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ISRO Organises Make in India Conference on ESSRI
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Bangalore. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) organised a ‘Make in India Conference on Enabling
Spacecraft Systems Realisation through Industries (ESSRI - 2016) at ISRO Satellite Centre, Bengaluru June 23. |
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India Successfully Launches 20 Satellites in Single Flight
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Sriharikota/New Delhi. In its 36th flight ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C34 successfully launched the 727.5 kg Cartosat-2 Series Satellite along with 19 co-passenger satellites from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota June 22. |
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World’s Space Agencies Unite to Face the Climate Challenge |
| | June 2016
New Delhi. For the first time, under the impetus of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the
French Space Agency (CNES), space agencies of more than 60 countries agreed to engage their satellites to
coordinate their methods and their data to monitor human-induced greenhouse gas emissions, a press statement zfrom ISRO said June 4. |
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India Successfully Launches Reusable Launch Vehicle-Technology Demonstrator (RLV-TD) |
| | May 2016
Sriharikota/ New Delhi. India has successfully launched first ever indigenous space shuttle Reusable Launch Vehicle-Technology Demonstrator (RLV-TD). |
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ISRO’s inroads in Regional Navigation |
| | May 2016
Within next few months India would have in place its indigenous fully operational navigational system. On April 28, India has launched into orbit its seventh and final navigation satellite thus completing the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS). |
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India Launches Seventh Navigation Satellite IRNSS-1G |
| | April 2016
Sriharikota/ New Delhi. India successfully launched navigation satellite IRNSS-1G from Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR Sriharikota April 28. |
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Dr Jitendra Singh Inaugurates 10th SPIE Asia Pacific Remote Sensing Symposium |
| | April 2016
New Delhi. Minister of State Atomic Energy and Space Dr Jitendra Singh inaugurated a 3-day International Conference & Exhibition on Space under the aegis of “Asia Pacific Remote Sensing Symposium” in New Delhi April 4. |
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India launches sixth Navigation Satellite |
| | March 2016
Sriharikota. India launched its sixth navigation satellite from the southern Indian spaceport of Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh March 10. |
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ISRO, ASI felicitate prominent contributors of Indian Space Programme |
| | February 2016
Ahmedabad. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in association with Aeronautical Society of India (ASI) have organised
a programme to felicitate the persons, who have made significant contributions to the Indian Space Programme. |
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Confidence, perseverance, persistence and knowledge are the pillars of success, says Sunita Williams |
| | February 2016
New Delhi. It is possible to achieve anything if a person is qualified and determined to make the right decisions, said NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) Astronaut Capt Sunita Williams. |
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India launches IRNSS-1E, 5th Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System |
| | January 2016
Bangalore/ New Delhi. Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C31, successfully launched the 1425 kg IRNSS-1E, the fifth satellite in the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) from Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota, the spaceport of India January 20. |
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First Flower Grown in Space Station's Veggie Facility |
| | January 2016
Washington DC. Expedition 46 Commander Scott Kelly shared photographs of a blooming zinnia flower in the Veggie plant growth system aboard the International Space Station January 16. Kelly wrote, "Yes, there are other life forms in space! #SpaceFlower #YearInSpace." |
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NASA Astronauts Get Advance Look at CST-100 Starliner Trainers |
| | January 2016
St Louis. Two of the four NASA astronauts training to fly Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft recently tried some of the systems that will prepare them for flights to the International
Space Station (ISS), a Boeing press statement said January 7. |
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ISRO Planning to Launch 8 Satellites on One PSLV, says Dr M Annadurai |
| | January 2016
Bangalore. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is planning to launch eight micro satellites on a single Polar Satellite
Launch Vehicle (PSLV) in future, said Dr M Annadurai, Programme Director, Indian Remote Sensing Satellites (IRS) and Small
Satellite Systems (SSS) of ISRO Satellite Centre (ISAC), Bangalore. |
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Year End Review: Achievements of Department of Space during the year 2015 |
| | January 2016
Following are the significant achievements and details of the Innovative Programmes launched by the Department of Space during the year 2015: |
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Airbus Defence and Space, Thales Alenia Space to build next-gen French military communications satellite |
| | December 2015
Paris. Airbus Defence and Space, the world’s second largest space company, has been awarded the contract for one of two military satellites for the COMSAT NG secure telecommunications programme by the French defence procurement agency (DGA). |
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India Successfully Launches PSLV C29 Carrying 6 Satellites from Singapore |
| | December 2015
Bangalore. India's premier space agency Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully launched PSLV C29 carrying six satellites from Singapore. |
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India launches latest Communication Satellite GSAT-15 |
| | November 2015
Bangalore. GSAT-15, India’s latest communications satellite, was launched successfully by the European Ariane 5 VA-227 launch
Vehicle from Kourou in French Guiana in the early hours of November 11, 2015. |
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Honeywell to Acquire COM DEV International’s Satellite Equipment Business |
| | November 2015
Phoenix. Honeywell has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Ontario, Canada-based COM DEV International, a leading
satellite and space components provider for an aggregate purchase price of approximately C$455 million ($345 million),
net of cash and debt acquired, a Honeywell press statement said November 9. |
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BAE Systems, Reaction Engines to Develop Ground Breaking New Aerospace Engine |
| | November 2015
London. BAE Systems plc and Reaction Engines Limited (‘Reaction Engines’) November 3 announced a strategic
investment by BAE Systems and a working collaboration to accelerate Reaction Engines’ development of SABRE –
a new aerospace engine class that combines both jet and rocket technologies with the potential to revolutionise
hypersonic flight and the economics of space access.
