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Arianespace to launch 36 sats of OneWeb of Bharti-UK government on December 18
OneWeb, a low earth orbit (LEO) broadband satellite communications company, is a consortium between the UK government and Indian telecom group Bharti Global Ltd. In November 2020 OneWeb announced that it has emerged from US Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition. A consortium of UK Government and Bharti Global, has invested $1bn of new equity to offer broadband connectivity services, via a constellation of 650 LEO satellites.
SpaceX Crew-3 mission: Indian-American Raja Chari among three astronauts selected by NASA
Indian-American Raja Chari has his roots in Hyderabad but was born in Milwaukee, America after his father immigrated to the US. Chari graduated from the US Airforce Academy, MIT and later went to US Naval Test Pilot School. He has over 2,500 hours of test-flight experience under his belt.
China's Mars probe over 100mn km away from Earth
As of 9 p.m. on Monday, the Mars probe had flown in space for 144 days and travelled more than 360 million km, reports Xinhua news agency. It was more than 100 million km away from Earth and about 12 million km away from Mars.
Neanderthals used to bury their dead, shows new evidence
After six Neanderthal skeletons were discovered at the beginning of the 20th century, the site delivered a seventh between 1970 and 1973, belonging to a child of around two years old. For almost half a century, the collections associated with this specimen remained unexploited in the archives of the National Archaeological Museum, France.
Don't miss the Geminid meteor shower peak
Sky watchers in the Northern Hemisphere can see Geminids starting around 7.30-8 p.m. local time on Sunday, with rate of meteors increasing as 2 a.m. approaches. In the Southern hemisphere, good rates will be seen between midnight and dawn local time on Monday, the US space agency wrote in a blog post, adding that Geminid watchers who observe from midnight to 4 a.m. should catch the most meteors.
Chang'e-5 completes first orbital correction en route to Earth
The orbital correction was conducted at 11.13 a.m. when the two 25N engines on the orbiter-returner combination were operational for about 28 seconds. The CNSA said all systems on the orbiter-returner combination that carries lunar samples are currently in good condition.
Chang'e-5 orbiter-returner enters Moon-Earth transfer orbit
Four 150N engines on the orbiter-returner combination ignited when they were 230 km away from the lunar surface and shut down after 22 minutes, Xinhua news agency quoted the administration as saying in a statement.
21 days ideal gap between 2 doses of Covid-19 vaccine, say experts
Union Health Ministry Secretary Rajesh Bhushan had said that 30 crore people have been listed in prioritised population groups, which involves one crore healthcare workers, two crore personnel from the police department, armed forces, home guard, civil defence organisation and 27 crore people above the age of 50 and below 50 with co-morbidities.
Covid-19 leading to cardiac issues in youngsters post-recovery, say experts
According to the doctors, hospitals are witnessing a rise in young people reporting cardiac issues post their recovery from the infection, the most common being the palpitations and in few cases as extreme as cardiac arrest or even heart attack.
ISRO to launch communication satellite CMS-01 on Dec 17
According to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), the PSLV-C50 rocket carrying CMS-01 is tentatively scheduled to blast off at 3.41 p.m. on December 17 from the second launch pad at the rocket port in Sriharikota.
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