Since the retirement of the US Space Shuttle in 2011, only Russia and China have maintained human spaceflight capability with the Soyuz program and Shenzhou program. Currently, all expeditions to the International Space Station use Soyuz vehicles, which remain attached to the station to allow quick return if needed. The United States is developing commercial crew transportation to facilitate domestic access to ISS and low Earth orbit, as well as the Orion vehicle for beyond-low Earth orbit applications.
The Space Programme 2040 is a satellite development and launch programme of the Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (Suparco) — Pakistan's supreme space research authority. The Space Programme 2040 intends to replace the Badr satellite programme and geo-stationary communication satellite. On August 11, Paksat-IR was launched from Xichang Satellite Launch Center by China, making it first satellite to be launched under this programme. According to Suparco, five GEO satellites and six LEO satellites will be launched in between 2011 till 2040.
The stated goals of the program are to expected gain significant experience in satellite development, practicing of Space medicine, and to promote socio-economic sector in the country. While, the programme intend to learn to developed the military and space technologies and to conduct experiments on fundamental sciences in space frontier, the Government maintained that Space Programme-2040's prime purpose to bring the benefits of the full spectrum of space technology to the people of Pakistan. On July 15, 2011, Prime ministerYousaf Gillani gave official approval of the programme with the 2011 Pakistan fiscal year budget.
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... long as the fiscal and governance reforms suggested under the SBA — and which are likely to be part of the next programme — create enough fiscal space to put the country back on the growth trajectory.
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... world’s first 3D-printed laboratory, and ground station for Dewa’s Space-D programme ... Through Dewa Space programme (Space-D), the centre develops several niche use cases for grid and water networks.
... first 3D-printed laboratory, and ground station for DEWA’s Space-D programme ... Through DEWA Space programme (Space-D), the Centre develops several niche use cases for grid and water networks.
NewSpace India Ltd (NSIL) has released a Request for Qualification (RFQ) document inviting Indian industry partners for productionising Indian Space Research Organisation’s heavy lift launcher - LVM-3 - under a PPP framework.
The New Zealand government has proposed a full redesign of the school lunch programme to be crafted over the next two years. Ka Ora, Ka Ako, the current lunch programme targets the top 25 percent of students facing the biggest economic barriers.
To add human capital to support its programmes, ISRO has launched an online training session, SpaceScience and Technology Awareness Training (START), for undergraduate and postgraduate students.
... platform to offer structured leadership and management training programmes meant to prepare members of the university community and other people in the higher education space for leadership positions.
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The programme is meant to uncover insights into the psychological and physiological effects of prolonged confinement and isolation, similar to those experienced during extended space travel.
The second analog study of the UAEAnalog Programme is designed to mimic life on board the space habitats where astronauts can conduct various types of research ...Anticipating joining UAE’s space sector.
The world’s youngest and eighth graduate to attain a doctorate in aviation, Dr Al Romaithi is taking part in the second analog study of the UAEAnalog Programme by the Mohammed Bin Rashid SpaceCentre (MBRSC).