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Kenya launched its first ‘Taifa-1’ earth observation satellite.

Taifa-1 means Nation One.

Taifa-1 will operate for five years

Launched from rocket of Space X

Space X belongs to USA

Launching Date: 15 April 2023

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In January 2023, Russia announced it would send a rescue capsule for three crew of the International Space Station.

Sending date: 20 February 2023

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Canada launched a ‘National carbon emissions’ market to help in meeting its climate goals efficiently in June 2022.

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Russia launched satellite of Iran into space from Kazakhstan on 9 August 2022.

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• Meta (Facebook) developed new app called Threads to compete with Twitter.
• Threads is a micro-blogging site.
• Launched on 5 July 2023.

• Threads has 500 characters and 5 minutes of video support.
• This is an app based on Instagram.

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Odd Roger Enoksen: Defense Minister of Norway

Resignation Date: April 9, 2022

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NASA launched the Europa Clipper Mission to explore Jupiter's moon.

In October 2024, NASA launched this spacecraft to learn whether conditions on Jupiter’s moon could sustain life in what scientists believe could be a deep ocean hidden beneath its icy surface.

Note: NASA is the space agency of the USA.

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NASA and SpaceX launched Crew-9 mission on 28 Sep, 2024 from Florida, USA.

The mission has two people on board and two empty seats to bring back astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, who have been stuck on the international Space Station (ISS).

Additional Information

Both Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore are American astronauts.

NASA is the space agency of the USA.

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In July 2022, Zimbabwe's central bank launched gold coins in an effort to help curb soaring inflation amid a slump in the country's currency.