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Axiom-4 mission: From launch to ISS docking and return; Shubhanshu Shukla’s 14-day mission explained | India News – Times of India

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NEW DELHI: Axiom-4 mission launched at 12:01 pm IST on Wednesday from Nasa‘s Kennedy Space Center towards the International Space Station. The mission, carrying India’s Shubhanshu Shukla, Anne McClain, Nichole Ayers, and Peggy Whitson, will transport the four Ax-4 private astronauts to low Earth orbit, with docking scheduled at the orbital outpost’s space-facing port on…

Isro achieves second docking with SpaDeX satellites – The Times of India

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BENGALURU: Isro has successfully managed to dock the two Space Docking Experiment (SpaDeX) satellites for the second time, an achievement that would give the space agency data to further better its technology in the future.V Narayanan, chairman, Isro, told TOI: “This is a significant achievement and further activities are being planned now.” Stating that the…

Isro attempts & succeeds in ‘rolling’ SpaDeX satellites, learning key for future docking | India News – The Times of India

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BENGALURU: Isro, which recently undocked the two satellites part of its Space Docking Experiment (SpaDeX) mission on March 13, has successfully completed another experiment — the “rolling” or “rotating” experiment — which involved circumnavigation of one of the satellites and bringing it back to the same spot.This experiment, being likened to the Chandrayaan-3 “hop” experiment…

Isro undocks SpaDex satellites, could try more docking trials | India News – The Times of India

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BENGALURU: Several weeks after it first achieved docking of two satellites in space as part of the Space Docking Experiment (SpaDex) mission, Isro Wednesday said it has successfully undocked the two satellites. This potentially paves way for more docking attempts using the same satellites as Isro had said it would do after the initial docking….

Isro undocks SpaDex satellites, could try more docking trials – The Times of India

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BENGALURU: Several weeks after it first achieved docking of two satellites in space as part of the Space Docking Experiment (SpaDex) mission, Isro Wednesday said it has successfully undocked the two satellites. This potentially paves way for more docking attempts using the same satellites as Isro had said it would do after the initial docking….

No mega rocket for crewed Moon mission, Isro to rely on docking | India News – The Times of India

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BENGALURU: India will not build a large rocket for its planned crewed mission to the Moon, but instead rely on multiple launches and satellite docking technology, as per Isro’s current plans for the mission targeted for 2040.“One option is to build a huge rocket and take a single module. But what will you do with…

Isro preps for more docking trials with same SpaDeX sats to perfect precision in Space – The Times of India

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BENGALURU: The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) is preparing for additional docking attempts with its recently (Jan 16) linked satellites, focusing on achieving greater precision in its automated docking capabilities.M Sankaran, director of the UR Rao Satellite Centre (URSC), which spearheaded the Space Docking Experiment (SpaDeX) told TOI exclusively that the space agency is conducting…

PM Modi lauds Isro for successful space docking op, says scientists making effort to grow plants in space – The Times of India

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New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi, in his 118th episode of the Mann Ki Baat radio address on Sunday, lauded Isro scientists for the successful docking of two spacecraft in space and also highlighted the efforts of the Indian scientists in growing plants in space and making them survive.“Friends, a few days ago, our scientists marked…

Orbit for docking satellites chosen keeping human missions in mind | India News – Times of India

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BENGALURU: Isro, which began working on the Space Docking Experiment (SpaDeX) project on mission mode in 2017, much before the announcement of Gaganyaan, chose the mission’s parameters carefully to complement future human spaceflight missions while avoiding populated areas during potential abort scenarios.“The 475-km orbit sits slightly above the typical human presence orbit of 370 km…

SpaDeX satellites drift apart, docking pushed for 2nd time | India News – Times of India

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BENGALURU: The two Space Docking Experiment (SpaDeX) satellites that Isro was hoping to unite early Thursday have drifted too far apart late Wednesday, causing a second postponement of the final procedure in three days.“While making a maneuver to reach 225m between satellites the drift was found to be more than expected, post non-visibility period. The…