TheTerrier-Improved Malemute sounding rocket launch, scheduled for 5/31 is delayed to 6/1. The launch window is 4:27 – 4:42 a.m. EDT. pic.twitter.com/ESej9W4ukN — NASA Wallops (@NASA_Wallops) May 30, 2017 For the fourth time, NASA on Sunday postponed the launch of a sounding rocket which was to release blue, green and red artificial clouds in view of their impact on testing ...
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Reckon High-Speed Internet as ISRO Prepares to Launch GSAT-19 in June
Indian space agency is all set to launch its prestigious GSAT-19 satellite, third in GSAT series to complete the mission to provide the sleepy Internet in India a significant boost to become a high-speed Internet nation. The project with three GSAT communications satellites — GSAT-19, GSAT-11 and GSAT-20 — will fulfil the future communication needs of Internet, television and smartphone ...
Read More »Xiaomi Redmi 4 Launched Today at Rs.6999 Onwards, How it Stacks over Rivals?
Riding high on its success of Redmi 3S, which had sold 40 lakh units in nine months, Xiaomi today unveiled its sequel the Redmi 4 in India on Tuesday, after almost six months after its launch in China. Available in budget version, middle-end variant and a high-end version, the Redmi 4 has been priced for Rs 6,999 for the 2GB ...
Read More »SpaceX All Set to Launch Today Heaviest INMARSAT 4th Communication Satellite
SpaceX is launching its sixth Falcon 9 rocket in 2017 with Inmarsat-5 F4 communications satellite into orbit but not attempting recovery of the used rocket after its takeoff as it was hard to land the rocket after launch. To Watch Live on Youtube, CLICK HERE Inmarsat-5 F4 measures bigger than a double-decker bus and weighs nearly 13,500 pounds, making it ...
Read More »Space Diplomacy? South Asia Satellite’s Launch Highlights, Photos
Space diplomacy of India reached a different level with a unique gift in the sky to South Asian neighbours, barrring the arch-rival Pakistan, which has opted out on suspicions of espionage or space watching. The gift of a communications satellite for use by neighbours at no cost has perhaps no precedent worldwide and each country can get one transponder to ...
Read More »PSLV-C36 Lifts Off RESOURCESAT-2A Remote Sensing Satellite
In its 38th flight (PSLV-C36), ISRO’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle successfully launched the 1,235 kg RESOURCESAT-2A Satellite on Wednesday morning (December 07, 2016) from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota. After PSLV-C36 lift-off at 10:25 am IST from the First Launch Pad with the ignition of the first stage, the subsequent important flight events, namely, strap-on ignitions and separations, ...
Read More »Roti Maker ‘Rotimatic’ Priced at Whopping US$1,069
The simple technology is becoming dearer and more than the utility value, the whooping price tag is turning off many aspirants of the new home appliance that otherwise would have made an instant hit in all Indian homes in Singapore and in India. Going by Rotimatic’s latest price tag of US$1,068, one would say the price is almost double or ...
Read More »After GSLV-F05 with Cryogenic Engine, ISRO Plans 2 More This Year (Video)
Now that Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has mastered the long-denied cyrogenic technology, it is bracing up for more GSLV launches riding high on the successful launch of GSLV-F05, which is the tenth flight of India’s Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV), launching INSAT-3DR, an advanced weather satellite, weighing 2,211 kg into a Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). See launch video at: http://www.isro.gov.in/gslv-f05-insat-3dr/gslv-f05-lift-video ...
Read More »With Cryogenic Engine, ISRO Joins Top 5 in International Space Commerce Market (Photos)
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has achieved another marvel to its list of accomplishments in space journey with its own indigenous cryogenic engine, joining the US, Russia, France, Japan and China. ISRO has launched successfully its Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle GSLV-F05 rocket from Sriharikota on September 8 using the indigenous cryogenic engine and lofted off the heavy weather satellite INSAT-3DR ...
Read More »Bangalore’s Namma Metro Status: Stand-Alone Stations in Jaya Nagar, JP Nagar Await Elusive Connection
It is ironic but the fully-built Bangalore Metro stations in North-South Corridor by Namma Metro are delayed beyond the schedule as usual. The residents and travellers in these roads have patiently took it on their stride to circumvent the millions of road-blocks and delays for the last five years but still they have to wait for few more months before ...
