Space factory worker held for making weapons
May 31st, 2012 - 11:45 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 31 (IANS/RIA Novosti) An employee at a rocket engine factory in central Russia has been held for making, storing and trafficking firearms.The 38-year old worker, who made pistols ... Read more...
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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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Russian space freighter destroyed in atmosphere
August 30th, 2011 - 3:04 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Large pieces of the Russian Progress M-12M space freighter have not been found after it crashed in Siberia because the spaceship most likely burned up ... Read more...
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Russia may suspend space deliveries
August 25th, 2011 - 4:03 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia may fail to fulfill its obligations in delivering crews to the International Space Station after Wednesday's accident with Russia's Progress M-12M space freighter, a ... Read more...
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Russian space freighter fails to reach orbit
August 24th, 2011 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian space agency Roscosmos said the Progress M-12M space freighter failed to reach its designated orbit Wednesday due to a rocket engine failure.A source in ... Read more...
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Russian company accused of selling rocket engines to U.S. at half cost
May 12th, 2011 - 4:19 am ICT by BNO News
MOSCOW (BNO NEWS) -- The Russian Comptroller's Office on Wednesday informed that Energomash, an engineering corporation, was accused of selling rocket engines to the United States at half of the production cost.According ... Read more...
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How merging black holes go on a rampage of star-eating
April 11th, 2011 - 11:22 am ICT by ANI
Washington, April 11 (ANI): A new research indicates that when two galaxies collide, it causes the black holes at their cores to spiral toward each other, merge, then go on a rampage ... Read more...
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India to launch advanced communications satellite Dec 25 (Lead)
December 22nd, 2010 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 22 (IANS) With investigations into a leak in a rocket engine's valve providing satisfactory results Wednesday, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will celebrate Christmas by launching an advanced ... Read more...
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China considers super-powerful engine for next generation space rockets
July 27th, 2010 - 6:45 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 27 (ANI): China is considering a new super-powerful engine for the next generation of space rockets.BBC quotes Li Tongyu, general manager of the marketing department at the China Academy ... Read more...
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India gets ready to fire its own cryogenic rocket engine (Lead)
April 14th, 2010 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, April 14 (IANS) India Wednesday readied itself to join the elite space club by firing for the first time its own cryogenic rocket engine to launch an advanced communication satellite.
"The ... Read more...
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India hopes to join cryogenic rocket engine club January 2010
December 4th, 2009 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
By Venkatachari Jagannathan
Chennai, Dec 4 (IANS) India's heaviest rocket - the 49-metre tall, 414-tonne Geosynchronous Launch Vehicle (GSLV), powered by the indigenous cryogenic engine, will be launched in January 2010, ... Read more...
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Soon, blast off into space via gigantic air gun!
October 8th, 2009 - 2:27 pm ICT by ANI
London, October 8 (ANI): If physicist John Hunter has its way, then Jules Verne's fictional gigantic gun that could be used to launch people into space, would soon be a reality.According to ... Read more...
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Triple-engined supersonic car may break land speed record in 2011
July 2nd, 2009 - 2:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 2 (ANI): Researchers are developing a triple-engined supersonic car that will attempt to break the land speed record in 2011.According to a report in New Scientist, the car is being ... Read more...
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Aeroplanes may soon be flying in outer space
November 26th, 2007 - 6:54 pm ICT by admin
Washington , Nov 26(ANI): Though the earths gravity prevents todays standard aircraft out of space and keeps us anchored on the planets surface, there are still ways for aircraft- based vehicles to ... Read more...
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Future space travel just got roomier
November 14th, 2007 - 2:58 am ICT by admin
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