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  2. Space research - Wikipedia

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    Space research is scientific study carried out in outer space, and by studying outer space. From the use of space technology to the observable universe, space research is a wide research field. Earth science, materials science, biology, medicine, and physics all apply to the space research environment. The term includes scientific payloads at ...

  3. List of space programs of the United States - Wikipedia

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    NASA delivers the most visible elements of the U.S. space program. From crewed space exploration and the Apollo 11 landing on the Moon, to the Space Shuttle, International Space Station, Voyager, the Mars rovers, numerous space telescopes, and the Artemis program, NASA delivers on the civil space exploration mandate.

  4. Scientific research on the International Space Station ...

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    The International Space Station is a platform for scientific research that requires one or more of the unusual conditions present in low Earth orbit (for example microgravity, ( cosmic) - radiation and extreme temperatures). The primary fields of research include human research, space medicine, life sciences, physical sciences, astronomy and ...

  5. Space exploration - Wikipedia

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    Space exploration is the use of astronomy and space technology to explore outer space. [1] While the exploration of space is currently carried out mainly by astronomers with telescopes, its physical exploration is conducted both by uncrewed robotic space probes and human spaceflight. Space exploration, like its classical form astronomy, is one ...

  6. Space & Upper Atmosphere Research Commission - Wikipedia

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    The Space & Upper Atmosphere Research Commission, [a] commonly referred to as SUPARCO, is an agency of the Government of Pakistan responsible for the national space program. [2] Established in 1961 in Karachi with an objective to learn the art of rocketry and high altitude research from the United States, the agency worked to develop the ...

  7. NASA - Wikipedia

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    National Aeronautics and Space Administration. /  38.88306°N 77.01639°W  / 38.88306; -77.01639. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA; / ˈnæsə /) is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for the civil space program, aeronautics research, and space research.

  8. International Space Station programme - Wikipedia

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    e. The International Space Station programme is tied together by a complex set of legal, political and financial agreements between the fifteen nations involved in the project, governing ownership of the various components, rights to crewing and utilisation, and responsibilities for crew rotation and resupply of the International Space Station.

  9. ISRO - Wikipedia

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    Website. www .isro .gov .in. The Indian Space Research Organisation ( ISRO [3] / ˈɪsroʊ /) [a] is the national space agency of India. It operates as the primary research and development arm of the Department of Space (DoS), which is directly overseen by the Prime Minister of India while the Chairman of ISRO also acts as the executive of DoS.