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Matosinhos Manifesto

Context: Recently, the European Space Agency (ESA) council approved a manifesto to accelerate the use of space in Europe to tackle the

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NASA delays human mission to moon

Context: NASA has postponed its moon mission to 2025. This will be the first moon mission after 1972 Apollo Lunar

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China tested a nuclear capable hypersonic glide vehicle

Context China in August tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic glide vehicle that circled the globe before speeding towards its target. What is a Hypersonic Glide Vehicle

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Indian Space Association (ISpA)

Context: Prime Minister will launch Indian Space Association (ISpA)  on 11th October, 2021  via video conferencing. He will also interact

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Nuclear fusion recent breakthrough

Context: A breakthrough in nuclear fusion research has been reported by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California. Background The

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GSLV-F10 Failure: ISRO’s EOS-03 Satellite Mission

Context: The launch of earth observation satellite EOS-03 onboard GSLV-F10 was unsuccessful recently because of an anomaly in the rocket’s cryogenic upper stage. GSLV-F10

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Space Activities Bill

Department of Space Context: Space Activities Bill is under active consideration of the Government-Dr Jitendra Singh Key Highlights Space Activities

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Chandrayaan-3

Context: Chandrayaan-3 is likely to be launched during third quarter of 2022 About Chandrayan-3 The Chandrayaan-3 is the successor to the Chandrayaan-2 mission

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NASA’s VIPER Mission

Context: NASA has announced that it will launch its Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, or VIPER, in 2023. NASA is undertaking the

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Enceladus

Context: NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has detected an unusually high concentration of methane, along with carbon dioxide and dihydrogen, in the moons of

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