Saipriya pradhan

50 years since the launch of Aryabhata

Half a century has passed since India successfully launched Aryabhata, its first satellite, on April 19, 1975. This success proved to be the solid foundation for India’s space programme, which has grown by leaps and bounds in the five decades since. A.S.Ganesh takes you back to where it all started… ​Half a century has passed…

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NASA’s oldest active astronaut returns to Earth on 70th birthday

NASA’s astronaut Don Pettit became a septuagenarian while hurtling towards the Earth in a spacecraft to wrap up a seven-month mission aboard the International Space Station ​NASA’s astronaut Don Pettit became a septuagenarian while hurtling towards the Earth in a spacecraft to wrap up a seven-month mission aboard the International Space Station  Science Science News | Latest Updates on…

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