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Astronaut Nick Hague and his fellow passengers landed safely on Earth from Space Station
NASA astronaut Nick Hague and his two fellow passengers — Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos and Hazzaa Ali Almansoori of the United Arab Emirates returned to Earth aboard a Russian Soyuz crew capsule after being in space for over 200 days. They safely landed in Kazakhstan on Thursday, October 3, NASA reported.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]NASA astronaut Nick Hague and his two fellow passengers — Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos and Hazzaa Ali Almansoori of the United Arab Emirates returned to Earth aboard a Russian Soyuz crew capsule after being in space for over 200 days. They safely landed in Kazakhstan on Thursday, October 3, NASA reported. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The space station has been remarkably crowded for the past week or so, with a total of nine passengers living and working in the orbiting laboratory. That’s a significant boost from the typical crew of six, but with the return of Hague, Ovchinin, and Ali Almansoori, the remaining ISS inhabitants can now dive into their work on Expedition 61.
Both Hague and Ovchinin were members of ISS Expedition 59 and 60, while Ali Almansoori had only arrived at the space station eight days ago on a brief mission to space. The Arab astronaut arrived on the space station alongside NASA’s Jessica Meir and Russia’s Oleg Skripochka, both of whom will be part of space station operations moving forward.
Nick took to twitter announcing his homecoming, “What an extraordinary journey! Part of what has made this experience so special was being here with my friends, classmates and our international partners. Thank you to all involved in the success of my mission on @Space_Station. I’m coming home.”[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This marks the end of a seriously dramatic year for both Hague and Ovchinin. The pair was originally slated to head to the space station back in late 2018, but the Soyuz rocket they were riding suffered a failure and the crew capsule had to make an emergency abort, landing back on Earth before it even left the atmosphere.
It was a scary moment for the duo but they made it back to solid ground in one piece. Their second attempt came in March of this year, and things went much more smoothly, with Hague, Ovchinin, and NASA’s Christina Koch arrives at the space station swiftly.
During Hague’s time in space, he performed a trio of spacewalks outside the International Space Station totally nearly 20 hours. He and NASA’s Andrew Morgan installed docking adapters for future commercial spacecraft to attach to the ISS. As a whole, the Expedition 59 and 60 crews completed hundreds of experiments, and Hague’s work will continue now that he’s back on solid ground.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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Aditya L1 successfully undergoes 4th earth-bound manoeuvre: ISRO
The Indian Space Research Organisation said that the Aditya L1 spacecraft successfully underwent the fourth earth-bound manoeuvre on Friday.
The Indian Space Research Organisation said that the Aditya L1 spacecraft successfully underwent the fourth earth-bound manoeuvre on Friday. This is India’s first space-based mission to study the Sun.
ISRO took to X, formerly Twitter and informed that the fourth earth-bound manoeuvre (EBN4) was performed successfully. ISRO’s ground stations at Mauritius, Bengaluru, SDSC-SHAR and Port Blair tracked the satellite during this operation, while a transportable terminal currently stationed in the Fiji islands for Aditya-L1 will support post-burn operations, the Indian space agency added.
ISRO further said that the new orbit attained is 256 km x 121973 km. The next manoeuvre Trans-Lagragean Point 1 Insertion (TL1I), a send-off from the Earth is scheduled for September 19, around 02:00 Hrs. IST, it added.
ISRO’s Aditya-L1 is the first Indian space-based mission, that will study the Sun from a halo orbit around the first Sun-Earth Lagrangian point (L1). This is located approximately 1.5 million km from the planet Earth.
Earlier, all three earth-bound manoeuvres were successfully performed in September month.
During the spacecraft’s 16-day journey around the Earth, the manoeuvres were performed. During this time, the spacecraft will gain the necessary velocity for its further journey to L1.
After completing the fourth earth-bound orbital manoeuvres, the ISRO’s Aditya L1 solar mission will further undergo a Trans-lagrangian1 insertion manoeuvre. This will mark the beginning of its nearly 110-day trajectory to the destination around the L1 Lagrange point.
Another manoeuvre to bind Aditya L1 to an orbit near L1 after arrival at L1 point. This is to be a balanced gravitational location between the Sun and the Earth.
Around L1, the satellite will spend its whole mission life in an irregularly shaped orbit in a plane roughly perpendicular to the line joining the Sun and the Earth.
