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Mission Afterthought

Posted on January 1, 2024 by ST Editors

by S. Prasad Ganti Different space missions have different goals. The scripting of operations is done accordingly. For example, the Hubble Space Telescope had the goal of looking at different parts of  the sky and capturing images of the stars … Continue reading →

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India’s Moon Crash

Posted on October 1, 2019 by ST Editors

by Prasad Ganti Millions of people across India watched the live coverage of the intended soft landing of the Vikram lander near the South pole of the moon on 7th September. It was past midnight. Things really went very well … Continue reading →

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