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![]() Bangalore, India (PTI) Feb 23, 2010 The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) plans to send two astronauts to space within six to seven years, ISRO chairman K Radhakrishnan said. "ISRO plans to send two astronauts into space in six to seven years," he said after launching a mobile telemedicine unit at Muttom in Kanyakumari district. He said India was among the leading countries in the world in space research, designing the most modern satellites in keeping with latest advances in technology These satellites are very ... read more |
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EchoStar XIV Satellite Delivered To Launch Base![]() Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) has announced that it shipped a communications satellite built for DISH Network L.L.C., the fastest-growing pay-TV provider in America, to the Baikonur Space Center in Kazakhstan, where it will be launched aboard an ILS Proton Breeze M vehicle provided by International Launch Services (ILS). "This is the eighth high-power satellite that SS/L has completed and del ... more Space: The Final Frontier For Fresh Produce ![]() Just before Christmas, NASA sent a note: Irradiated smoked turkey, thermostabilized yams and NASA's own special stuffing recipe can mean only one thing - holiday season aboard the International Space Station. Station Commander Jeff Williams and Flight Engineer Maxim Suraev are currently the sole residents aboard the complex. They will spend the holidays with three new crew members. NASA as ... more ESA Chooses Three Scientific Missions For Further Study ![]() Dark energy, habitable planets around other stars, and the mysterious nature of our own Sun, have been chosen by ESA as candidates for two medium-class missions to be launched no earlier than 2017. On Thursday 18 February, ESA's Science Programme Committee (SPC) approved three missions to enter the so-called definition phase. This is the next step required before the final decision is take ... more |
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![]() Orlando FL (SPX) Feb 23, 2010 Raytheon's AGM-65E2/L, the newest variant of the laser-guided Maverick missile, is on track to enter developmental and operational testing. The laser-guided Maverick missile is a direct-attack, air-to-ground precision munition used extensively by the U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps in ongoing combat operations. "Raytheon, the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Navy just finished a critical design review, and the team is now in the process of building hardware needed to begin rigorous design v ... read more |
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