The transaction is subject to the approval of Reaction Engines’ shareholders. |
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Boeing Satellite to Expand Mobile Communications Services in Asia |
| | October 2015
El Segundo, California. Boeing 702 satellite will expand multimedia communications for mobile users in China, India and other markets in Asia when it enters service in 2018. New York Broadband LLC (NYBB) is procuring the satellite, and will lease capacity to CMMB Vision to
provide a comprehensive suite of media and information services to Asian customers. |
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First-ever Hindi Atlas on Mars Mission released |
| | October 2015
New Delhi. Minister of State for Department of Atomic Energy and Department of Space Dr Jitendra Singh released
the first-ever Hindi Atlas Book on Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) in New Delhi October 26. |
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NASA, Boeing Extend International Space Station Contract |
| | September 2015
Houston. NASA has awarded a key contract to Boeing, the International Space Station’s (ISS) prime contractor, to continue providing key engineering support services, resources and personnel to the programme through September 30, 2020.
The contract, valued at $1.18 billion, extends for five-years. |
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India launches Multi Wavelength Space Observatory ASTROSAT |
| | September 2015
New Delhi/ Bangalore. India successfully launched its first space observatory, Astrosat, on September 28,
joining the select group of space powers with this capability. |
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India's Mars Mission (MOM) Marks a Year in Orbit |
| | September 2015
Bangalore. Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) spacecraft marked one year of its life around the red planet September 24. |
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Boeing-built World’s First All-Electric Propulsion Satellite Begins Operations |
| | September 2015
El Segundo, California. The world’s first all-electric propulsion satellite, built by Boeing for Bermuda-based ABS, is now operational
after an on-orbit handover on August 31, a Boeing press statement said September 10. |
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President Mukherjee awards Gandhi Peace Prize to ISRO |
| | September 2015
New Delhi. President Pranab Mukherjee presented the Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2014 to Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) at a
function organised at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi September 9. |
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India successfully launches latest Communication Satellite GSAT-6 |
| | August 2015
Sriharikota. In its ninth flight India's Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle GSLV-D6 equipped with the
indigenous Cryogenic Upper Stage (CUS) successfully launched the country's latest communication satellite GSAT-6 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR (SDSC SHAR), Sriharikota August 27. |
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Honeywell Aerospace Helps Navigate New Horizons in 3-billion mile Mission |
| | July 2015
Phoenix. Honeywell Aerospace assisted NASA in successfully navigating the New Horizons space probe across its 3-billion-mile journey to Pluto. |
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ISRO and NASA jointly working on Synthetic Aperture Radar mission |
| | July 2015
New Delhi. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the American Space Agency NASA are jointly working on the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) mission to co-develop and launch a dual frequency synthetic aperture radar satellite, Minister of State PMO and Department of
Space Dr Jitendra Singh informed Rajya Sabha July 30. |
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India to launch SAARC Satellite |
| | July 2015
New Delhi. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is planning to provide space based systems for South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) member nations. It is proposed to build a satellite for SAARC region with 12 Ku-band transponders
and launch using Indian Geostationary Launch Vehicle GSLV Mk-II. |
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India tests first indigenous High Thrust Cryogenic Rocket Engine |
| | July 2015
Mahendragiri, Tamil Nadu. India’s first indigenously designed and developed High Thrust Cryogenic Rocket engine generating a nominal thrust of 19 tonnes was successfully endurance hot tested for duration
of 800 seconds at ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC), Mahendragiri July 16. |
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India Launches GPS-aided Aircraft Navigation System GAGAN |
| | July 2015
New Delhi. India has launched GAGAN, a highly sophisticated GPS-aided
aircraft navigation system for civil flights. |
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India Launches Five British Satellites |
| | July 2015
