NASA to study climate change in Bangladesh
April 13th, 2012 - 1:18 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, April 13 (IANS) American space research institute NASA will conduct a study on the weather and climate change in Bangladesh."NASA will conduct the research under its South and Southeast ... Read more...
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NASA considering an outpost on the moon
February 13th, 2012 - 8:19 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Feb 13 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A 3rd of February memo from NASA has revealed that a man-tended outpost is being considered in space. The new structure is proposed to be installed ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
NASA to launch new mission to Mars Saturday
November 24th, 2011 - 11:58 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 24 (IANS) A nuclear-powered Rover - bigger than a Maruti car - which will embark on a nine-month journey to Mars to examine whether the red planet has ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Pope Benedict XVI may make first call to space on May 4
April 24th, 2011 - 5:34 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 24 (ANI): A NASA official has revealed that Pope Benedict XVI may make a special call to the International Space Station during the upcoming flight of the space shuttle Endeavour.In ... Read more...
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NASA Discovers Two New Planets In Milky Way
August 27th, 2010 - 7:32 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Aug 27, (THAINDIAN NEWS) In what is being considered as one of the most amazing scientific discoveries, the NASA officials have announced that NASA'a Kepler telescope, launched from Cape Canaveral ... Read more...
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Astronauts remove faulty pump outside ISS
August 12th, 2010 - 9:44 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 12 (DPA) Two US astronauts successfully removed a stubborn cooling pump outside the International Space Station (ISS) Wednesday.
Doug Wheelock and Tracy Caldwell Dyson returned to the station after their 7-hour-26-minute ... Read more...
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Former U.S. Senator Ted Stevens killed in Alaska plane crash, fate of ex-NASA head unknown
August 11th, 2010 - 1:53 am ICT by BNO News
DILLINGHAM, ALASKA (BNO NEWS) -- Former U.S. Senator Ted Stevens was killed on early Monday evening when a small plane crashed near the city of Dillingham in Alaska, his family ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Former U.S. Senator Ted Stevens, former NASA head O’Keefe aboard crashed plane in Alaska
August 11th, 2010 - 1:13 am ICT by BNO News
DILLINGHAM, ALASKA (BNO NEWS) -- A plane carrying eight to nine people crashed near the city of Dillingham in Alaska on early Monday evening, officials said on Tuesday. Former U.S. ... Read more...
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Former U.S. Senator Ted Stevens, former NASA head O’Keefe aboard crashed plane in Alaska
August 10th, 2010 - 9:55 pm ICT by BNO News
DILLINGHAM, ALASKA (BNO NEWS) -- A plane carrying eight to nine people crashed near the city of Dillingham in Alaska on late Monday, officials said on Tuesday. Reports said former ... Read more...
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NASA cancels solar probe launch due to bad weather
February 11th, 2010 - 2:49 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 11 (DPA) High winds forced US space agency NASA to cancel the planned launch of a solar probe Wednesday.
The countdown for the launch of the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) was ... Read more...
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NASA ready to launch satellite to explore sun
February 10th, 2010 - 7:55 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 10 (DPA) NASA planned to launch a solar probe Wednesday to help unlock more secrets about the sun, whose massive storms affect earth's weather and can pose danger to earth ... Read more...
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Moon water: NASA thanks Indian space agency for partnership
September 25th, 2009 - 1:26 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 24 (IANS) India's maiden lunar mission Chandrayaan has been successful in finding traces of water on the lunar surface, the US space agency NASA said here Thursday, and thanked ... Read more...
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British scientist claims he coined Neil Armstrong’s moon landing quote
July 22nd, 2009 - 1:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 22 (ANI): A British scientist has claimed that he coined Neil Armstrong's "one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind" speech as he became the first man ... Read more...
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Minor tile damage to space shuttle Atlantis
May 13th, 2009 - 4:31 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 13 (DPA) An inspection of the space shuttle Atlantis Tuesday revealed damage to tiles on one of the craft's wing, a NASA official said.
The routine examination one day after ... Read more...
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US, Russian satellites collide in space
February 12th, 2009 - 12:14 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 12 (Xinhua) A privately owned US communication satellite collided with a defunct Russian satellite in orbit posing a risk to the international space station, which a NASA official said was ... Read more...
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