Russian cosmonaut to speak on 50 years of human space flight
June 3rd, 2011 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 3 (IANS) Russian cosmonaut Viktor Savinykh, who spent nearly 253 days in space in the 1980s, will visit Mumbai next week to speak on the 50th anniversary of ... Read more...
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Space tourism will worsen climate change
October 26th, 2010 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 26 (IANS) A decade of commercial space flight would have a devastating impact on climate change and global temperatures.Scientists believe that vast amounts of black soot created by a new ... Read more...
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British firm hopes to loft tourists into space
September 27th, 2010 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 27 (IANS) A team of British rocketmen intends to be the first private firm in the world to loft tourists into space.
Starchaser boss Steve Bennett and astronaut Matt Shrewbridge hope ... Read more...
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Virgin Tests its Spacecraft for the First Time
March 24th, 2010 - 9:16 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
March 24, 2010, (Pen Men at Work): Virgin tested its pioneer project, the space flight experience for civilians, for the first time recently. Richard Branson’s dream project, making it possible for ... Read more...
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India tests advanced sounding rocket successfully
March 4th, 2010 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 4 (IANS) India successfully conducted the flight test of its new generation high-performance sounding rocket from the spaceport at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, the space agency said Thursday.
"The test ... Read more...
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