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AFP/APP Tokyo: A startup aiming to become Japan's first private firm to put a satellite into orbit postponed a rocket launch for the second day running on Sunday, after its first try ended in a mid-air explosion. Tokyo-based Space One…

AFP/APP Washington: The SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission, which made history with the first ever spacewalk by non-government astronauts, is set to return to Earth on Sunday. Splashdown is scheduled for approximately 3:36 am Eastern Time…

News Desk  Islamabad: Muhammad Yousuf Khan, Chairman of the Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO), emphasized that outer space is a common heritage of humanity and reaffirmed Pakistan's dedication to its peaceful use.…

Xinhua/APP Beijing: China's fourth batch of astronauts has been announced by the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA), comprising ten candidates, among whom are eight space pilots and two payload specialists. Notably, one payload…

AFP/APP Beijing:China's Chang'e-6 lunar probe successfully landed Sunday on the far side of the Moon to collect samples, state media reported -- the latest leap for Beijing's decades-old space programme. The Chang'e-6 set down in the…

News Desk Islamabad: Pakistan has received the initial image from its newly launched space mission, iCube Qamar, conducted in collaboration with China. As per Sparco reports, iCube Qamar completed three orbits around the moon.  …

News Desk  Islamabad: In collaboration with China, Pakistan has achieved a significant milestone in space exploration as its satellite, 'iCube Qamar,' successfully entered the moon's orbit as part of the 'Cheng E6' space mission. As…

AA/APP Istanbul: China on Tuesday launched four satellites into space on a maiden flight by the country’s Long March-6C rocket, state media reported. The satellites were blasted into space from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in…

News Desk  Islamabad: Pakistan's First Satellite Mission, iCube Qamar, has been successfully launched to the moon on Thursday.  The satellite took off from China's Hainan Space Launch Site at 2:27 PM Pakistan time and is expected to…

AFP/APP Washington: A Japanese person will be the first non-American to walk on the Moon, US President Joe Biden announced Wednesday during a state visit by Japan's prime minister. US-Japan "ties stretch up to the Moon where two…