Read More »3 New Astronauts Set Sail to International Space Station
Three astronauts, one each from NASA, Roscosmos and JAXA have set their space journey with the launch of Russian Soyuz MS-01 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to the International Space Station at 9:36 p.m. EDT Wednesday. NASA astronaut Kate Rubins, cosmonaut Anatoly Ivanishin of the Russian space agency Roscosmos, and astronaut Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ...
Read More »Jupiter All Set to Welcome Spacecraft Named After His Wife Juno in July
Research teams are gearing up as spacecraft Juno, launched in 2011 is set to touch base with Jupiter in July this year. A team led by Leigh Fletcher of the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom are presenting new images of Jupiter at the UK’s Royal Astronomical Society’s meeting in Nottingham. Juno will send images to give snapshots of ...
Read More »ISRO to Launch Mini Space Shuttle Today to Test Reusable Rocket Technology
As NASA has shelved its space shuttles in varsities and museums in lieu of bigger and deep-space shuttles under design, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is all set to test its re-usable launch vehicle (mini space shuttle) on Monday, kicking off a 10-year reusable technology development program. The mini space shuttle is a reusable launch vehicle demonstrator (RLV-TD) of ISRO ...
Read More »Entire Bangalore Metro’s 42-km Stretch to be Ready by Rajyotsava Day: Minister
Bengaluru development minister KJ George has promised that the entire 42-km Namma Metro network will be opened by November 1, 2016 marking the Rajyotsava Day of Karnataka, with the key Malleswaram—Majestic underground stretch to be ready in 3 months from now. Even if it is delayed by another month as is the case with Namma Metro projects, the stretch should ...
Read More »Selfie Taking to Revolutionize with ROAM-e Drone?
Australian tech firm IoT Group has launched a new “ROAM-e” drone priced A$349 (US $267) that will be hovering over you as are on go and takes your picture in 360 degree format to be streamed live on the Internet and social media. Replacing the selfie sticks or stretching your hand far to get a better selfie picture, users can ...
Read More »Shocker Smartphone ‘Freedom 251’ Literally Priced Rs.251, Specs Outshine
Ringing Bells has revolutionized the smartphone market with the launch of its new smartphone Freedom 251, as the title suggests for only Rs.251, which makes it the cheapest smartphone in the world and the NOIDA-based company is upbeat with the launch today by Union Defence Minsiter Manohar Parrikar. The new smartphone is a testimony to the Indian government’s Make in ...
Read More »Smartphone for Rs.500 ($7) to Hit Indian Market Tomorrow
Ringing Bells, a just 5-month-old company has shocked many netizens and media when it had sent an invite revealing that is launching a smartphone on Wednesday, February 17, 2016 that is priced as cheap as Rs.500 ($7). Unbelievable but many journos found that the company was very much there after making frantic calls. The device priced Rs.500 is aptly named ...
Read More »ISRO to Rope in French Space Agency CNES for Mangalyaan 2 Mission
French President Francois Hollande reached home with two major accomplishments from his India visit, one is nod for buying 36 French Rafale aircraft at Rs 60,000 to 66,000 crore (around 8 to 9 billion Euros), and the next big thing is to build a joint Mars Orbiter Mangalyaan 2 that will explore water sources and life traces, if any,on the ...
Read More »For Rs.6777, Onida’s Debut Smartphone i4G1 Challenges Rivals
MIRC Electronics, manufacturer of ONIDA brand appliances and a household name in India for three decades, has enetered the smartphones market with the debut of its lightest 4G Smartphone priced Rs.6,777 and powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 1.2GHz Quad core processor, which also supports the 4G connectivity across all network operators. The i4G1 is powered with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 1.2GHz Quad ...
Read More »Motorola Offers First 100 Moto G Turbo Free on Flipkart Today
Motorola’s high-end variant Moto G smartphone under the brand Moto G Turbo was launched for sale on Flipkart priced Rs.14,499 on Thursday as announced earlier by the company. Kicking the sale pitch, Motorola announced 100% cashback to the first 100 lucky buyers. In addition, it has offered exchange for up to Rs 6000 and double data plan on Airtel for ...
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