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Watch: Chopper Drops ISRO's 'Pushpak' From 15,000 Feet Altitude
The Indian Air Force and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) joined hands today to successfully test Pushpak, an SUV-sized winged rocket dubbed the "swadeshi space shuttle".
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Watch: India's 21st Century Pushpak 'Viman' Successfully Launched
Pushpak, an SUV-sized winged rocket dubbed the "swadeshi space shuttle", successfully landed on a runway in Karnataka this morning, marking a major milestone in the country's attempt to enter the reusable rocket segment.
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ISRO Set For 1st Runway Landing Of India-Made Space Shuttle: Chairman
ISRO is set for the first runway landing experiment (RLV-LEX) of its made-in-India Reusable Launch Vehicle - Technology Demonstrator (RLV-TD) from aeronautical test range in Karnataka's Chitradurga district.
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IIT Madras Develops Drone Algorithms To Help Study How Fire Behaves In Space Stations, Satellites
The team claims that at present, generating microgravity (gravity experienced is close to zero) is possible only through space stations, satellites, space shuttles, sounding rockets, and drop towers, almost all of which are beyond the reach of most educational institutions in India.
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Sunita Williams In 9-Person Crew To Fly On US' First Private Spaceships
Indian-origin US astronaut Sunita Williams is among the nine astronauts named by NASA today for its first human spaceflight programme since the retirement of the space shuttle in 2011.
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Kalpana Chawla An American Hero, Inspiration For Millions Of Girls: Donald Trump
US President Donald Trump has hailed Indian-origin Kalpana Chawla as an American hero for devoting her life to the space programme and inspiring millions of girls to become astronauts.
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Kalpana Chawla Death Anniversary: 10 Interesting Facts About First Woman Astronaut Of Indian Origin
Kalpana Chawla, an American astronaut and the first woman of Indian origin in space, was one of the seven crew members who died in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster when the craft disintegrated during its re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere on February 1, 2003. Kalpana Chawla was the first Indian-born woman and the second Indian person to fly in...
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Indian Company Eyes Driver's Seat In Driverless Vehicle Technology
The campus of Hi-Tech Robotic Systemz Ltd offers very limited space for such testing but that has not stopped the company from developing Novus Drive autonomous shuttle that can ferry over six persons, which was showcased at the Auto Expo last year.
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Priyanka Chopra Says She Is A 'Little Tired' But Won't 'Quit'
Priyanka Chopra said: "I am finally in a space where I am getting some incredible work from both countries (India and USA)"
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Houston Celebrates Yoga Event At NASA Space Center
Hundreds of American yoga enthusiasts rolled out their colourful mats, twisting their bodies and performing 'Surya Namaskar' in front of the space shuttle at NASA's landmark Johnson Space Center early on Sunday.
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PM Modi Pays Homage To Astronaut Kalpana Chawla, Meets Sunita Williams
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today laid a wreath at the Tomb of Unknown Soldiers and paid homage to Indian-American astronaut (late) Kalpana Chawla at the Arlington National Cemetery in Washington.
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May Take 10 Years For India To Have Reusable Rocket: Top Scientist
Describing Monday's successful launch of an indigenously winged Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) as a small step in achieving the objective of reducing the cost of space transportation, top space scientist G Madhavan Nair said it may take ten years for the country to put in place such an operational rocket.
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ISRO To Look At Possibility Of Recovering Rocket Stage
The Indian space agency is planning to look at the possibility of reusing its rocket stages after a launch by making them re-enter atmosphere and land at a specified location, a senior official said.
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PM Modi Congratulates ISRO Scientists For Swadeshi Space Shuttle Launch
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated the scientists for successfully launching India's maiden winged reusable launch vehicle (RLV) as a technology demonstrator.
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Swadeshi Space Shuttle Tests, ISRO's 'Mission Accomplished': 10 Facts
India successfully tested its first-ever swadeshi or indigenous space shuttle today as its scale model - the Re-Usable Launch Vehicle - Technology Demonstrator or RLV-TD - was launched from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh at 7 am. Nearly 20 minutes after its lift-off, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) announced, "mission accomplish...
