Seoul, May 3 (IANS) A South Korean Earth-observation satellite has successfully entered low-Earth orbit following its launch from a U.S. space base in California, authorities said on Sunday, in a move expected to help bolster Seoul’s satellite development capabilities.A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the satellite lifted off at 12 a.m. Saturday (U.S. time) from Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County, California.The satellite, called Compact Advanced Satellite (CAS) 500-2, was separ…
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New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) US space agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) unveiled the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, a wide‑field observatory designed to scan the universe for planets outside the solar system and probe the mysteries of dark matter and dark energy.NASA administrator Jared Isaacman said at a news conference at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland that “Roman will give the Earth a new atlas of the universe.” The 12‑metre, silvery contraptio…
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Saturday said he is willing to pay the salaries of Transportation Security Administration (TSA) personnel amid an ongoing funding impasse in the US that is affecting airport operations.Taking to social media platform X, Musk said, “I would like to offer to pay the salaries of TSA personnel during this funding impasse that is negatively affecting the lives of so many Americans at airports throughout the country.”The remark comes at …
Florida, March 21 (IANS) NASA has returned its Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the Orion spacecraft for its upcoming Artemis II crewed lunar mission to the launch pad at the agency’s Kennedy Space Centre in the US state of Florida.The integrated SLS and Orion travelled about 4 miles (around 6.4 kilometres) from the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at the space centre, departing at 12:20 a.m. Eastern Time and arriving at the launch pad at 11:21 a.m., completing an 11-hour journey.NASA teams a…
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) Elon Musk‑led social media platform X warned that it will suspend creators from its revenue‑sharing programme for 90 days if they post AI‑generated videos of armed conflict without disclosure about AI use.X Product Head Nikita Bier announced the measure as part of its broader effort to curb manipulation and maintain access to authentic information during wartime.Subsequent violations after initial suspension will result in a permanent suspension from the revenue-s…
Bengaluru, Feb 11 (IANS) The US Consulate General, Chennai, with support from the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF), hosted the US-India Space Business Forum in Bengaluru on February 10-11, an official statement from the US embassy and consulates in India said on Wednesday. The forum was the flagship event of the first US Trade Mission to India focused on commercial space, which brought 23 Executives from 14 leading American space companies to India.The US Department of Commerce and …
Gandhinagar, Feb 9 (IANS) The Gujarat government, on Monday, signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) for mutual cooperation with Starlink Satellite Communications Private Limited, a subsidiary of SpaceX, marking a significant step towards strengthening digital connectivity across remote and underserved regions of the state. The LoI was exchanged at a ceremony in Gandhinagar in the presence of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi.The initiative is said to be aligned wit…
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Monday said he is aiming to build a self-growing city on Moon in less than 10 years, followed by human presence on Mars in about 20 years.According to the world’s richest man, SpaceX has already shifted focus to building a self-growing city on the Moon, “as we can potentially achieve that in less than 10 years, whereas Mars would take 20+ years”.In a post on his X social media platform, Musk said the mission of SpaceX remains the sa…
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Two US Democratic senators, Elizabeth Warren (from Massachusetts) and Andy Kim (from New Jersey), have reportedly urged the Department of Defense (DOD) to conduct a review of billionaire Elon Musk-led SpaceX.The senators alleged that Chinese investors have secretly acquired stakes in the aerospace maker, The Hill Reported. In a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, the legislators raised concerns about SpaceX, a major contractor for the DOD. They also cited recently u…
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) US entrepreneur Elon Musk’s net worth surged past the $800 billion mark after SpaceX acquired his artificial‑intelligence firm xAI, making him the richest person in history by a wide margin.Musk’s net worth reached roughly $852 billion, almost $578 billion higher than the world’s second-wealthiest person, Google co-founder Larry Page, whose net worth is estimated at $281 billion.The merger took the combined value of the company to $1.25 trillion and added about $84 …