China’s moon rover to run on nuclear power
August 13th, 2012 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 13 (IANS) China's first moon rover will run on a nuclear-powered battery, a scientist said.The rover lands on moon next year on board Chang'e-3, China's third lunar probe, ... Read more...
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Data from Chandrayaan moon mission to go public
September 5th, 2010 - 2:28 pm ICT by IANS
By Bhargavi Kerur
Bangalore, Sep 5 (IANS) Voluminous scientific data, including rare images of the moon, from India's maiden lunar mission Chandrayaan-1 will be made public by the year-end."People will have free ... Read more...
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School students throng Indian Science expo
January 7th, 2010 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
By Fakir Balaji
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 7 (IANS) Thousands of school and college students thronged the exhibition grounds of the 97th Indian Science Congress (ISC 2010) here and were very excited to see ... Read more...
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China to take next leap in moon probe in October 2010
November 27th, 2009 - 5:09 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Nov.27 (ANI): China's second lunar probe, Chang'e-2, will be launched in October 2010, a top space scientist said Thursday.The China Daily quoted Ye Peijian, chief designer of the nation's first moon ... Read more...
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Michael Jackson’s glove sold for $350,000
November 22nd, 2009 - 7:46 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 22 (DPA) Michael Jackson's famous sequined white glove, worn at his first Moon Walk concert, went for $350,000 at an auction at Hard Rock cafe in New York City.
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Doomed Chandrayaan-1 has already yielded useful data on Moon’s mineralogy
September 1st, 2009 - 12:47 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, September 1 (ANI): The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) might have prematurely terminated the country's first moon exploration mission after it lost radio contact with Chandrayaan-1 over the weekend, but ... Read more...
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India’s moon mission operation suspended (Third Lead)
August 30th, 2009 - 1:34 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 29 (IANS) India suspended its first moon mission operation after the lunarcraft Chandrayaan-1 lost radio contact with the earth in the wee hours of Saturday, a top official of ... Read more...
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India’s first moon mission Chandrayaan-I “definitely over”, says project director
August 29th, 2009 - 11:43 pm ICT by ANI
Bangalore, Aug 29(ANI): India's ambitious moon mission -- Chandrayaan-I -- came to an abrupt end on Saturday after losing radio with the spacecraft."The mission is definitely over. We have lost contact ... Read more...
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Lunarcraft loses contact, India may abort moon mission (Second Lead)
August 29th, 2009 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 29 (IANS) India may have to abort its first moon mission after attempts Saturday to restore radio contact with its lunarcraft Chandrayaan-1 proved futile, a senior space official said.
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India’s first moon mission may be over, says project director
August 29th, 2009 - 6:36 pm ICT by ANI
Bangalore, Aug 29 (ANI):India's ambitious moon mission -- Chandrayaan-I -- has probably ended after loosing radio contact since Saturday noon, said its project director M. Annadurai, but Indian Space Research Organisation ... Read more...
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Chandrayan in trouble after losing vital sensor
July 17th, 2009 - 1:43 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 17 (ANI): India's first moon mission Chandrayan-I, has lost a major sensor and may meet a premature end, Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) sources said on Friday.ISRO ... Read more...
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Buzz Lightyear believed by some to be ‘first man on Moon’, says survey
July 8th, 2009 - 6:00 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jul 8 (ANI): Buzz Lightyear, the fictional cartoon character from the film 'Toy Story', is believed by some people to have been the first man on the Moon, revealed a survey.The ... Read more...
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Steel Authority props Mumbai sea link
June 23rd, 2009 - 2:18 pm ICT by IANS
By Quaid Najmi
Mumbai, June 23 (IANS) After supplying steel for critical components in India's first moon mission Chandrayaan and the first railway tracks in Jammu and Kashmir, Steel Authority of India ... Read more...
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India ready for its second moon mission
November 18th, 2008 - 3:15 pm ICT by ANI
Coimbatore, Nov 18 (ANI): After the success of Chandrayaan-1, India''s first moon mission, country is ready for its second lunar mission as it started work on Chandrayaan-2, says M. Annadurai, Project ... Read more...
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Chandrayaan-I lands on Moon with tri-colour
November 15th, 2008 - 12:57 pm ICT by ANI
Bangalore, Nov 15 (ANI): Chandrayaan-1, India''s first moon mission achieved a significant landmark on Friday when the Moon Impact Programme, (MIP) was ejected by the spacecraft successfully onto the lunar surface ... Read more...
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India’s first moon mission is world’s 68th
October 21st, 2008 - 1:44 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 21 (IANS) Chandrayaan-1, that lifts off Wednesday morning from Sriharikota, is India's first and the world's 68th mission to the moon, the earth's closest celestial body which has fascinated children, ... Read more...
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‘Designing Chandrayaan was like writing lyrics to a set tune’
October 19th, 2008 - 1:54 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 19 (IANS) While building India's first moon craft, Chandrayaan project director Mylswamy Annadurai was reminded of his engineering college days when he wrote lyrics to the tunes of his classmates.At ... Read more...
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Syrian president does a reality check of India’s IT hub
June 21st, 2008 - 12:31 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 20 (IANS) Visiting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Friday had a first-hand view of the progress and achievements made by India's IT hub in space research, IT and management on a ... Read more...
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‘Nuclear’ word given a miss in India-Germany Joint Declaration
November 14th, 2007 - 8:07 am ICT by admin
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