Sriharikota. In its 30th flight conducted from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota, Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO’s) Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C28 successfully launched three identical DMC3 commercial Earth Observation Satellites, along with two smaller satellites from United Kingdom, into a polar Sun Synchronous Orbit which was very close to the intended orbit of 647 km height on July 10. The five satellites together weighed about 1440 kg at lift-off. |
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HAL Delivers Orbiter Craft Module Structure of Chandrayaan-2 to ISRO |
| | June 2015
Bangalore. Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) has delivered ‘Orbiter Craft Module Structure’ of Chandrayaan-2 to Indian Space Research Organisation
(ISRO) Satellite Centre (ISAC) recently. |
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Boeing Awarded First-Ever Commercial Human Spaceflight Mission |
| | May 2015
HOUSTON. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has issued a task order as part of Boeing’s $4.2 billion Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCap) contract recently to include the company’s first-ever service flight to the International Space Station (ISS). |
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Boeing Names John Shannon Space Launch System Vice President |
| | April 2015
ST LOUIS. Boeing has named John Shannon to be vice president and program manager for the Space Launch System (SLS), which will
provide NASA with heavy-lift capability to send people and cargo into deep space. |
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Fifty Years Back, Gemini Pioneered the Technology Driving Today's Exploration |
| | March 2015
Cape Canaveral. In a span of 20 months from March 1965 to November 1966, NASA developed, tested and flew transformative capabilities and
cutting-edge technologies in the Gemini program that paved the way for not only Apollo, but the achievements of the space shuttle, building
the International Space Station and setting the stage for human exploration of Mars. |
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Yahsat successfully completes rigorous test of new airborne satellite communications system for Advanced Integrated Systems |
| | February 2015
Abu Dhabi. Yahsat, the UAE-based multipurpose satellite provider, has successfully completed the factory acceptance test for a state-of-the-art airborne
satellite communications system developed for its client, Advanced Integrated Systems (AIS), a holistic provider of Homeland Security solutions. The new
system includes Ka-band phased-array airborne SATCOM antennae and a secure indoor communications suite. |
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Boeing Completes World’s First All-Electric Propulsion Satellites |
| | January 2015
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. Boeing has completed production of the world’s first all-electric
propulsion satellites as preparations continue to launch the satellites, as a
vertically stacked pair, next month. |
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Indian
Space Assets are worth $ 26 billion |
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January 2015 New Delhi. India’s current
space assets are estimated to be worth US$ 26 billion but they support the country
huge economy worth hundreds of billion dollars through connectivity. |
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India's Manned Space
Mission |
| | December
2014 SRIHARIKOTA. On December 18, ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation)
successfully conducted an experimental test-flight of GSLV MK III carrying a crew
module, to be used in future manned space missions. The much awaited GSLV MK III
X/CARE Mission (also called LMV-3) in a suborbital profile was a Crew Module Re-entry
Atmospheric Experiment or CARE to demonstrate the capability to recover a Crew
Module (CM) after a manned space flight. |
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Boeing’s Spectrolab Manufactures Record 4 Millionth Space Solar Cell |
| | December 2014
SYLMAR, Calif. Boeing subsidiary Spectrolab is the first company to produce 4
million gallium arsenide based solar cells for use in space. The cells have powered
more than 380 spacecraft flights in more than 23 years. |
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Boeing Stacks Two Satellites to Launch as a Pair |
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November 2014 El Segundo, Calif. Boeing
has successfully mated two 702SP (small platform) satellites in a stacked configuration
in preparation for the first-ever conjoined satellite launch. The milestone is
a significant step towards the early 2015 launch of the satellites ABS-3A and
Eutelsat 115 West B, the first-ever all-electric propulsion satellites scheduled
to enter service. |
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Newest Boeing GPS
IIF Launched, Signals Indicate Satellite Working Properly |
| | October 2014 CAPE
CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla. The 8th Boeing Global Positioning System (GPS)
IIF has signaled controllers it is functioning properly after launching today,
marking another step in the modernization of the satellite constellation that’s
relied on by millions of people worldwide. |
