September Current Affairs part 2

 Hello friends in this article we are going to continue our Current Affairs series.

1. American Defense contractor Northrop Grumman named its NG-14 Cygnus spacecraft 'S.S. Kalpana Chawla' after the late astronaut. "It's our tradition to name each Cygnus after an individual who has played pivotal role in human spaceflight. Kalpana Chawla was selected in honor of her prominent place in history as the first woman of Indian descent to go to space," Northrop Grumman said. 

Important Points- i. American Defense Headquarter- Virginia, US.

ii. Launch Date of NG-14 Cygnus Spacecraft- 29 Sept, 2020.

iii. Cygnus is a unmanned satellite launched from NASA. 

iv. NASA stands for- National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

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2. NASA is looking for private companies to collect dust and rocks from the Moon's surface and sell them to it. This will be a part of a technology development program that would help astronauts live off the land for future manned missions. The firms will have to provide imagery of the material and the location from which it was.

Important points- i. NASA stands for- National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

ii. Headquarter of NASA- Washington D.C. , US.

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3.A 13-million-year-old fossil is found in Uttarakhand comes from a newly discovered ape species, which is the earnest known ancestor of the modern-day gibbon, researchers have said. The fossil, a complete lower molar, belongs to previously unknown genus and species, Kapi ramnagarensis. 

Important points- 

i. Uttarakhand Capital- Dehradun (Winter), Gairsain (Summer)

ii. Uttarakhand Chief Minister- Trivendra Singh Rawat

iii. Uttarakhand Governor- Baby Rani Maurya

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