Penny-sized thrusters developed to propel nanosats
August 19th, 2012 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 19 (IANS) Scientists have developed a penny-sized rocket thruster that could soon power the movement of tiny satellites or nanosats in orbit.The device, designed by Paulo Lozano, associate ... Read more...
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Indian rocket engine test successful
May 13th, 2012 - 12:47 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 12 (IANS) India Saturday successfully tested the indigenous super cooled cryogenic engine that will be used to fire a heavier rocket to put a communication satellite in ... Read more...
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Indigenous space engine test Saturday
May 11th, 2012 - 11:46 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 11 (IANS) The Indian space agency will Saturday conduct a crucial test on an indigenously built cryogenic engine for launching its heavier rockets from its spaceport, a ... Read more...
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Agni-V, India’s ‘China Killer’ (To go with Agni-V launch story)
April 19th, 2012 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) India Thursday successfully launched its long-range Agni-V ballistic missile. Here are some salient features of the missile and the test, which propelled the country into ... Read more...
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India building six submarines
August 10th, 2011 - 8:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Six submarines are being built at the Mazagon Docks to increase India's submarine fleet, Defence Minister A.K. Antony said Wednesday."In addition, the existing anti-submarine capability ... Read more...
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CIA reveals James Bond-like spy gadgets
February 23rd, 2011 - 1:38 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 23 (ANI): Robotic catfish, cameras in makeup compacts and secret documents in cigarette packs-all these things may sound like they come from a James Bond flick. But the Central Intelligence ... Read more...
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PSLV: Workhorse of ISRO (Factfile)
July 12th, 2010 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Since its first launch in 1994, India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) has so far placed 41 satellites (19 Indian and 22 foreign) into orbit - ... Read more...
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ISRO to launch more satellites this year
July 12th, 2010 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
By Venkatachari Jagannathan
Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), July 12 (IANS) After successfully placing five satellites in orbit Monday, India's space agency ISRO said it will launch more satellites this year and efforts were ... Read more...
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Rocket scientist heads ISRO liquid propulsion systems centre
June 2nd, 2010 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 2 (IANS) Noted rocket scientist S. Ramakrishnan is the new director of the Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) liquid propulsion systems centre at Thiruvananthapuram.
The space agency Wednesday said Ramakrishnan, ... Read more...
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MIT-designed green plane to use 70 percent less fuel
May 19th, 2010 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 19 (IANS) In what could revolutionise the aviation industry, a 'green airplane' designed by a Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)-led research team is likely to use 70 percent less fuel ... Read more...
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Copepods are world’s best animal jumpers
May 12th, 2010 - 12:25 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 12 (ANI): Copepods are tiny crustaceans that can accelerate to a speed of 500 body-lengths per second when they perform an escape jump, with greater muscle power than kangaroos, frogs ... Read more...
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American President Barack Obama Establishes Mars Target For NASA
April 19th, 2010 - 7:29 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
April 19, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): A few days back, American chief, Barack Obama, had positioned the National Aeronautical and Space Administration (NASA) on a solid route to a Mars landing. ... Read more...
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India aborts test of rocket to launch heavy satellites
March 6th, 2010 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 6 (IANS) India's test of its new geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle (GSLV-Mark III) has had to be aborted after 150 seconds.
"The 200-second test, conducted at the liquid propulsion systems ... Read more...
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New concept may enhance Earth-Mars communication
October 17th, 2009 - 2:45 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, October 17 (ANI): An ESA (European Space Agency) engineer, working with engineers in the UK, may have found a new concept that may enhance Earth-Mars communication.The European researchers studied a possible ... Read more...
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A perfect 13th successful launch for PSLV
October 22nd, 2008 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), Oct 22 (IANS) The launch of Chandrayaan-1, India's first mission to probe the moon, from here Wednesday morning marked the 13th consecutive successful score for the India-built polar satellite ... Read more...
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International workshop on Advances in processing of Solid Propellant Rocket Motors to begin today
October 22nd, 2008 - 8:25 am ICT by ANI
Pune, Oct 22 (ANI): An International workshop on Advances in processing of Solid Propellant Rocket motors (IWAPS 2008) will be held at the High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL) here today. ... Read more...
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GE Transport, Bharat Heavy Electricals join hands for railway tender
October 21st, 2008 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) Locomotive technology major GE Transportation (GET) and the state-run Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) have joined hands to jointly bid for the 1,000 diesel locomotive tender issued ... Read more...
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NASA commissions study to develop future aircraft
October 7th, 2008 - 5:05 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 7 (Xinhua) US space agency NASA Monday said that it has awarded seperate contracts worth $12.4 million to six aviation companies to study advanced technologies for developing future transport aircraft.The ... Read more...
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NASAs Phoenix spacecraft lands safely on Mars
May 26th, 2008 - 11:59 am ICT by admin
Washington, May 26 (ANI): NASAs Phoenix spacecraft has successfully landed in the northern polar region of Mars on May 25.According to a report in National Geographic News, the signal confirming that ... Read more...
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Falling satellite poses little threat to human life
January 29th, 2008 - 12:48 pm ICT by admin
London, Jan 29 (ANI): A report in New Scientist has said that a spy satellite which is falling back to Earth after its power systems failed, poses little threat to human life.According ... Read more...
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President Patil to spend New Year Day with DRDO scientists
December 31st, 2007 - 9:50 pm ICT by admin
Hyderabad, Dec 31 (ANI): In an unique gesture President Pratibha Patill will be visiting the Missile Complex of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in Hyderabad on Tuesday, and will be ... Read more...
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