इलेक्ट्रॉनिक ध्वनिBoeing recently rocketed its CST-100 Starliner spacecraft into orbit successfully. The passenger spacecraft, which is set to dock soon at the International Space Station (ISS), is set to complete its mission by next week. Boeing is currently one of only two companies (along with Elon Musk’s SpaceX) that is directly funded by NASA to develop spacecraft that can carry astronauts beyond the Earth’s atmosphere. While news is waiting on Starliner successfully reaching the ISS and completing its docking maneuver, here are some interstellar facts about the mission for you to catch up on.Among the 25 candidates from Gujarat who have made it to the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) this year, eight candidates are from the Patidar community, enrolled under different schemes of Sardardham in Ahmedabad.“Centuries ago, India used to be considered the largest producer and the biggest economic powerhouse. However, there came a period during which India’s strength and energy endured gulamika kaal (foreign rule). When we emerged out of that gulami in 1947, our minds were filled with new enthusiasm and vigour. We had the capabilities to do something new. Unfortunately, the governments we got in the initial years post 1947, especially the four decades spanning 1950 to 1990, destroyed India’s energies, strength and enterprise. The four decades between 1950 and 1990 were our lost decades,” Vaishnaw said while delivering a talk at Viksit Bharat@2047, a talk show held in Rajkot.