On September 2, the Aditya L1 spacecraft was successfully launched by ISRO’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C57) from the Second Launch pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC), Sriharikota.
The Aditya L1 was successfully injected into an elliptical orbit of 235×19500 km around the Earth after a flight duration of 1 hour 3 minutes and 20 seconds.
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Aditya L1 successfully undergoes third earth-bound manoeuvre, fourth to take place on September 15: ISRO
India’s first solar mission, the Aditya L1 spacecraft, successfully underwent its third earth-bound orbit raising manoeuvre on Sunday, the Indian Space Research Organisation said.
India’s first solar mission, the Aditya L1 spacecraft, successfully underwent its third earth-bound orbit raising manoeuvre on Sunday, the Indian Space Research Organisation said.
The Telemetry, Tracking, and Command Network (ISTRAC) in Bengaluru oversaw the orbit-raising manoeuvre, with Mauritius, Bengaluru, and Port Blair ground stations tracking the satellite during the critical operation. India’s first solar mission is now one step closer to its ultimate destination after this successful manoeuvre, with the satellite’s new orbit at 296 km x 71767 km.
ISRO shared this picture on its official Instagram page.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has scheduled the next manoeuvre for September 15 at around 2 am. The mission to study the sun, which is part of ISRO’s ambitious plans, was launched successfully on September 2 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh’s Sriharikota.
The Aditya-L1 spacecraft has already completed two orbital manoeuvres around the Earth and is set to perform one more before being placed in transfer orbit towards the Lagrange point L1. It is expected to reach its destination after 125 days. Earlier, the Aditya-L1 satellite shared a breathtaking image of the Earth and the Moon.
The spacecraft will observe the Sun from the Lagrange point 1 or L-1 point, which is located 1.5 million km away from the Earth. ISRO states that a spacecraft placed in the halo orbit around the L1 point can continuously view the Sun without any occultation or eclipses. This provides a significant advantage in observing solar activities and their effect on space weather in real time.
The mission aims to study various aspects of the sun, such as the physics of the solar corona and how it is heated, the acceleration of solar wind, the coupling and dynamics of the solar atmosphere, the temperature anisotropy and distribution of solar wind, and the causes of Coronal Mass Ejections (CME) and flares, as well as near-earth space weather.
The successful launch of the Aditya-L1 spacecraft, carried by the PSLV rocket, is a remarkable achievement for ISRO, which is one of the leading space agencies in the world. Prior to the sun mission, ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 successfully soft-landed near the south pole of the moon, making India the first country to achieve this feat in that region and the fourth on the moon’s surface.
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Aditya L1 space probe takes selfie, images of Earth, Moon
Aditya L1 took off on a polar launch satellite vehicle on September 2 from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.
India’s space based solar probe Aditya L1 took a selfie while on its way to Lagrange Point 1. The camera on board Aditya L1 captured the image of its largest payload, Visible emission line Coronagraph (VELC) and SUIT instruments on September 4, according to ISRO. The camera also captured images of the Earth and the Moon on the second day of its four month long journey to L1.
Aditya L1 took off on a polar launch satellite vehicle on September 2 from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. On Tuesday, the spacecraft successfully performed the second Earth bound manoeuvre. It attained an orbit of 282km x 40225 km.
The next Earth bound manoeuvre is scheduled for September 10 around 2:30 am IST. Aditya L1 which carried seven different payloads to carry out a detailed study of the sun. Four of payloads will observe the light from the sun and the other three will measure in situ parametres of the magnetic and plasma fields.
ISRO took to twitter to share these remarkable visuals which include a selfie snapped by Aditya L1 during its journey. The major objectives of the solar mission include study of the physics of solar corona and its heating mechanism, the solar wind acceleration, dynamics and coupling of the solar atmosphere, solar wind distribution, origin of coronal mass ejections (CME) and flares and near earth space weather.
Aditya L1’s placement at L1 offers a distinct advantage which helps in continous monitoring of the Sun without experiencing eclipses or occultation. This unobstructed view is important in studying the solar activities and its impact on space weather.
The mission will provide crucial insights into various solar phenomena including field propagation, particle, space weather dynamics, pre flare and flare activities, coronal mass ejections and coronal heating. Lagrange points is named after Italian French mathematician Joseph Louis Lagrange. These points offer unique regions in space where objects experience reduced fuel consumption and can orbit due to the gravitational balance between the Sun and the Earth.
