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  2. National Space Day - Wikipedia

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    The Bharatiya Antariksh Hackathon 2024 is a key feature of the National Space Day-2024 celebrations, aiming to discover innovative ideas and solutions in Space Tech. As India continues to advance in space research and exploration, this premier event seeks to inspire the next generation of innovators to contribute to the nation’s space missions.

  3. National Astronaut Day - Wikipedia

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    Significance. Commemorates the first US human spaceflight in 1961. Date. 5 May. Frequency. annual. National Astronaut Day is an American commemorative day held on May 5 since 2017. [1] It commemorates the first United States human spaceflight, on May 5, 1961, piloted by astronaut Alan Shepard. [2]

  4. World Space Week - Wikipedia

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    World Space Week. World Space Week (WSW) is an annual holiday observed from October 4 to 10 in over 95 nations throughout the world. World Space Week is officially defined as "an international celebration of science and technology, and their contribution to the betterment of the human condition". [1] World Space week is organized every year by ...

  5. Budget of NASA - Wikipedia

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    As a federal agency, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration receives its funding from the annual federal budget passed by the United States Congress.The following charts detail the amount of federal funding allotted to NASA each year over its history to pursue programs in aeronautics research, robotic spaceflight, technology development, and human space exploration programs.

  6. Yuri's Night - Wikipedia

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    Commemorates flight of Vostok 1 in 1961. Yuri's Night is an international celebration held every April 12 to commemorate milestones in space exploration. It is named for the first human to launch into space, Yuri Gagarin, who flew the Vostok 1 spaceship on April 12, 1961. In 2011, Yuri's Night was celebrated at over 567 events in 75 countries ...

  7. Chandrayaan-3 - Wikipedia

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    Chandrayaan-3 (/ ˌtʃʌndrəˈjɑːn / CHUN-drə-YAHN) is the third mission in the Chandrayaan programme, a series of lunar-exploration missions developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). [11] The mission consists of a Vikram lunar lander and a Pragyan lunar rover was launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre on 14 July 2023.

  8. Astronauts Day - Wikipedia

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    2025 date. January 31. (2025-01-31) 2026 date. January 30. (2026-01-30) Astronauts Day is an American holiday, dedicated to NASA astronauts and their achievements. It is a "floating" holiday, observed on the last Friday of January.

  9. Jet Propulsion Laboratory - Wikipedia

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    Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is a Federally Funded Research and Development Center in La Cañada Flintridge, California, Crescenta Valley, United States. [1] Founded in 1936 by Caltech researchers, the laboratory is now owned and sponsored by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and administered and managed by the California Institute of Technology.