Tag: Space
SUPARCO launches ‘Made in Pakistan’ satellite into space
The Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) on Friday launched a ‘Made in Pakistan’ satellite into space from a site in China.
According...
NASA has landed on Mars after ‘seven minutes of terror’
After seven months of traveling through space, the NASA InSight mission has landed on Mars. A few minutes after landing, InSight sent the official...
First Pakistani to be sent into space in 2022
ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry Thursday confirmed that the first Pakistani will be sent to space in 2022 and and an approval in this...
Japanese billionaire to be SpaceX’s first Moon traveler
A Japanese billionaire and online fashion tycoon, Yusaku Maezawa, will be the first man to fly on a monster SpaceX rocket around the Moon...
Japan firm to fly wedding plaques into space
The sky is no longer the limit for lovers looking for unusual ways to commemorate their nuptials, with a Japanese company now offering to...
‘Space kingdom’ Asgardia seeks citizens for life beyond Earth
VIENNA: Feel like the world is going to the dogs? Want to get away from it all? Here’s a solution: become a citizen of...
NASA’s new planet-hunter aims to seek closer, Earth-like worlds
CAPE CANAVERAL: NASA is poised to launch a $337 million washing machine-sized spacecraft that aims to vastly expand mankind's search for planets beyond our...
India loses contact with satellite
MUMBAI: India's national space agency has lost contact with a satellite days after it was launched into orbit with much fanfare, authorities said Sunday.
The...
Point Nemo: Earth’s watery graveyard for spacecrafts, space debris
One place China's Earth-bound and out-of-control Spacelab, Tiangong-1, will probably not hit on Sunday is the forlorn spot in the southern Pacific Ocean where...
China’s space lab set to plunge back to Earth in coming...
BEIJING: An out-of-control space laboratory that will plunge back to Earth in the coming days is unlikely to cause any damage, Chinese authorities say,...
China develops reusable space plane
BEIJING: China is developing its homegrown reusable space plane, which observers said could penetrate the anti-missile system once used for military purposes.
The reusable spacecraft...
Small asteroid to pass by Earth, but at a safe distance
MIAMI: An asteroid bigger than a city bus is on track to zoom by Earth Friday at a safe but close distance, less than...
Europeans undergo training for Mars mission in Oman desert
DHOFAR: Would-be astronauts in aluminium-coated suits venture out in rovers from a sprawling camp in Oman’s barren desert: a simulation by a European venture...
Russia to open hotel in space by 2022
MOSCOW: Tourists may soon be able to take a holiday in space after plans for a luxury hotel on the International Space Station (ISS)...
Japanese astronaut apologises for wrongly stating height growth in space
A Japanese astronaut has apologised for wrongly stating he has grown 9cm (3.5in) since arriving at the International Space Station (ISS) just over three...
NASA record holder John Young passes away
WASHINGTON: John Young, a legendary US astronaut who went into space six times, orbited the moon and then walked on its craggy surface, has...
Telemedicine is vital in space, but soon earth will benefit too
Telemedicine will always be vital for space travel, with astronauts needing to access treatment from a doctor thousands of kilometres away on earth. In...
