NASA Starts Testing Habitat Designs for Its Lunar Gateway Space Station
NASA’s Lunar Gateway space station is a cool concept, yet no one knows what the massive structure will look like when it’s built. However, NASA is taking the next step in the Gateway’s design process: It announced five new deep space habitat prototypes that it will test on the ground over the next few months.
WASHINGTON — The Indian government announced March 27 it successfully fired a ground-based anti-satellite weapon against a satellite in low Earth orbit, a test that is likely to heighten concerns about space security and orbital debris. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the country’s military successfully demonstrated an anti-satellite (ASAT) weapon in a test known as “Mission Shakti.” In that test, a ground-based missile, a version of an existing ballistic missile interceptor, hit a satellite at an altitude of about 300 kilometers. “It shows the remarkable dexterity of India’s outstanding scientists and the success of our space programme,” Modi said in a series of tweets announcing the test. Modi also made a televised announcement, in Hindi, about the test.
The Brahmashirsha astra was a weapon that could destroy the world. Theseweapons are all created by Lord Brahma. The three weapons are commonly called brahmastra by the various versions of the Mahabharata, Ramayana and the Puranas. ... The target, when hit by Brahmastra, would be utterly destroyed
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