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Sirisha Bandla is the first and only Indian-born woman to make a suborbital flight as a space tourist, which she did on Virgin Galactic Unity 22 on July 11, 2021. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] [ 10 ] Williams with three spaceflights, have the record of most number of spaceflights by an astronaut of Indian origin.
Name Photograph Rank Born Age during the mission Mission(s) (dates) Notes 1 Prasanth Nair: Group Captain: 26 August 1976 Axiom Mission 4 (Backup Crew-Pilot) [6]2 Ajit Krishnan
The model is based on general relativity and on simplifying assumptions such as the homogeneity and isotropy of space. A version of the model with a cosmological constant (Lambda) and cold dark matter, known as the Lambda-CDM model, is the simplest model that provides a reasonably good account of various observations about the universe.
One of the major attractions of this place is the Soyuz T-10 which carried India's first cosmonaut Rakesh Sharma to space, along with his space suit and mission journal. The Sky Theatre shown at Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium are very popular and attracts more than 200,000 visitors per year. The sky theatre is a dome shaped theatre.
The Dinosaurium is the newest addition to the planetarium and science center and opened in 2000. [6] Its exhibits include a 160-million-year-old mounted Kotasaurus yamanpalliensis, [7] excavated in the Adilabad district in Telangana and presented to the Science Museum by the Geological Survey of India.
Hubble Live – Launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis on NASA's Servicing Mission 4 (HST-SM4), the eleven-day fifth and final mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope; A Life In Memory – An hour-long documentary about Memories, and PTSD and the ways they effect our lives. "Barney recalls the day he was hit by a car: his back was broken, and ...
The X-ray Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSat) is an Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)-manufactured space observatory to study polarisation of cosmic X-rays. It was launched on 1 January 2024 on a PSLV rocket, [ 8 ] and it has an expected operational lifespan of at least five years.
The Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR) was founded in 1962 on the urging of Sarabhai. [ 74 ] [ 75 ] ISRO succeeded INCOSPAR and the Department of Space (under Indira Gandhi ) was established, thereby institutionalising astronomical research in India.