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UAE Space Agency coordinates with industry and academia for 2021 Mars mission |
| | September 2014 Abu
Dhabi. The UAE Space Agency is involving industry and academia for its planned
Mission to Mars in 2021. |
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India's Mars Orbiter Mission Spacecraft Enters Mars Orbit |
| | September 2014 New
Delhi. Indian scientists successfully maneuvered their Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM)
spacecraft into the Martian orbit Sep 24, and created history by doing so in the
maiden attempt. |
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Boeing CST-100 Selected as Next American Spacecraft |
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September 2014 Houston. Boeing will receive
an award of $4.2 billion from NASA to build and fly the United States’ next passenger
spacecraft. |
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Boeing Resells Inmarsat-5 Satellite Bandwidth to U.S. Government |
| | July 2014 EL
SEGUNDO, Calif. In a first-of-its-kind arrangement for the company, Boeing is
providing a U.S. government customer with military Ka-band satellite communications
service from a commercial satellite. |
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UAE to establish Space
Agency |
| | July
2014 Abu Dhabi. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has entered the space
race with a project to send an unmanned probe to Mars by 2021. This will be the
Arab world’s first mission to another planet. A new UAE Space Agency will be created
to coordinate the UAE’s growing space technology sector and to supervise the mission. |
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NASA and Boeing Sign Space Launch System Contract |
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July 2014 Huntsville, Alabama. Boeing
has finalized a major contract with NASA to develop the core stage of the Space
Launch System (SLS), the most powerful rocket ever built and destined to propel
America’s return to human exploration of deep space. |
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India
puts five foreign satellites into orbit |
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June 2014 Sriharikota, ( Andhra Pradesh
). India launched five foreign satellites from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre
here June 30, successfully putting them into their designated orbits in about
20 minutes. |
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Airbus-Newtec
to deploy Dialog Platform for VSAT |
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March 2014 Paris. Airbus Defense and Space,
the global innovator and provider of choice for trusted satcom enabled solutions,
is to deploy Newtec Dialog® platform for its global Enterprise VSAT business. |
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1st Boeing Built Inmarsat-5 Satellite Successfully Completes On-Orbit Testing |
| | March
2014 EL SEGUNDO Calif.Boeing's first of four satellites for Inmarsat's
Global Xpress network, has passed all of its on-orbit testing and has now been
handed over to Inmarsat. |
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Harold Rosen, Satellite Communications Pioneer, Gets Life Achievement Award |
| | March
2014 Washington. Boeing satellite pioneer Harold A. Rosen, whose
work helped make possible the global broadband communications that shapes modern
society, has received a lifetime achievement award from Aviation Week & Space
Technology magazine March 6. |
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The Shocking Behavior
of a Speedy Star |
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February 2014 Washington. Roguish runaway
stars can have a big impact on their surroundings as they plunge through the Milky
Way galaxy. |
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India fires indigenous cryogenic rocket, joins select club |
| | January
2014 Sriharikota, Southern India. India sent a heavy rocket into
space on Sunday January 5 by firing an indigenous cryogenic rocket. |
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Indian aviation regulator certifies Gagan navigation system |
| | January
2014 Bangalore. India's aviation regulator, the Directorate General
of Civil Aviation (DGCA), has certified the GPS-aided, geo-augmented navigation
(Gagan) system to service the aviation sector with the required navigation performance,
the Indian space agency said Saturday. |
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Indian Mars
craft crosses moon orbit |
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December 2013 Bangalore. Becoming the
farthest object sent by the country into interplanetary space, the Indian spacecraft
to Mars crossed the moon's orbit Monday December 2 on its way towards the red
planet. |
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Indian Space Mission
heads for Mars |
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October 2013 Sriharikota, southern India.
India's first Mars orbiter successfully began an ardous 400 million km long journey
to Mars Nov 5, making it the first Asian country and the fourth in the world to
undertake a mission to the red planet in the hope of finding methane and minerals.
