Russia develops ammonia rocket engine
May 6th, 2012 - 10:30 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A leading Russian manufacturer of equipment for power industries has started developing a new rocket engine that could reduce the cost of rocket launches and ... Read more...
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Risat-1 catapults India into a select group of nations (Second Lead)
April 26th, 2012 - 12:54 pm ICT by IANS
Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), April 26 (IANS) On an early Thursday morning, an Indian rocket successfully launched into orbit a microwave Radar Imaging Satellite (Risat-1) from the spaceport here in ... Read more...
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New ‘rocket’ can go to moon on 100 cc fuel
March 30th, 2012 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 30 (IANS) A lightweight satellite thruster can go to the Moon on just 100 ml of fuel, slashing cost of space missions.
The mini motor uses electricity to ... Read more...
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President unveils new rocket launch facility
January 2nd, 2012 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Jan 2 (IANS) President Pratibha Devisingh Patil Monday unveiled a new rocket launch facility and its mission control centre at India's spaceport near Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.After dedicating ... Read more...
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SpaceX unveils plans for world’s most powerful rocket
April 6th, 2011 - 1:15 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 6 (ANI): Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX), an American space transport company, has unveiled plans for a new rocket that it says will be the world's most powerful.The California-based firm, ... Read more...
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Obama outlines new US space exploration plan
April 16th, 2010 - 7:47 am ICT by IANS
Washington, April 16 (IANS) US President Barack Obama has outlined his administration's new space exploration plan, vowing to increase NASA's budget by $6 billion over the next five years.Speaking at the ... Read more...
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India tests cheaper rocket to reduce launch vehicle cost
March 4th, 2010 - 11:49 pm ICT by IANS
By Fakir Balaji
Bangalore, March 4 (IANS) India successfully conducted the flight test of a new rocket that will drastically reduce the cost of its launch vehicles by using oxygen in the ... Read more...
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Iran tests new satellite rocket (Lead)
February 3rd, 2010 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Feb 3 (DPA) Iran Wednesday successfully tested a new locally built satellite rocket named Kavoshgar 3, state-media reported.
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad also unveiled Wednesday the new domestically produced carrier engine Simorq, which ... Read more...
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India to test world’s third largest solid rocket booster
December 6th, 2009 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
By Venkatachari Jagannathan
Chennai, Dec 6 (IANS) The Indian space agency is expected to take a major step in January towards realising its next generation rocket by ground-firing the world's third largest ... Read more...
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28 October, New Launch Date For NASA ARES
October 28th, 2009 - 8:00 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Cape Canavaral, Fla., Oct. 28, (THAINDIAN NEWS) ARES 1-X rocket launch schedule has been postponed from 27th October, Tuesday to 28th October Wednesday. As stated by the sources, clouds and ... Read more...
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Russia designs new rocket for manned flights
October 13th, 2009 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Oct 13 (RIA Novosti) Russia's federal space agency has started work to design a new carrier rocket for manned flights from a new space centre in the country's Far East, an ... Read more...
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Iranian launches its first satellite carrier rocket
August 18th, 2008 - 6:00 am ICT by IANS
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Tehran, Aug 18 (DPA) Iran launched its first domestically produced satellite carrier Sunday morning, official news agency IRNA reported. An Iranian Army statement, carried by IRNA, said that the new rocket Safir ... Read more...
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NASA says new spaceships violent vibrations under control
April 5th, 2008 - 1:12 pm ICT by admin
London, April 5 (ANI): NASA has announced that the design review of its new rocket Ares I that had predicted fatal vibrations of the craft during lift-off, is milder than first ... Read more...
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China to send its new rocket into space by 2013
November 20th, 2007 - 6:40 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Nov.20 (ANI): The manned spacecraft Shenzhou VII is likely to be launched into space in October 2008, shortly after the conclusion of the Beijing Olympic Games.
The China Daily quoted Pang ... Read more...
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