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NASA’s PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) spacecraft in orbit over Earth. Credit: NASA GSFCThe PACE spacecraft, a collaborative effort between NASA and SpaceX, was successfully attached to its payload adapter in Florida, marking a significant milestone ahead of its upcoming launch to study Earth’s oceans, atmosphere, and climate.NASA and SpaceX technicians connected NASA’s PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) spacecraft to the payload adapter on Wednesday, January 24, 2024,at the Astrotech Space…

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has mated the encapsulated assembly containing Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft with Launch Vehicle Mark-III (LVM3) - its new heavy lift launch vehicle - at Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota. The Indian space agency posted multiple images on its social media platforms."Today, at Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, the encapsulated assembly containing Chandrayaan-3 is mated with LVM3", ISRO tweeted.Read AlsoWhat is Chandrayaan-3?Chandrayaan-3 is a follow-up mission of…