China launches communications satellite on 30th mission of the year (video)
03 Jul
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China launches communications satellite on 30th mission of the year (video)

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NASA Space Technology China just boosted its geostationary communications satellite fleet.A Long March 7A rocket lifted off from the coastal Wenchang Satellite Launch Center on Hainan island at 7:57 a.m. EDT (1157 GMT, or 7:57 p.m. Beijing time) on June 29. The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), the country's main space contractor, declared the mission a complete success.The payload, called ChinaSat-3A (Zhongxing-3A), is destined for geostationary orbit22,236 miles (35,785 kilometers) above Earth. It is described briefly as a communication and broadcasting satellite, which will provide voice, data, radio and television transmission services, according to Chinese state media.A Long March 7A rocket launches the ChinaSat-3A satellite on June 29, 2024. (Image credit: CCTV)The satellite was designed by the China Academy of Space Technology (CAST), while the rocket was provided by the...
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Boeing’s Starliner can stay in space beyond 45-day limit, NASA says
03 Jul
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Boeing’s Starliner can stay in space beyond 45-day limit, NASA says

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NASA Space Technology Boeing's Starliner space capsule docked at the International Space Station.(Image credit: ESA)Boeing's Starliner capsule is performing well enough on its first-ever astronaut mission that it will likely be able to stay in orbit beyond the initially envisioned 45-day limit, NASA says.Starlinerwhich launched on June 5, is docked at the International Space Station (ISS) on an indefinite mission extension. The spacecraft is in good shape and rated to leave the ISS in case of emergency. But both NASA and Boeing are trying to understand why some of Starliner's reaction control system (RCS) thrusters experienced issues in the leadup to docking with the ISS on June 6, and why several helium leaks have sprung up in the capsule. As such, Starliner will stay in space until at least later in the summer as testing...
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Rath Yatra 2024: Lord Jagannath recovers from illness on Anabasara Dwadasi
03 Jul
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Rath Yatra 2024: Lord Jagannath recovers from illness on Anabasara Dwadasi

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NASA Space Technology Lord Jagannath and His siblings -Lord Balabhadra and Goddess Subhadra have fully recovered from the illness after a secret treatment on the occasion of ‘Anabasara Dwadasi’ on Wednesday. As per the tradition, a team of senior Daita servitors including Patimohapatra went to the royal palace in a ceremonial procession called ‘Rajprasad Bije’ and appraised the Gajapati King Dibyasingha Deb about the recovery of the deities from fever. Gajapati is known as the foremost servitor...
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Firefly puts Alpha rocket NASA mission on hold to study data
03 Jul
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Firefly puts Alpha rocket NASA mission on hold to study data

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NASA Space Technology Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha FLTA005 rocket stands at Space Launch Complex 2 (SLC-2) in support of the “Noise of Summer” mission. Image: Firefly Aerospace / Sean ParkerUpdate 9:30 p.m. EDT: Firefly puts launch on hold to allow “more time to evaluate data and test systems from the first attempt.” No new launch date has been announced.Firefly Aerospace is taking more time before launching its fifth Alpha rocket following a last minute ground systems issue Monday night. This will be Firefly’s first mission with NASA as the customer. When it launches, the two-stage, 29.48 meter (96.7-foot) tall rocket will send eight CubeSats from multiple universities and NASA centers to a sun-synchronous Earth orbit.In a social media post, the company stated that it’s standing down “to give the team more time to evaluate data and...
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