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India's Mars mission
to blast off Nov 5 |
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October 2013 Chennai. India's ambitious
Rs.450 crore space mission to Mars has now been fixed for blast-off Nov 5, said
a top Indian space agency official Oct 22. |
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India's
first 'military' satellite launched |
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July 2013 Bangalore. India's first 'military'
satellite (GSAT-7) was successfully put into the geosynchronous transfer orbit
early Friday by the European Space Agency's (ESA) heavy rocket. |
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NASA's Opals to Beam Data From
Space Via Laser |
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July 2013 PASADENA, Calif. -- NASA will
use the International Space Station to test a new communications technology that
could dramatically improve spacecraft communications, enhance commercial missions
and strengthen transmission of scientific data. |
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Boeing X-51A WaveRider Sets Record with 5.1 Mach Speed |
| | May 2013 EDWARDS
AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. A Boeing X-51A WaveRider unmanned hypersonic vehicle achieved
the longest air-breathing, scramjet-powered hypersonic flight in history May 1,
flying for three and a half minutes on scramjet power at a top speed of Mach 5.1.
The vehicle flew for a total time of more than six minutes. |
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Indian rocket successfully puts seven satellites in orbit |
| | February
2013 Sriharikota, Southern India. An Indian rocket
has successfully placed into orbit seven satellites - the Indo-French satellite
SARAL, the world's first smart phone-operated nano satellite, a space telescope
satellite and four other foreign satellites - in copybook style. |
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Sunita Willams returns from space with new record |
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November 2012 Washington.
Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams has returned to earth after 127 days
in space with a new record under her belt - the most spacewalking time by a female
at 50 hours and 40 minutes over seven career excursions. |
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India's heaviest communication satellite launched |
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September 2012 Chennai.
India's heaviest communication satellite GSAT-10 was successfully launched by
an Ariane-5 rocket from Kourou launchpad in French Guiana, ISRO said Sep 29. |
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Indian manned space flight delayed further |
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September 2012 Bangalore.
India's first human space flight would be delayed further for want of requisite
technologies and capabilities, a top space official has admitted. |
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Indian space agency scores a ton, ready for more |
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September 2012 Sriharikota
(Andhra Pradesh). An Indian rocket successfully put into orbit two foreign satellites
Sep 9, marking Indian space agency ISRO's 100th mission in the presence of Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh. |
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NASA deploys Global Hawks to study Hurricanes |
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September 2012 Washington.
NASA has begun its latest hurricane science field campaign by flying an unmanned
Global Hawk aircraft over Hurricane Leslie in the Atlantic Ocean during a day-long
flight from California to Virginia. |
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Russian Space Center Chief sacked over Failed Launches |
| | September 2012
Moscow. Russian President Vladimir Putin has dismissed Vladimir Nesterov
as general director of the Khrunichev Space Center, reports RIA Novosti. |
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US loses three Space Pioneers in five weeks |
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August 2012 Washington/
New Delhi. The United States lost three space pioneers in about five weeks from
mid-July, but each one of them, Forrest McCartney, Sally Ride, and Neil Armstrong,
did their country and the humanity proud. |
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Neil Armstrong, the First Man on the Moon, passes away |
| | August 2012
Washington. American astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man to land
on the moon, passed away Aug 25. He was 82. |
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Boeing-built Intelsat 21 Satellite Sends Initial Signals from Space |
| | August
2012 EL Segundo, Calif. Intelsat 21, the second
Boeing 702 Medium Power (MP) satellite, has begun sending signals from its preliminary
transfer orbit in space. |
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Sally Ride, First US woman astronaut, dies |
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July 2012 Washington
D.C. Sally Ride, the first US woman astronaut, died of pancreatic cancer July
23. She was 61. |
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Indian astronomy satellite to study universe at multi-wavelengths |
| | July 2012
Mysore (Karnataka). Astrosat, the $50 million astronomy satellite India
will put in polar circular orbit in 2013, will study the universe at multi-wavelengths
for the first time, a senior space agency official said. |
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Sunita Williams takes off on her second space odyssey |
| | July 2012
Washington. Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams, who holds the
record of the longest space flight (195 days) for a woman, has taken off on her
second space odyssey to the International Space Station. |
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World’s Most Advanced ATM System in India for Safe Skies |
| | July 2012
Raytheon’s next generation air traffi c management system, AutoTrac
III (AT3), is now operational at three Indian airports run by Airports Authority
of India – Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai – covering three of the four Indian Flight
Information Regions. |
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Sunita Williams heading back to space again |
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June 2012 Washington.
Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams is all set to return to to the International
Space Station, where she spent a record six months in 2006. |
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Boeing FAB-T Demonstrates Communications with On-orbit AEHF Satellite |
| | June 2012
Huntington Beach, Calif. Boeing has successfully demonstrated end-to-end
communication using a terminal from the Family of Advanced Beyond Line-of-Sight
Terminals (FAB-T) system and the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite.
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Liu is first Chinese woman in space |
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June 2012 Beijing.
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
space aboard the Shenzhou IX spacecraft. |
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India launches advanced 24 x 7 RISAT-1 satellite |
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April 2012 Sriharikota.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched an Indian-made 24 x 7 satellite
Apr 26, capable of penetrating clouds and darkness. |
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Boeing Receives Phased Array Antenna System Contract from UAE's Yahsat |
| | March
2012 Washington. Boeing has finalized a firm-fixed-price
contract with Al Yah Satellite Company (Yahsat), the United Arab Emirates-based
multipurpose satellite operator, to design and build active electronically steered
phased array antenna systems for aircraft. |
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Joining Chinese space mission doesn't come easy! |
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March 2012 China has
selected its first two women astronauts for the next manned space mission to be
launched between June and August. |
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Yahsat to launch Second Satellite in April |
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March 2012 Abu Dhabi.
Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat) has overseen the transportation
of its second satellite Y1B from EADS Astrium facilities in Toulouse, France,
to the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. |
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India's spy satellite to be launched in April |
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March 2012 Chennai.
A wholly Indian-built spy/surveillance satellite - Radar Imaging Satellite (Risat-1)
- that can see through clouds and fog and has very high- resolution imaging is
slated for launch in April. |
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China says its space programme has no military purpose |
| | November 2011
Beijing. China's space missions do not directly serve any military purpose,
a space programme official has said. |
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'Jugnu' launch marks watershed in Indian space technology |
| | November
2011 New Delhi. The successful launch of Jugnu,
a loaf-sized nano satellite designed by IIT-Kanpur, on Oct 12 marks a watershed
in Indian space technology for miniaturisation and an indigenously designed ejection
system that ends dependence on imports. |
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Pakistani satellite begins beaming |
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November 2011 Islamabad.
Pakistan's communication satellite, which was launched by China, is functioning
fine, said Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani who described the project as an example
of Islamabad-Beijing strategic ties. |
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Russia's Space Troops |
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November 2011 Moscow.
This is the tenth and possibly last time Russia's Space Troops will celebrate
their professional holiday in its current format. |
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NASA Picks Boeing for Composite Cryogenic Propellant Tank Tests for Future Space
Missions |
| | September
2011 Washington. NASA has selected The Boeing
Company of Huntington Beach, Calif., for the Composite Cryotank Technologies Demonstration
effort. |
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European Space Agency and European Defence Agency sign a cooperation pact |
| | August
2011 Paris. The European Space Agency (ESA) and
European Defence Agency (EDA) signed an administrative agreement to improve cooperation.
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Russian spacecraft crashes |
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August 2011 Moscow.
A Russian freighter spacecraft on way to the International Space Station (ISS)crashed
Aug 24. |
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US Shuttle Program Flames Out |
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July 2011 It was hard
not to feel a tinge of sadness seeing Shuttle Atlantis' spectacular closing act
above the Kennedy Space Center in Florida this month. |
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India notches another space success |
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July 2011 Sriharikota
(Andhra Pradesh). India notched another milestone in its space programme July
15 when it successfully launched a heavy-duty rocket that placed a major communications
satellite in space. |
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Indian space agency's commercial arm gets new head |
| | July 2011
Bangalore. Antrix Corporation, the Indian space agency's commercial arm,
has got a new head, V.S. Hegde, an expert in remote sensing applications as part
of the plan to aggressively tap business opportunities in space exploration. |
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Atlantis: The Final Shuttle |
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July 2011 Cape Canaveral,
Florida. NASA launched its final space shuttle mission July 8, sending Atlantis
from the Kennedy Space Center here roaring towards the International Space Station
(ISS) on a 12-day mission. |
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NASA'S Hubble Makes One Millionth Science Observation |
| | July 2011
Washington. NASA's Hubble Space Telescope crossed another milestone in
its space odyssey of exploration and discovery. |
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Indian mega satellite GSAT-8 in geo transfer orbit |
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May 2011 Bangalore.
