India loses contact with spacecraft trying to land on Moon
- 07-Sep-2019
India had hoped to become just the fourth country to successfully land on the Moon.
Imran Khan carrying forward Qazi Ahmad’s mission, says Fayaz Chohan
- 08-Jan-2019
LAHORE: Paying tribute to former Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) chief (late) Qazi Hussain Ahmad, Punjab Minister for Information and Culture Fayazul Hassan Chohan on Tuesday said Prime Minister Imran Khan was carrying forward the mission of Qazi Ahmad, ARY News reported. “PM Imran is playing the same role what Qazi Ahmad did by standing up against plunderers, […]
India to send three-person crew on landmark space mission
- 29-Dec-2018
India will send a three-member team into orbit for up to a week when it launches its first manned space mission expected in 2022, the government announced Friday. Indian ministers approved $1.4 billion to provide technology and infrastructure for the programme, according to a government statement. The sum would make India’s one of the cheapest […]
NASA’s Dawn asteroid mission ends as fuel runs out
- 02-Nov-2018
WASHINGTON: Dawn, a NASA spacecraft that launched 11 years ago and studied two of the largest objects in the asteroid belt, has ended its mission after running out of fuel, officials said Thursday. Scientists have known for about a month that Dawn was essentially out of hydrazine, the fuel that kept the spacecraft’s antennae oriented […]
NASA is ready to launch its first mission to the Sun and you are invited!
- 03-Aug-2018
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe, which is humanity’s first mission to the Sun, has cleared the final procedures ahead of its launch on August 11. “NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has cleared the final procedures in the clean room before its move to the launch pad, where it will be integrated onto its launch vehicle, a United […]
Polls on July 25 mark important stage in Pakistan’s democratic development: EU observers
- 29-Jun-2018
ISLAMABAD: European Union election observers on Thursday said general elections taking place on July 25 marked an important stage in Pakistan’s democratic development. Addressing a news conference in Islamabad, Chief Observer of European Union Election Observation Mission Michael Gahler said they were examining fairness and transparency in electoral process in Pakistan. He said mandate of […]
OPCW continuing mission into Syria gas attack despite air strikes
- 14-Apr-2018
THE HAGUE: Experts from the world’s global chemical arms watchdog are continuing their mission to probe a gas attack in Douma despite Western air strikes in Syria, the body said Saturday. The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons has been “working in close collaboration” with UN security experts “to assess the situation and ensure […]
‘Pakistan to send satellite mission into space in two years’
- 07-Dec-2017
ISLAMABAD: Chief of the Air Staff Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman on Thursday announced that Pakistan will send a satellite mission into space in next couple of years in collaboration with China. “Pakistan is engaged with Chinese experts in manufacturing the next generation aircraft. China is also providing technical assistance for […]
India’s first all-woman crew on around-the-globe mission
- 09-Sep-2017
NEW DELHI: A team of six naval officers are starting a historic and gruelling around-the-world mission on Sunday — the first circumnavigation of the globe by an Indian all-female crew. Lieutenant Commander Vartika Joshi, who is leading the voyage which will begin in the western state of Goa, told AFP the project was “revolutionary” in […]
Mars spacecraft’s first missions face delays, says NASA
- 14-Apr-2017
WASHINGTON: NASA will probably delay the first two missions of its Orion deep-space capsule, being developed to send astronauts beyond earth’s orbit and eventually to Mars, the US space agency said. A report by NASA’s Office of Inspector General cited technical as well as budget challenges. The first launch of the Orion spacecraft atop the […]