Polity Notes

PRIVATE SPACE FLIGHT

Mr. Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon travelled in space. The journey took 11 minutes, Jeff Bezos founded the Space Flight Company – Blue Origin. The Company’s Rocket New Shepard was launched from Texas Space Station. Jeff Bezos travelled alongwith his brother Mark, MS Walley Funk & Oliver Daemen, Exactly 52 years earlier, Neil Armstrong (along with Buzz Aldrin) was the first person landed on moon on 20 July 1969. (Buzz Aldrin was Second)

Yuri Gagarin – First Person in space (12th April 1961)

Oliver Daemen (18 years) – Youngest person in space (20th July 2021)

MS Wally Funk (82 years) – Oldest person in space (20th July 2021)

LIVE TELECAST OF PROCEEDINGS OF COURTS

Live Telecast of Proceedings of courts was allowed by Supreme Court on 26th Sep. 2018.

High Court of Gujarat has become the first High Court to start live telecast of its proceedings w.e.f. 17/7/2021. By the end of July 2021, Madhya Pradesh High Court will be the second High Court for live telecast of its proceedings of all its benches