India tests Agni-IV n-missile over full range (Third Lead)
September 19th, 2012 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Sep 19 (IANS) India Wednesday successfully tested for the second time its nuclear-capable surface-to-surface Agni-IV missile over its full range from a military base in Odisha, an official said.The ... Read more...
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Programme glitch led to Russian Mars probe failure: Report
January 31st, 2012 - 2:25 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 31 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A government commission has blamed Russian programmers for the recent failure of Russia's Phobos-Grunt Mars probe, the Kommersant daily said Tuesday citing a space industry ... Read more...
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India’s Agni-IV n-capable missile showcased
January 26th, 2012 - 12:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) Agni-IV, India's latest nuclear-capable strategic missile, was showcased publicly for the first time Thursday at the Republic Day parade.The missile formed part of a tableau ... Read more...
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India not developing ICBM
September 28th, 2011 - 1:14 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) India Tuesday said it was not developing an inter-continental ballistic missile (ICBM) that have the capability to strike targets about 7,500 km away.However, it will ... Read more...
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ISRO tests rocket motor, delays satellite launch
February 26th, 2011 - 3:59 pm ICT by IANS
By V. Jagannathan
Chennai, Feb 26 (IANS) After 16 successful launches of its workhorse rocket Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) in the last 17 years, the Indian space agency is now testing ... Read more...
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Pakistan test-fires 1,300 km missile
December 21st, 2010 - 3:03 pm ICT by IANS
By Awais Saleem
Islamabad, Dec 21 (IANS) Pakistan Tuesday successfully test-fired the nuclear capable Ghauri Hatf-V missile that has a range of 1,300 km, an official statement said. The medium-range missile can ... Read more...
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Agni-II plus missile test fails
December 10th, 2010 - 4:33 pm ICT by ANI
Bhubaneswar, Dec 10 (ANI): The experimental Launch of Agni-2-P Missile experienced a trajectory deviation immediately after the lift-off from the Wheeler island, off the coast of Orissa this morning, leading to the ... Read more...
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India’s Agni-II-plus missile test fails (Lead)
December 10th, 2010 - 4:00 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar/New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) The experimental launch of an Agni-II-plus missile failed Friday, the defence ministry said.The missile "experienced a trajectory deviation immediately after lift-off" from the Wheeler island, off ... Read more...
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Mars ‘hopper’ could lead to a greater understanding of the Red Planet
November 19th, 2010 - 5:10 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 19 (ANI): University of Leicester space scientists are developing a conceptual motor design for a Mars 'hopping' vehicle which should lead to a greater understanding of the Red Planet.Robots ... Read more...
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Space technology-inspired high-resolution X-ray camera to help dentists
October 12th, 2010 - 12:50 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 12 (ANI): A Swedish company has taken inspiration from an advanced technique used for miniaturising space hardware to make a visit to the dentist a little more comfortable.The tiny new ... Read more...
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Katy Perry gifts Russell Brand a space trip
June 10th, 2010 - 6:19 am ICT by IANS
London, June 10 (IANS) Singer Katy Perry has gifted her fiance British comedian Russell Brand a space trip as a birthday present to him.
The "Hot n Cold" singer has splashed out ... Read more...
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Perry gifts Brand ticket to outer space on birthday
June 9th, 2010 - 4:20 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 9 (ANI): Singer Katy Perry has gifted her comedian fiance Russell Brand a 100,000 pounds birthday present that involves a trip to space.Perry, 25, slipped into an astronaut's costume ... Read more...
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Soon, rocket-assisted pills to help ailing human gut
May 17th, 2010 - 1:18 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 17 (ANI): It may soon be possible to fire drugs into the human gut using tiny rocket motors.Radio-controlled capsules, which help direct drugs to particular sites in the digestive tract ... Read more...
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Growing space debris poses threat to spacecrafts
March 9th, 2010 - 11:21 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, March 9 (IANS) About 100 space debris experts who are taking part in the three-day meet of the Inter-Agency Space Debris Coordination (IADC) Committee here Tuesday expressed concern in the ... Read more...
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Indigenous Tejas combat jet to feature at R-Day parade
January 25th, 2010 - 5:25 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Jan 25 (IANS) A decade after it first took to the skies, the indigenously designed and built Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA) will feature for the first time at the Republic ... Read more...
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India tests rocket booster for heavier satellites
January 24th, 2010 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Jan 24 (IANS) India successfully conducted the static test of its largest solid booster for launching heavier satellites using the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-Mk III), the space agency said ... Read more...
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Richard Branson unveils first commercial spaceship
December 8th, 2009 - 12:30 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Dec 7 (DPA) Flamboyant British entrepreneur Richard Branson Monday unveiled the world's first commercial spaceship, saying it heralded a new age in travel.
"We want this programme to be a whole ... 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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NASA proposes robotic rocket-plane to explore Mars
November 26th, 2009 - 1:23 pm ICT by ANI
London, November 26 (ANI): NASA is proposing to build a robotic rocket-plane to explore Mars from the air, and has advertised for help building it.According to a report in the Telegraph, ... Read more...
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NASA’s Ares I-X rocket successfully completes flight test
October 29th, 2009 - 12:51 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, October 29 (ANI): NASA's Ares I-X test rocket has successfully completed its flight test, by lifting off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on October 28th.The test flight lasted about ... 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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NASA’s lunar mission successfully enters Moon orbit
June 23rd, 2009 - 7:26 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 23 (ANI): NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, has successfully entered orbit around the moon after a four and a half day journey from the Earth.Engineers at NASA's Goddard Space ... Read more...
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NASAs Ares I rocket first stage igniter successfully tested
March 11th, 2009 - 2:02 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 11 (ANI): NASA has completed a successful test firing of the igniter that will be used to start the Ares I rocket first stage motor.The March 10 test paves ... Read more...
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NASAs IBEX spacecraft reaches orbit, begins instrument commissioning
November 13th, 2008 - 3:44 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 13 (ANI): NASAs Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) spacecraft has concluded its orbit-raising phase and is beginning instrument commissioning in preparation to start science observations.IBEX, which is the latest in ... Read more...
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