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The leak that led to mission delay, how launch windows are decided
[ad_1] The mission was supposed to take off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Station in Florida at 5.30 India time on Wednesday. But during tests on Monday, a leak of liquid oxygen (LOx) from the Falcon 9 rocket was detected. SpaceX, the company that produces these rockets, had initially said that ...
More comfort, safety: How Shubhanshu Shukla’s space travel experience will differ from Rakesh Sharma’s | Explained News
[ad_1] Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla is likely to have a very different experience of space travel compared to Rakesh Sharma, the first Indian to accomplish the feat in a Soviet mission way back in 1984. Shukla will become the second Indian in space as part of the Axiom 4 private ...
History of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, past safety concerns
[ad_1] 4 min readMumbaiUpdated: Jun 13, 2025 10:52 AM IST A London-bound Air India flight crashed moments after takeoff near the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad on Thursday afternoon (June 12). As many as 242 people were on board, including two pilots and crew members. The AI171 flight ...
Can Israel’s attack on Iran’s nuclear assets lead to an explosion or radiation leak? | Explained News
[ad_1] Israel has struck major nuclear facilities in Iran this morning, including the country’s Natanz nuclear-enrichment complex, in what it said was “pre-emptive military action” aimed at thwarting Iran’s attempts to build nuclear weapons. These strikes may be a major setback for Iran’s atomic capabilities, and have the potential to ...
Ahmedabad Air India plane crash: How DNA identification works
[ad_1] Air India crash victim identification: After the Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner crash in Ahmedabad, authorities are using DNA analysis to identify the remains of those killed in the accident. DNA samples from victims’ family members have already been collected, and few remains have already been identified. With the ...
WhatsApp to introduce ads: All you need to know | Explained News
[ad_1] After years of remaining ad-free, WhatsApp, one of the world’s most used communication apps, will soon be placing advertisements on its platform. The Meta-owned platform on Monday (June 16) announced that it will be introducing ads in its Status feature, where users can share photos, videos, and text messages ...
US attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities: The radiation leak threat, explained | Explained News
[ad_1] The United States attacked three key nuclear installations in Iran on Sunday morning (June 22), with President Donald Trump claiming that all the three facilities had been “completely and totally obliterated.” The US attacks follow a series of missile strikes by Israel last week, also targeting Iran’s nuclear installations, ...
Axiom-4 Mission: What Shubhanshu Shukla’s trip to ISS means for India’s space program | Explained News
[ad_1] Ten minutes into the launch of the Axiom-4 mission on Wednesday, Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla made a short statement. He said the lift-off was not just the start of his journey to the International Space Station (ISS), but also the beginning of India’s human spaceflight program. His remark might ...
How Shubhanshu Shukhla’s Dragon spacecraft docked with ISS
[ad_1] The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carrying Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukhla and three others docked with the International Space Station (ISS) at 4 pm IST on Thursday. Docking is a process by which two spacecraft are joined in space. While a routine procedure today — the ISS witnesses around a dozen ...
GPS interference threatening flights, ships: What is happening, possible solutions | Explained News
[ad_1] A Delhi-Jammu flight was forced to turn back last week. Two tankers collided at the entrance of the Strait of Hormuz earlier this month. A container ship ran aground near the port of Jeddah in May. All three mishaps had a common cause: GPS interference which, in recent years, ...