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Watch: Chopper Drops ISRO's 'Pushpak' From 15,000 Feet Altitude
The Indian Air Force and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) joined hands today to successfully test Pushpak, an SUV-sized winged rocket dubbed the "swadeshi space shuttle".
-
Watch: India's 21st Century Pushpak 'Viman' Successfully Launched
Pushpak, an SUV-sized winged rocket dubbed the "swadeshi space shuttle", successfully landed on a runway in Karnataka this morning, marking a major milestone in the country's attempt to enter the reusable rocket segment.
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ISRO Set For 1st Runway Landing Of India-Made Space Shuttle: Chairman
ISRO is set for the first runway landing experiment (RLV-LEX) of its made-in-India Reusable Launch Vehicle - Technology Demonstrator (RLV-TD) from aeronautical test range in Karnataka's Chitradurga district.
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IIT Madras Develops Drone Algorithms To Help Study How Fire Behaves In Space Stations, Satellites
The team claims that at present, generating microgravity (gravity experienced is close to zero) is possible only through space stations, satellites, space shuttles, sounding rockets, and drop towers, almost all of which are beyond the reach of most educational institutions in India.
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Sunita Williams In 9-Person Crew To Fly On US' First Private Spaceships
Indian-origin US astronaut Sunita Williams is among the nine astronauts named by NASA today for its first human spaceflight programme since the retirement of the space shuttle in 2011.
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Kalpana Chawla An American Hero, Inspiration For Millions Of Girls: Donald Trump
US President Donald Trump has hailed Indian-origin Kalpana Chawla as an American hero for devoting her life to the space programme and inspiring millions of girls to become astronauts.
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Kalpana Chawla Death Anniversary: 10 Interesting Facts About First Woman Astronaut Of Indian Origin
Kalpana Chawla, an American astronaut and the first woman of Indian origin in space, was one of the seven crew members who died in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster when the craft disintegrated during its re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere on February 1, 2003. Kalpana Chawla was the first Indian-born woman and the second Indian person to fly in...
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Indian Company Eyes Driver's Seat In Driverless Vehicle Technology
The campus of Hi-Tech Robotic Systemz Ltd offers very limited space for such testing but that has not stopped the company from developing Novus Drive autonomous shuttle that can ferry over six persons, which was showcased at the Auto Expo last year.
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Priyanka Chopra Says She Is A 'Little Tired' But Won't 'Quit'
Priyanka Chopra said: "I am finally in a space where I am getting some incredible work from both countries (India and USA)"
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Houston Celebrates Yoga Event At NASA Space Center
Hundreds of American yoga enthusiasts rolled out their colourful mats, twisting their bodies and performing 'Surya Namaskar' in front of the space shuttle at NASA's landmark Johnson Space Center early on Sunday.
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PM Modi Pays Homage To Astronaut Kalpana Chawla, Meets Sunita Williams
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today laid a wreath at the Tomb of Unknown Soldiers and paid homage to Indian-American astronaut (late) Kalpana Chawla at the Arlington National Cemetery in Washington.
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May Take 10 Years For India To Have Reusable Rocket: Top Scientist
Describing Monday's successful launch of an indigenously winged Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) as a small step in achieving the objective of reducing the cost of space transportation, top space scientist G Madhavan Nair said it may take ten years for the country to put in place such an operational rocket.
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ISRO To Look At Possibility Of Recovering Rocket Stage
The Indian space agency is planning to look at the possibility of reusing its rocket stages after a launch by making them re-enter atmosphere and land at a specified location, a senior official said.
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PM Modi Congratulates ISRO Scientists For Swadeshi Space Shuttle Launch
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated the scientists for successfully launching India's maiden winged reusable launch vehicle (RLV) as a technology demonstrator.
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Swadeshi Space Shuttle Tests, ISRO's 'Mission Accomplished': 10 Facts
India successfully tested its first-ever swadeshi or indigenous space shuttle today as its scale model - the Re-Usable Launch Vehicle - Technology Demonstrator or RLV-TD - was launched from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh at 7 am. Nearly 20 minutes after its lift-off, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) announced, "mission accomplish...
