Project Daedelous plans to put humans on stars in 100 years
September 7th, 2012 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 7 (IANS) Project Daedelous, so far the most audacious plan to place humans on a star within 100 years, would develop a gigantic spaceship weighing 50,000 tonnes that ... Read more...
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First American woman in space dies of cancer
July 24th, 2012 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 24 (IANS) After a 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer, Sally Ride, the first US female astronaut, died Monday in California. She was 61, reported Xinhua."Sally lived her ... Read more...
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Scientist dreams of being first Puerto Rican woman in space
July 14th, 2012 - 2:09 pm ICT by IANS
New York, July 14 (IANS/EFE) Yajaira Sierra Sastre says that dreaming "doesn't cost anything", so she's spent all her life getting ready to be the first Puerto Rican woman in ... Read more...
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Chinese astronauts get e-mail from earth
June 19th, 2012 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 19 (IANS) Chinese astronauts in the orbiting space module Tiangong-1 Tuesday received the first of its kind e-mail from earth.The Beijing Aerospace Control Centre said the e-mail contains ... Read more...
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Chinese space module gets first-ever residents (Lead)
June 18th, 2012 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 18 (IANS) Three Chinese -- including the country's first woman astronaut -- Monday became the "first tenants" of the Tiangong-1 space module after China's first manned spacecraft Shenzhou-9 ... Read more...
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Space economy will boom in China, says daily
June 18th, 2012 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 18 (IANS) The successful launch of China's first manned spacecraft indicates that the country's economic infrastructure and technology have made great progress, a Chinese daily said Monday.China was ... Read more...
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China’s manned spacecraft docks with space module
June 18th, 2012 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 18 (IANS) China's first manned spacecraft Shenzhou-9, carrying the first Chinese woman astronaut, Monday successfully docked with the Tiangong-1 space module, officials said.The Beijing Aerospace Control Center said ... Read more...
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Liu is first Chinese woman in space
June 16th, 2012 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 16 (IANS) Liu Yang, a former Chinese air force pilot, became the country's first female astronaut Saturday evening as she along with two male colleagues blasted off into ... Read more...
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China launches Shenzhou-9 with first woman astronaut
June 16th, 2012 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 16 (IANS) China launched its Shenzhou-9 spacecraft with the country's first female astronaut aboard Saturday.Shenzhou-9, atop an upgraded carrier rocket -- Long March-2F, blasted off from the Jiuquan ... Read more...
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First woman in space turns 75
March 6th, 2012 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 6 (IANS) Valentina Tereshkova who became the world's first woman to go into space after her flight in June 1963 turned 75 Tuesday.Tereshkova told Xinhua on the eve ... Read more...
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Russia may send woman to ISS
December 8th, 2011 - 10:58 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Russian woman cosmonaut may fly to the International Space Station in 2013, a top official has said.Federal space agency Roscosmos chief Vladimir Popovkin said ... Read more...
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Haryana to have three new medical colleges
April 15th, 2010 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, April 15 (IANS) Three new medical colleges, including one in memory of Kalpana Chawla, the first Indian-origin woman in space, will be opened in Haryana to provide better health care to ... Read more...
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Female astronauts to set record in space
April 5th, 2010 - 2:50 am ICT by IANS
London, April 4 (IANS) Space is about to have an explosion in female population, with four women set to be in orbit at the same time.
This week NASA will attempt to launch ... Read more...
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China may put first woman in space by 2012
July 9th, 2009 - 12:51 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, July 9 (ANI): China's first astronaut, Yang Liwei, has revealed that Chinese women would soon be seen in space.During a web chat with the official Xinhua news agency, Liwei said: "The ... Read more...
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MIT mission to study moon’s gravitational pull
December 15th, 2007 - 2:14 pm ICT by admin
Cambridge, Dec.15 (ANI): The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) will lead a 375-million dollar mission to map the moon's interior and reconstruct its thermal history.
According to a NASA announcement, the Gravity Recovery ... Read more...
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