Kavya Narayanan

Articles by Kavya Narayanan

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  Jun 12, 2019

  ISRO's Chandrayaan-2 launch confirmed for 15 July, landing expected in September

  ISRO is launching a sub-domain under its website dedicated to all information, images from pertaining to the Chandrayaan-2 mission.
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  Jun 11, 2019

  An intro to GSLV-MkIII, the launch platform that will make Chandrayaan-2 and Gaganyaan a reality

  It has taken ISRO ~25 years, 11 launch tests & 200+ tests of its components to operationalize its GSLV-MkIII rocket
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  Jun 05, 2019

  World Environment Day 2019: Citizens have enormous power in bringing about climate action, says Afroz Shah

  Governments have an important role in tackling environmental issues, but real power lies in the hands of individuals: Afroz Shah.
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  May 20, 2019

  Chandrayaan 2, Aditya L1, Gaganyaan and more: ISRO's interplanetary missions in the near future

  Among the missions is also a second mission to Mars, and a third Chandrayaan mission to the Moon.
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  May 20, 2019

  World Metrology Day: Why the updated kilogram is both a big deal and not so much

  On 20 May, the kilogram was redefined in the first update to the metric system since 1983.
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  May 13, 2019

  SpaceX gears up to launch sixty demo Starlink internet satellites on 15 May

  The Starlink satellites look snugly placed inside the Falcon 9's nosecone in Musk's recent tweet.
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  May 13, 2019

  Jeff Bezos's vision for humanity involves hydrogen-powered rockets and rotating habitats

  The first of Blue Origin's tech in Bezos's multi-generational plan to ease humanity into space could be tested this year.
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  May 03, 2019

  Kalpana Chawla Space Policy Dialogue 2019: Inching towards a new era in India's space program

  A big benefit to having a space policy is the encouragement it gives private players.
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  Apr 11, 2019

  Israel's Beresheet: Everything you should know about the first private Moon landing that almost made it

  If SpaceIL's mission is a success, Israel will become the fourth country to land a spacecraft on the moon.
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  Apr 11, 2019

  Meet Katie Bouman, the scientist whose algorithm helped image the first black hole

  Katie Bouman led the creation of a new algorithm to produce the first-ever image of a black hole.
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