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ISRO’s decision not to participate in the International Space Station Program
In short, ISRO was involved in talks to join the ISS program, in the period 2010 through 2014. By the end of which, India chose not to proceed.
You can see an interview here when they were still ...
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How did sulphur come up to the surface of the moon?
The moon's composition is largely similar to the earth's crust, the earth's crust contains plenty of sulphur and sulphur compounds too.
My guess on other missions is they either weren't looking for it ...
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Why is ISRO planning to launch Aditya-L1 if NASA has already launched the Parker Solar Probe?
Yes, there are several reasons why ISRO is planning to launch Aditya-L1 even though NASA has already launched the Parker Solar Probe.
Different perspectives: The Parker Solar Probe will fly much ...
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How did sulphur come up to the surface of the moon?
Sulfur on the Moon's surface may have come from volcanic activity, and it was found in Apollo rock samples in 2020 a few years before Chandrayaan-3 arrived.
While most of this volcanic activity took ...
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