Archive For October, 2012
India’s aviation industry is poised for a major makeover, thanks to a much more accurate GPS-based navigation technology developed by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Airports Authority of India (AAI). While basking in the celebrations of the 100th PSLV mission launch, scientists at the Space Application Centre, Ahmedabad (SAC) are now excited about the […]
The IAF is in full throttle to put in place the necessary infrastructure for housing the largest aircraft in its fleet yet– the Boeing’s C-17 Globe master III– at the Hindon airbase here. Sources said the facility would be swanky and comparable to the US airbases. And the ‘beast’ will roughly have double the capacity […]
Defending the financial outlays for ISRO, which comes under the Department of Space, and the new vistas in space it sought to explore, the prime minister stressed that people should not forget that a “nation’s state of development is finally a product of its technological prowess.’’ “The founding fathers of our space programme—Dr Vikram Sarabhai […]
The Indian space odyssey crossed a milestone, as the fully-indigenous Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C21) blasted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) here, 100 km north of Chennai, and precisely injected two foreign satellites into their near-planned orbits to make the 100th Indian space mission a grand success. Despite a two-minute delay in […]
Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams and her Japanese colleague on board the International Space Station ventured outside the laboratory to perform maintenance tasks of their home in orbit. NASA astronaut Williams and Japanese flight engineer Akihiko Hoshide aim to replace a faulty power-switching unit and a failing robotic arm camera of the International Space Station. This […]
It is difficult to overstate the importance of India to the world’s big defence players. As western powers sharply reduce defence expenditure, India beckons as the world’s biggest importer. Its air force operates largely obsolete types, while across the Himalayas regional rival China is determinedly upgrading its airpower and aerospace industry. Aside from the competitive […]
After a four-year delay, (AI) Air India took delivery of the first long-haul Boeing 787 Dreamliner at the South Carolina facility of Boeing in U.S. It will take off and land in Delhi. With “the most technologically advanced and fuel efficient airplane in the world” joining its fleet, Air India can open new routes in […]
Indian Air Force has taken pilot-friendly policy steps to enhance its crew’s all-round health and competence in combat, Vice-Chief of the Air Staff Air Marshal D.C. Kumaria said. These include revising the rules relating to return of sick air crew, medically reducing ill-effects of long-haul sorties and improving nutrition and psychological health among pilots. Air […]