India's mega geostationary satellite GSAT-8 was spinning in an elliptical geo-synchronous
transfer orbit early May 21 after an Ariane-V rocket successfully lifted it off
the Kourou spaceport in French Guiana, said a top official of the Indian Space
Research Organisation (ISRO). |
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UAE Yahsat sends first command to Y1A |
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May 2011 Abu Dhabi.
UAE Yahsat's Y1A satellite was successfully launched from the European Space Center
in Kourou, French Guiana Apr 23 by an EADS Ariane 5 rocket. |
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UAE Yahsat's first satellite successfully launched |
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April 2011 Abu Dhabi.
UAE Yahsat's Y1A satellite was successfully launched from the European Space Center
in Kourou, French Guiana Apr 23 by an EADS Ariane 5 rocket. |
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Weak Russian component downed Indian rocket: Ex-ISRO chief |
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2011 Chennai. The destruction of India's Geosynchronous
Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) in mid air in 2010 was due to an inherent weakness
in a component in the Russian supplied cryogenic engine. |
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India launches three satellites |
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April 2011 New Delhi.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched three satellites Apr 20. |
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ISRO tests rocket motor, delays satellite launch |
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February 2011 Chennai.
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 a key component
to re-qualify its on-flight performance parameters to avoid any unpleasant surprises. |
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Space Shuttle Discovery: Another Flight, Another Dream |
| | February 2011
Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Space Shuttle Discovery roared into space
Feb 24 on its 11-day mission that is also the last and 39th of this beautiful
spacecraft which first flew in 1984. |
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Discovery at the Pad |
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February 2011 Dawn broke
over the Atlantic Ocean near Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in
Florida to reveal space shuttle Discovery newly arrived for its upcoming launch
in this image taken on Feb. 1, 2011. |
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Boeing offers India significant space cooperation |
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February 2011 New Delhi.
Boeing has offered to partner with India on manned space missions, including on
the very significant “composite cryogenic tanks” for launch and propulsion control. |
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Discovery launch preps for shuttle and crew |
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February 2011 Kennedy Space Center.
At NASA Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39A, teams have begun preparations for
next week's launch attempt. Liftoff for space shuttle Discovery's STS-133 mission
to the International Space Station is targeted for Feb. 24 at 4:50 p.m. EST. |
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Boeing-built LightSquared Space-Based Network Ready to Begin Service |
| | December
2010 EL SEGUNDO, Calif. Boeing has announced that
it has completed the post-launch testing and on-orbit handover of the first LightSquared
satellite and Space-Based Network (SBN). |
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US Space program Gets a Boost |
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December 2010 Kennedy Space Centre.
As the US Space Shuttle Program winds down in the shadow of the ascending Indian
and Chinese space programs, discouraged NASA enthusiasts were handed a “Back-To-The-Future”
moment this month. |
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US may outsource lightweight satellite launches to India |
| | October
2010 New Delhi. The United States could outsource
lightweight satellite launches to India. |
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India's second moon mission to carry five instruments |
| | September 2010
Bangalore. India's second moon mission in 2013 will carry five scientific
instruments on board the spacecraft Chandrayaan-2 that will also have a lander
and a rover to ride on the lunar surface, according to the Indian Space Research
Organisation (ISRO). |
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India launches five satellites |
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July 2010 New Delhi.
India successfully placed five satellites in space July 12, including an advanced
high resolution cartography satellite Cartosat-2B. |
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Sunita Williams headed for the stars again |
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July 2010 Washington.
Indian American astronaut Sunita Williams, who holds the record of the longest
spaceflight (195 days) for female space travellers, will head for the stars once
again in June 2012. |
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Space Shuttle Atlantis: An Awesome Flight into History |
| | June 2010
Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, USA. It was a boy’s dream come
true for me as I watched the big and awesome Space Shuttle Atlantis lift off on
June 14, leaving behind trails of massive orange flames and grey and while smoke
on its last journey for the mankind. |
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'Indian rockets to use atmospheric oxygen as fuel by year-end' |
| | June 2010
Chennai. In an attempt to make its rockets lighter and carry heavier
satellites, the Indian space agency is planning to flight test by the end of this
year its own air-breathing engine that will use atmospheric oxygen as fuel. |
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Weaponisation of Space |
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May 2010 New Delhi.
