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  US space company SpaceX is set to conduct another Starlink deployment mission with the launch of a Falcon 9 rocket from California on February 2. The mission marks a further step in the rapid expansion of SpaceX’s satellite-based internet constellation, aimed at improving global broadband coverage. Launch Site and Mission Profile The Falcon 9 rocket will lift off from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base, a facility frequently used for polar and sun-synchronous orbit missions. The rocket will carry 25 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit. The launch window opens at 12:17 pm EST on February 2 and extends until 4:15 pm EST, corresponding to 8:47 pm IST on February 2 to 12:47 am IST on February 3. Reusable Booster and Landing Plan The mission will use a highly flight-proven first-stage booster, which will be making its 31st flight. After stage separation, the booster is expected to return for a controlled landing on the droneship “Of Course I Still Love You” ...

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  The failure of the PSLV-C62 mission is not merely a setback for a launch vehicle or for the Indian Space Research Organisation. It is a warning signal about deeper, structural weaknesses in India’s space ecosystem at a time when space has become central not just to economic growth, but to military power and strategic autonomy. As space increasingly shapes outcomes across land, sea, air, cyber and information domains, India’s relative slippage carries consequences far beyond prestige. Five failures in seven years — but the real concern lies elsewhere This is the fifth ISRO failure in the past seven years. While launch failures occur even in the most advanced space programmes, what distinguishes India’s case is the broader stagnation visible across the space value chain. Despite being the world’s fourth-largest economy, India is losing ground to established space powers — the US, China, Russia, the EU and Japan — across all three segments of space activity: upstream (satellite cons...

  AstraZeneca Pharma India and Sun Pharmaceutical Industries have formed a new partnership to expand access to Sodium Zirconium Cyclosilicate (SZC), a key therapy for managing hyperkalaemia in patients with chronic kidney disease and heart failure. The collaboration aims to increase nationwide availability through dual-brand marketing. Dual-Brand Strategy to Expand Market Reach Under the agreement, both companies will promote and distribute SZC independently. AstraZeneca will market the drug under the brand Lokelma, while Sun Pharma will introduce it as Gimliand. This dual-brand model is expected to strengthen penetration across diverse healthcare settings without altering AstraZeneca’s ownership of the molecule. Intellectual Property and Regulatory Control Retained AstraZeneca will continue to hold intellectual property rights, marketing authorisation and the import licence for SZC in India. The company emphasised that the partnership would help scale up access to an essential the...

  Millions of tiny natural and human-made objects continuously orbit the Earth at extraordinary speeds, turning near-Earth space into a hazardous environment for satellites and astronauts alike. The danger came into sharp focus recently when orbital debris struck China’s crewed spacecraft “Shenzhou-20”, cracking the window of its return capsule and rendering it unusable for crew travel. Though no lives were lost, the incident underscored how even minuscule objects can threaten modern space missions. What exactly is MMOD and why is it so dangerous? MMOD refers collectively to “Micrometeoroids and Orbital Debris”. While grouped together for risk assessment, the two have very different origins. Micrometeoroids are naturally occurring particles, often no larger than grains of dust or sand, originating largely from collisions in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter , with some contribution from comets. Despite their tiny size, they travel at staggering velocities — up to 72 km pe...

  The James Webb Space Telescope has revealed one of the most extreme and unusual worlds ever detected beyond the Solar System. Located about 2,000 light-years from Earth, the exoplanet PSR J2322-2650b displays a striking lemon-like shape, challenging long-held assumptions about planetary structure and survival in hostile cosmic environments. An extreme planet in a hostile orbit PSR J2322-2650b orbits a millisecond pulsar, the ultra-dense remnant of a collapsed star. Unlike typical planets that circle luminous stars, this world revolves around an object roughly the mass of the Sun but compressed to the size of a city. The planet completes one orbit in just 7.8 hours at a distance of nearly one million miles, exposing it to intense gravity and relentless radiation. Record-breaking temperatures and tidal stress The close orbit subjects the Jupiter -sized planet to extreme heating. Observations indicate temperatures of about 3,700°F on the side facing the pulsar, while the far side re...