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NASA launches Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD)
On December 7, 2021, NASA launched its new Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD) from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Key Points LCRD is the first-ever laser communications system of NASA. It will help NASA in test optical communication ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2021
Imaging X – Ray Polarimetry Explorer IXPE Mission
The Imaging X – Ray Polarimetry Explorer is called IXPE. It is a NASA Space Observatory. It has three identical telescopes that measure the polarization of cosmic X – Rays. About IXPE Mission The Mission studies the exotic astronomical objects. ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2021
NASA’s Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD)
NASA is set to test a “Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD) technology” in space, with the aim of speeding up space communications. Key Points The LCRD will be launched on December 4, following a two-year delay. It will be launched ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2021
Landsat 9 satellite sends 1st photos of Earth
NASA and US Geological Survey led Landsat 9 mission collected and sent its first light images of the Earth. Highlights Images highlight the remote coastal islands and inlets of Kimberley region of Western Australia, Lake Erie, white sands of Pensacola ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2021
Nasa launches Lucy Spacecraft
American Space Agency, NASA, launched the first-of-its kind mission on October 16, 2021 to study the Trojan asteroids of Jupiter. Highlights Trojan asteroids are two large clusters of space rocks, which are believed to be remnants of primordial material forming ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2021
NASA To Launch Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) Mission
American Space Agency, NASA has announced to launch “asteroid-killing Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft” on November 24, 2021. Key Points The spacecraft will be launched, aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket. It will be launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. Under this mission, ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2021
NASA’s Psyche Mission- Key Facts
American Space Agency, NASA, is set to send its “Psyche Mission” to visit a giant asteroid called Psyche, which could be the frozen remains of molten core of a bygone world. Key points Psyche asteroid orbits around the Sun in ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2021
What is Solar conjunction?
American Space Agency, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) recently decided to stop sending active commands to its missions on the MARS for next few weeks till the time “Mars solar conjunction” remains in effect. What is Solar Conjunction? As ..