India’s First Privately Developed Rocket Vikram-S to Launch on November 15

India’s First Privately Developed Rocket Vikram-S to Launch on November 15

ByNews Polite

India’s first privately developed rocket — Vikram-S — is set for a November 15 launch on a sub-orbital mission with three payloads, Hyderabad-based space startup Skyroot Aerospace announced on Tuesday. The maiden mission of Skyroot Aerospace, named ‘Prarambh’ (the beginning), will carry payloads of two Indian and one foreign customers and is…

NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Spots Rocket Impact Site on Moon, Says Research

NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Spots Rocket Impact Site on Moon, Says Research

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Astronomers last year discovered the body of a rocket headed for a lunar collision. The impact occurred on March 4, and the resulting crater was later discovered by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. Surprisingly, the crater actually consists of two craters, an eastern crater (18 meters in diameter, about 19.5 yards),…