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Satellite being designed to connect villages: ISRO

The Indian Space Research Organisation is in the process of designing a satellite for providing connectivity to villages,ISRO Chairman Dr G Madhavan Nair said on Friday. “We have plans to use multiple spot beams for the satellite, which is expected to be launched in another two and a half years time,” Nair told reporters in [...]

Shuttle Discovery arrives at space station

Space shuttle Discovery has arrived at the International Space Station (ISS), on Sunday ending a round-the-world chase of nearly two days. The final approach and docking ended up being slightly more challenging for Discovery’s commander, Rick Sturckow. He had to use the shuttle’s big primary thrusters for all the maneuvering instead of the small fine-tuning [...]

Mission to Mars to be between 2013-2015

India’s mission to Mars will take place between 2013-2015, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chief G Madhavan Nair said on Monday. “We have given a call for proposal to different scientific communities. Depending on the type of experiments they propose, we will be able to plan the mission,” he told a news agency. The mission [...]

China to unveil new missiles on National Day: state media

China will unveil a range of previously unknown missiles during its 1st October National Day parade, including intercontinental ballistic nuclear missiles, state media said on Wednesday. The new hardware on display also will include conventional cruise missiles and both short- and medium-range missiles, a leading newspaper reported, citing an unnamed People’s Liberation Army source. “These [...]

Space shuttle blasts off, finally flying on try 3

Space shuttle Discovery and seven astronauts blazed into orbit on aspectacular flight to the international space station, hauling up a treadmill named after a TV funnyman and thousands of kilos of more solemn supplies. Discovery lit up the sky for miles on Friday night around as it thundered away on NASA’s third launch attempt. Lightning [...]

Rly to run battery-operated cars at stations for disabled

Extending a helping hand to disabled and elderly passengers, Railways have decided to operate battery-operated cars for them at major stations. The small cars will operate round-the-clock to facilitate the needy passengers, a senior Railway Ministry official said. The service will be free. The vehicles will be run by private operators who will be selected [...]

ISRO eyes mission to Mars; Govt sanctions Rs 10 cr

After the challenging mission to moon, ISRO on Wednesday said it has begun preparations for sending a spacecraft to Mars within the next six years. The Government has sanctioned seed money of Rs 10 crore to carry out various studies on experiments to be conducted, route of the mission and other related details necessary to [...]

Spectacular Moon-Venus conjunction at break of dawn

A celestial show greeted skygazers at the break of dawn on Monday with Venus and Moon coming together in the eastern sky for a conjunction. The phenomenon was seen in the early morning sky during which the thin waning crescent Moon poised directly above Venus, popularly known as Goddess of Love, Director of Science Popularisation [...]

India doing enough to combat global warming : PM

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday rubbished criticism from developed nations that India was not doing enough to combat global warming, saying it fully recognised the importance of the issue. He also said that domestic capacity should be strengthened to meet the challenges arising out of growing energy needs. “We fully recognise not just how [...]

Solar energy is the need of time: Pachauri

In an attempt to promote emission-free energy generation, eminent environmentalist R K Pachauri has advocated that states like Rajasthan utilise their abundant solar resources instead of digging for fossil fuel that adds to global warming. “Solar energy is a viable alternative for power, especially for states like Rajasthan which can fulfill their energy needs without [...]

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