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Moxie instrument of NASA successfully makes oxygen on Mars

Moxie instrument of NASA successfully makes oxygen on Mars : The Mars oxygen in-situ resource utilisation experiment (MOXIE) has been successfully producing oxygen from Mars carbon dioxide-rich atmosphere since February 2021. September 2022 Current Affairs Quiz MOXIE, is a lunchbox-sized gadget that generated breathable oxygen on Mars which is equivalent to the effort of a tiny tree. MOXIE was landed on the Mars surface as part […]

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India, Australia sign six MoUs at Bangalore Space Expo

India, Australia sign six MoUs at Bangalore Space Expo: Australia and India have signed six space industry MoU at the Bengaluru Space Expo (BSX) 2022. HEX20 – Skyroot Aerospace: For launch services, spacecraft avionics and components for Australian space initiatives. September 2022 Current Affairs Quiz QL Space – Skyroot Aerospace: To develop launch facilities in Australia and support joint mineral exploration

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ISRO successfully test Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerator

ISRO successfully test Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerator: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully demonstrated a new technology with Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerator (IAD). It was designed and developed by ISRO’s Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC). IAD is a game-changer with multiple applications for future missions including to Mars and Venus. September 2022 Current Affairs Quiz The IAD was successfully test flown

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NPPA Launched Apps for Enhancing Ease of Business

NPPA Launched Apps for Enhancing Ease of Business: The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) launched Pharmaceutical Database Management System 2.0 and Pharma Sahi Daam 2.0 app during the celebration of the silver jubilee on 29th August 2022. The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority has provided quality products for years. The Union Health minister Mansukh Mandaviya urged NPPA to produce medicines and conduct

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CERT-In conducts exercise Cyber Security Exercise “Synergy”

Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has collaborated with the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore to design and conduct the Cyber Security Exercise “Synergy” for 13 Countries. It was a part of the International Counter Ransomware Initiative- Resilience Working Group. The Group is being led by India under the leadership of National Security Council Secretariat. Theme: “Building Network Resiliency to counter Ransomware

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NASA Moon Rocket Set For Launch

NASA’s massive rocket, called the Space Launch System (SLS), is ready to blast off Monday morning from Cape Canaveral, Fla. Atop the rocket sits Orion, the spacecraft that will eventually take astronauts to the moon. This mission — dubbed Artemis I — is a critical test of several things: how SLS performs; how Orion performs;

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India’s first observatory to monitor space activity in Uttarakhand

The first commercial space situational awareness observatory of India will be set up in the Garhwal region of Uttarakhand by Digantara, a space sector start-up. Aim: To track objects as small as 10 cm in size orbiting the earth. The space situational awareness (SSA) observatory will help in tracking any activity in space. This observatory will strengthen indigenous capabilities of

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DRDO, Indian Navy successfully test fire indigenous VL-SRSAM from Chandipur

India has successfully test-fired Vertical Launch Short Range Surface-to-Air Missile (VL-SRSAM) from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off the Odisha coast. The missile was tested by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Navy. This missile is equipped with indigenous radio frequency (RF) seeker, intercepted the target with high accuracy. The missile system has been

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HDFC ERGO launches portal for EV Users to locate charging stations

HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company has launched a portal named ‘All Things EV’ (www.allthingsev.io) for Electric Vehicles (EV). This is the country’s first one-stop-solution portal that can be used by existing and potential EV users. This portal provides information on nearby charging stations, locations of charging stations. The platform serves to all Indians who have either purchased EVs or are planning to

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NASA’s Artemis III mission: Moon landing locations

NASA has announced 13 places where it could land the Artemis III mission as it prepares to send people back to the moon. All 13 sites are near the lunar South Pole, which is permanently shadowed and so far unexplored, NASA said Friday. The following 13 areas have been chosen by NASA as potential landing sites for

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