Source: ET Subject: Science and Technology Context: The International Space Station (ISS) is planned to be de-orbited in 2030 in a controlled re-entry over a remote ocean area, bringing an end to the longest-running era of continuous human presence in low Earth orbit. About The International Space Station (ISS): What it is? The ISS is …
GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Awareness in space. Context: Amid the ongoing war, the Russian space agency has threatened that Russia could respond to the US sanctions by letting the ISS fall from space. How is the Space Station protected from such acts? It is governed by the International Space Station Intergovernmental Agreement. …
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GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Awareness in space. Context: As China gears up to become the only country to have an exclusive and probably the only space station by 2024 or latest by 2030, its neighbor, India too has plans to follow suit in a few years. Recently, the Union Minister for Space Jitendra …
GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Awareness in space. Context: China, which is growing its presence in space, has complained to the UN detailing two alleged space incidents involving its Tiangong Space Station and two Starlink satellites from Elon Musk-founded aerospace firm, SpaceX. Why did China approach the UN? Both the U.S. and China …
