Archive For June, 2015

SRM Univ Gets Ready for Its ‘Moon Mission’

The SRM University is working on a second nanosatellite that would be sent to the Moon piggybacking on an ISRO rocket, said the founder-chancellor of the university, Mr. T R Pachamuthu. He was speaking to the media on the sidelines of the admission counselling session held on the Kattankulathur campus. In 2011, the university had […]

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ISRO to assemble key vehicle for human spaceflight

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is inching closer towards its Human Space Mission. It is test launching a version of its Reusable Launch Vehicle Technology Demonstrator (RLV-TD) later this year, following a successful test of the crew module last year. The agency has already transported and positioned boosters for the launch expected in second […]

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Indian students create plane that generates power by wing vibrations

A team of Indian students, spread across four countries in three continents, have jointly created the world’s first airplane that generates its own power by the vibration of its wings. The path breaking idea has made it to the finals of a global competition floated by Airbus. The team which includes students presently studying in […]

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Chandrayaan-2 to be ready for launch by 2017

Preparations for Chandrayaan-2, the second lunar exploration mission of the country, is progressing well and is expected to be ready for launch by 2017, Dr. Anil Bhardwaj, Director, Space Physics Laboratory, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), has said. Delivering the Technology Day address as part of the State-level inauguration of the National Technology Day celebrations […]

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NASA’s 10-engine electric plane clears test flight

NASA has developed and successfully flight tested a battery-powered plane with 10 engines that can take off and land like a helicopter and fly efficiently like an aircraft. The Greased Lightning or GL-10 prototype successfully transitioned from hover to wing-borne flight during several test flights, NASA said. “We have a couple of options that this […]

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Christopher appointed head of DRDO

The government appointed distinguished scientist Dr. S Christopher as Director General of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Dr. G. S. Reddy as Scientific Advisor to Defence Minister Mr Manohar Parrikar. The Appointments Committee of Cabinet has approved appointment of Dr. Christopher as Secretary, Department of Defence Research and Development-cum-Director General, DRDO for […]

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Indian sonars to power foreign navies

Till early eighties, Indian Navy was dependent on British firms to make sonars for its underwater operations. For the uninitiated, sonar is an underwater equivalent of radar, which exploits acoustic energy for detection, localisation, tracking and classification of underwater targets. The design of sonar requires expertise in sensor technology, signal conditioning and processing, electronic packaging, […]

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India’s dedicated astronomy satellite ASTROSAT fully assembled

Scheduled to be launched later this year, ASTROSAT, the first dedicated Indian astronomy mission aimed at studying distant celestial objects is now fully assembled, ISRO “All the payloads and sub-systems are integrated to the satellite. Mechanical fit checks of the satellite with PSLV payload adaptor were performed successfully,” ISRO has posted on its website. It […]

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Russian firm, HAL to join hands to make helicopters

Russia’s Rosoboron export is joining hands with India’s Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) to manufacture Ka-226T ‘Kamov’ helicopters. The strategic move, in line with the Make in India campaign, comes after defence minister Mr. Manohar Parrikar-led Defence Acquisition Council last week approved the Russian proposal to manufacture 200 Kamov helicopters in India. Sources told FE that […]

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Missile test facility at Nagayalanka

SECON Private Limited, Bengaluru, has said it will prepare Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) report for the Missile Test Launch Facility project proposed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) at Nagayalanka in Krishna district. The SECON, in its official website, has claimed that the DRDO is one of its major clients in India following […]

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