The militarisation of outer space – the so-called ‘last frontier’ and ‘ultimate
high ground’ – happened many decades ago when military satellites began to be
deployed for surveillance, communications and navigation. Will the weaponisation
of space be an inevitable consequence? |
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UAE students to get training for space mission |
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May 2010 Abu Dhabi.
Three engineering students of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will be trained for
space missions by the US space agency NASA. |
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India’s experimental Cryogenic Rocket test fails |
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April 2010 New Delhi.
India’s maiden attempt to launch heavy satellites through cryogenic rockets failed
April 15 with programme director saying another attempt would be made next year
after analyzing mission flaws. |
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| Indian
Navy eyes ‘Gagan’ to achieve network centricity |
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March 2010 New Delhi.
Keeping in league with the maritime powers of the world having topline navigation
system, the Indian Navy eyes to get a network of seven satellites, collectively
termed Gagan, by 2012. |
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| India
to test world's third largest solid rocket booster |
| | December 2009 Chennai.
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 - in terms
of fuel mass and length - solid rocket booster developed in-house. |
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| Russia
to develop nuclear-powered spacecraft for Mars mission |
| | November 2009 Moscow.
The Presidential Commission for Modernization and Technological Development of
Russia's Economy has called for developing a transport-energy module with a megawatt-class
nuclear propulsion unit for space. |
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| India’s
Moon Mission and its early termination |
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September 2009 Bangalore.
The abrupt termination of the Rs 3860-million maiden Indian probe to moon Chandrayaan-1
was not an unexpected development. |
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| Informationising’
War: China Unleashes the Space Domain |
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September 2009 New Delhi.
As we delve into witnessing warfare in the age of globalisation, there is a perceptible
tapering of existent boundaries between soldiers and non-soldiers and the chasm
between warfare and non-warfare means being rapidly filled up. |
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| India’s
Space Programme |
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August 2009 Bangalore.
In what has been perceived to be a setback to the Indian space programme, the
country's maiden lunar probe Chandrayan-1 has been hit by a snag following the
failure of its vital star sensor on April 26. |
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| Is
Russia ready for Star Wars? |
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August 2009 Moscow. Russia
is planning to build a fundamentally new force of Air and Space Defense (ASD)
by 2020 to counter development of new generation air and space attack weapons.
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| US
to strengthen Spy Satellite network |
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July 2009 Washington.
The US has decided to build and deploy a new generation of spy satellites, likely
within the first half of the next decade. |
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| China
Space exploration gains pace |
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January 2009 Moscow.
China is going to play a major role in the global space exploration program. Soon,
a new center for space research may emerge in the Eastern hemisphere and push
the current players aside.. |
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| ISRO
looks beyond Chandrayan-1 |
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December 2008 Bangalore.
With India’s maiden lunar probe Chandrayaan-1 firmly in its pre-determined orbit
of 100-km above the lunar surface, India has convincingly demonstrated its prowess
in orbiting and navigating a deep space probe with a high degree of precision.
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| India
is on the Moon |
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November 2008 Bangalore.
India’s space scientists celebrated the birthday of the country’s first Prime
Minister on November 14 in style by landing the Indian national flag on the moon
in a climax to a 22-day mission that galvanized the whole nation. |
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| Space
assets are key to Russia’s Nuclear Forces |
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August 2008 Moscow. If
the Defense Ministry sticks to its plans to devote three-fourths of this year’s
booster rocket launches to placing new satellites in orbit, there is hope that
Russia’s future strategic nuclear missile forces will be not only the sword, but
also a strong shield for the country.? |
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| India’s
space odyssey: From bullock cart to Moon Rocket |
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May 2008 Bangalore. Why
does India, a poor country, want to explore the moon instead of using that money
to alleviate poverty? |
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| International
Space Security Conference |
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November 2007 New Delhi.
Space is a realm currently used for scientific, commercial, and military purposes.
Satellites make weather reporting possible, allow people to call and transmit
data overseas instantaneously, and facilitate the fl ights of precision-guided
munitions (of the type used in the Gulf War and in Afghanistan) to their targets
with great accuracy. |
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| International
Space Station, its Future |
| | November
2007 Moscow. In all probability, the headline should
be rephrased and run like this: who will man the International Space Station (ISS)
next? |
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| Space
Programme - Adding to India's Brand Image |
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July 2007 International prestige in science
and technology is critical. This is Soft Power. |
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