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Skyroot Aerospace co-founders Pawan Chandana and Bharath Daka appeared on Kaun Banega Crorepati 18 as chief guests for an Independence Day special. Amitabh Bachchan asked how long a rocket takes to reach…
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Halley’s Comet to return in July 2061, 76-year orbit
Halley's Comet will reach its next perihelion, the closest point to the Sun, on July 28, 2061, following its 1986 visit. The comet's orbit averages 76 years, though gravitational pulls from planets…
Skyroot CEO urges students to take risks, start early
In an interview with Times of India, Skyroot Aerospace CEO Pawan Chandana told students to take high risks, build companies while still in school, and focus on deep tech. He said degrees…
Chinese Long March 7A rocket explodes seconds after launch
A Chinese Long March 7A rocket carrying the ChinaSat-4B satellite exploded about 85 seconds after liftoff from the Wenchang Space Launch Site on Monday evening. State news agency Xinhua confirmed a flight…
Mercury is still shrinking as its massive core cools and cracks its crust
Mercury is still contracting, and new images from NASA's MESSENGER mission show that its cooling metallic core, which makes up nearly 85% of the planet's radius, continues to crack its thin crust.…
FM Sitharaman hails India’s first flight-proven satellite battery
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman praised Hyderabad startup TakeMe2Space for developing India's first indigenously produced satellite battery to achieve flight heritage status. The 'PowerBank-50' successfully operated aboard Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-1 rocket during its…
Andhra Pradesh Student Selected for All-Female Lunar CubeSat Mission
Kandula Jessie, a 14-year-old student from Dowleswaram in Andhra Pradesh, has been selected for Mission ShakthiSAT, described as the first global all-female lunar CubeSat mission. She is the only participant from Andhra…
