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spacex launches first civilian space tourism mission
American private space company SpaceX launched its first civilian space tourism mission on Wednesday night in Florida. The Crew Dragon spacecraft, named as Inspiration4 and sent from Kennedy Space Center, entered the orbit of earth shortly…
demand for japanese cardboard boxes increases
Japanese paper manufacturers developed waterproof cardboard boxes. The demand for the boxes is expanding as it reduces the amount of plastic waste that increases every year. The use of boxes, which can store liquid and ice for 3 days, is…
two russian astronauts go on space walk
Russian astronauts Oleg Novitsky and Pyotr Dubrov went on a spacewalk last July to work on ethernet, electricity and power units on the Nauka module that Russia sent to the International Space Station (ISS). Astronauts, who carried out the…
satellite 2021 fair starts in Washington DC
The world’s largest satellite fair Satellite 2021 held in Washington DC in the US has started. The most important participants of the satellite industry, which has a size of approximately 1 trillion dollars, will come together at the fair.…
Turkish observation satellite RASAT completes its 10th year in orbit
RASAT, the first national observation satellite designed and manufactured in Turkey with a design life of 3 years, has completed its 10th year in orbit. RASAT has passed over Turkey 4 times a day for 10 years. It took 7.5 meters black and…
russia launches Nauka module into ISS
Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) launched the multipurpose laboratory module Nauka into space after 14 years of delay. The module docked with the International Space Station (ISS) successfully after 8 days of journey. With a weight…
The Lancet presents the interim results of CoronaVac
The Lancet presented the interim results of a double-blind, randomised, controlled trial of CoronaVac versus placebo in Turkey. Adults aged 18–59 years who were seronegative and RT-PCR-negative for SARS-CoV-2 infection received two doses of…
Chinese astronauts perform the first spacewalk of the mission
Two of the 3 astronauts who sent into space by China with the Shenzhou-12 capsule successfully performed the first spacewalk of the mission. During the spacewalk, the astronauts installed equipment, tested the station’s mechanic arm, and…
russia launches cargo rocket to the ISS
Russia announced that the launch of the rocket transporting cargo to the International Space Station (ISS) was carried out successfully. The rocket was launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, and carries a total of 1,509 kg of…
Japanese automotive giant introduces in-shoe navigation system
The world-famous Japanese automotive giant Honda has developed in-shoe navigation system. The system called Ashirase works with a smartphone application and consists of a frame system placed in the shoe and 2 sensors. Ashirase gives…