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Originally the ISS was planned to be a 15-year mission. [72] Therefore, an end of mission had been worked on, [73] but was several times postponed due to the success and support for the operation of the station. [74] As a result, the oldest modules of the ISS have been in orbit for more than 20 years, with their reliability having decreased. [73]
Finished cable routing, antenna and retro-reflector installation on both sides of the ISS truss and on other modules in preparation for the installation of the International Docking Adapter at PMA-2 and 3. [215] [216] 188. Expedition 44 EVA 1 * Gennady Padalka Mikhail Korniyenko: 10 August 2015 14:20 10 August 2015 19:51 5 hours, 31 minutes
This article lists orbital and suborbital launches planned for the second half of the year 2025, including launches planned for 2025 without a specific launch date. For all other spaceflight activities, see 2025 in spaceflight .
1 January – The "Clean Sri Lanka" national initiative commences under the patronage of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. [1]16 January – The government announces an agreement with Chinese state oil company Sinopec valued at $3.7 billion to construct a "state-of-the-art oil refinery" with a capacity of 200,000 barrels in Hambantota.
While two or three out of the four astronauts will be selected to fly on the first crewed flight, one of the remaining backup astronauts on this mission will fly before the Gaganyaan prime crew on a mission to the ISS aboard Ax-4 in early 2024, as the second Indian astronaut in space after Rakesh Sharma, though the plan is yet to be finalized ...
The competition is conducted in three languages Sinhala, Tamil and English. There is no age limit for the competition as long as the participant's age does not exceed 19 years to the given date. Main sections that covered are, Basic Astrophysics, Coordinates and Times, Solar System, Stellar Systems, Cosmology, Instrumentation and Space ...
The National Cadet Corps (NCC; Sinhala: ජාතික ශිෂ්යභට බලකාය, romanized: jātika śiṣyabhaṭa balakāya) is a youth organisation in Sri Lanka, sponsored by the Ministry of Defence, which operates in schools, and normally includes Army, Navy and Air Force sections. The corp is open for secondary school ...
In spring 2025, Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla will pilot the Axiom-4 mission to mark India's first human presence on the ISS. This mission is part of a bilateral initiative between India and the US, aiming to prepare for India's Gaganyaan programme with rigorous training and scientific experiments aboard the ISS. [60] [61]