|
 
India's GSLV rocket launch failsBangalore, India (AFP) April 15, 2010 Indian space engineers lost contact with a rocket showcasing new indigenously built booster technology on Thursday soon after launch, in a major blow to the country's space ambitions. The launch of the first India-made rocket powered by cryogenic motors, a complex technology mastered by just five countries, failed soon after lift-off from India's space centre at Sriharikota in southeast Andhra Pradesh state. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman K. Radhakrishnan told reporters that ... read more |
. |
 |
|
Free Space, Earth, Energy And Military Newsletters - Delivered Daily |
| . | . |
 |
| .. |
 
Glasgow UK (SPX) Apr 15, 2010Astronomers from the University of Manchester's Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics and the Observatoire de la Cote d'Azur in France have used the Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile to discover discs of dust around ageing stars. The images were presented by Foteini (Claire) Lykou at the RAS National Astronomy Meeting (NAM2010) in Glasgow. "This is the first time we have ever observed in ... more  
Paris (AFP) April 14, 2010Exploiting a principle that Einstein derided as "spooky action at a distance," physicists on Wednesday reported they had devised a machine that generates genuinely random numbers and closes a loophole in cryptography. The experiment helps open the way to next-generation ultra-secret communication, according to their paper, appearing in the British journal Nature. Cryptographers use rando ... more  
London UK (SPX) Apr 15, 2010Observations of how the youngest-known neutron star has cooled over the past decade are giving astronomers new insights into the interior of these super-dense dead stars. Dr Wynn Ho presented the findings at the RAS National Astronomy Meeting in Glasgow. Dr Ho, of the University of Southampton, and Dr Craig Heinke, of the University of Alberta in Canada, measured the temperature of the neu ... more |
.. |
  The IceBridge Routine   LockMart JAGM Undertakes Limited Dirty Battlefield Countermeasure Tests   Instant online solar energy quotes Solar Energy Solutions from ABC Solar |
.. |
|
|
Free Space, Earth, Energy And Military Newsletters - Delivered Daily |
|
. |
 
Design Review Completed For Tactical Recon And Counter-Concealment Enabled RadarPhoenix AZ (SPX) Apr 15, 2010 A synthetic aperture radar system with the capability to operate in all types of weather, day or night, is one step closer to providing warfighters with high resolution reconnaissance imagery. A recent review has concluded that the Lockheed Martin Tactical Reconnaissance and Counter-Concealment Enabled Radar (TRACER) system is acceptable for integration onto manned and unmanned aerial platforms. "This milestone means that we can soon field this much needed ISR capability to those who need it ... read more |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| The contents herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2010 - SpaceDaily. AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by SpaceDaily on any web page published or hosted by SpaceDaily. Privacy statement |
| Previous Issues | Apr 14 | Apr 13 | Apr 12 | Apr 09 | Apr 08 |
