… Continue reading Why ISRO’s launch of Earth-watching satellite failed?
