Tag: record

NASA’s Mars Helicopter Ingenuity Sets New Records

June 29, 2024

NASA’s Mars helicopter, Ingenuity, has recently set new records in its mission to explore the Red Planet. Originally designed for just five flights, Ingenuity has surpassed all expectations by completing over 50 flights since its arrival with the Perseverance rover in February 2021. Ingenuity’s latest flight, conducted last week, saw the helicopter reach an altitude…

Unbeaten two hundred times in a row ‘Rohini 200’ (RH-200)

November 28, 2022

Rohini 200 sounding rocket’s 200th consecutive launch success. The launch was at 11.50 am from the launch center in Thumba. Former President Ram Nath Kovind visited VSSC to witness the launch. Rohini 200 took off once again from the shores of Tumba. 200th consecutive unbeaten launch. The Rohini 200, also known as the RH 200,…

Born to fly

May 22, 2022

Ten years ago today, Felix Baumgartner, a retired Austrian skydiver, set sail in a helium balloon in search of the boundaries of space.He reached 39km and was watched by over 3 million viewers on YouTube. From there, he sped down faster than sound, creating a sonic boom and speeding to 1356 km / h at…

NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei looks down at the ground inside the seven-window of the International Space Station

February 16, 2022

. The Soyuz MS-19 crew ship docked to the Roswet module next to the spacecraft … !! Mark Vande Hei holds the US record for most time spent in space. He will arrive at the station on April 9, 2021 and leave on March 30, 2022 ….