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The first test launch of the Space Launch System rocket, which is supposed to send humans to the moon and ultimately allow deep space exploration, was most recently slated for mid-2020 with a crew launch to follow in 2022. (Representational image/ Photo: NASA)

Boeing rocket for NASA over budget, could further delay launch: Audit

Boeing is building the largest rocket in NASA's history but the aerospace giant's poor performance has resulted in an...

11 Oct 2018 11:17 AM IST

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch is seen in the distance over the Golden Gate Bridge near Sausalito, Calif. When SpaceX launched a rocket carrying an Argentine Earth-observation satellite from California, both the night sky and social media lit up. People as far away as Phoenix and Sacramento posted photos of the rocket returning to its launch site on Sunday night in what was the first time SpaceX landed a first-stage booster back at its launch site at Vandenberg Air Force Base. (Justin Borja via AP)

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SpaceX satellite launch lights up night sky, social media

This was the first time SpaceX landed the first-stage booster back at its launch site at Vandenberg Air Force Base.

9 Oct 2018 10:33 AM IST

The missile was test-fired at around 8.35 pm from a mobile launcher in salvo mode. (Representational photo: Twitter)

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Prithvi N-missile hits target in test

The test-fire, defence source said, was quite successful and met with all the mission objectives.

8 Oct 2018 12:47 AM IST

Launched in 1977, Voyager 2 is a little less than 17.7 billion kilometres from Earth, or more than 118 times the distance from Earth to the Sun. (Photo: NASA)

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NASA probe nearing interstellar space

NASA's Voyager 2 has detected an increase in cosmic rays that originate outside our solar system, the US space agency...

7 Oct 2018 5:20 PM IST

Audi dealers, particularly those from California where Tesla has made significant inroads, cheered the e-tron at Monday nights crowded event.

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Tesla's autopilot is better than you, statistically

Tesla says it's now going to start publicly releasing accident data every quarter.

6 Oct 2018 10:13 AM IST

SpaceX is working on a version of its Dragon capsule that will carry crew to the space station, perhaps as early as next year (Photo: AFP)

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Debut of SpaceX, Boeing crew capsules off until next year

NASA stresses these latest launch dates are subject to still more change.

6 Oct 2018 10:04 AM IST

$University Geology Professor Mona Sirbescu first identified the piece as more than just a rock. She then sent two small slices of the rock to the Smithsonian for confirmation. \I could tell right away that this was something special,\ she said. \Its the most valuable specimen I have ever held in my life, monetarily and scientifically.\$ Science