Archive For October, 2017
India’s rendezvous with the red planet continues as its celebrated Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) completes three years in orbit. “As the country’s low-cost Mars Orbiter Mission completes three years in its Martian orbit, the satellite is in good health and continues to work as expected,” the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said. The scientific analysis […]
Work has begun in Bengaluru to assemble a substitute navigation spacecraft, which became essential after the main backup was lost in a failed launch on August 31, 2017. IRNSS-1I was earlier approved as a ground spare, to be sent to space in an emergency. The Indian Space Research Organisation has been training a team from an industry […]
A region of Mars named Aeolis Dorsa contains some of the most spectacular and densely packed river deposits seen on the planet, researchers said.Mars had a surface environment that supported liquid water about 3.5 billion years ago, according to a study of river deposits spread across the red planet.A region of Mars named Aeolis Dorsa […]
Saras, one of the first attempts at making small, short-haul planes in the country, is rolling on its wheels after eight years, warming up before it tests its wings again. A modified prototype of the 14-seater transport aircraft started making low-speed taxi trials in early August. Air Force pilots have completed five runs of around […]
A successful test has seen Rolls-Royce claim the world record for the world’s most powerful aerospace gearbox with its Power Gearbox. The unit is capable of handling the power from around 400 regular family cars running at full throttle and will form a key part of Rolls-Royce’s next-generation UltraFan engine, allowing it to operate efficiently through […]
India is “lazy” in developing intellectual property rights in the aerospace sector and will be at the mercy of foreign manufacturers if it does not work on indigenous technologies, a top Air Force official said today (7 September). S B Deo, Vice Chief of the Air Force, said the newly launched strategic partnership model is […]
Forty-two Indian institutions figure in this year’s list of the world’s best universities, put out by The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2018. But the highest ranked, the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, weighs in only in the 251-300 range. The IITs at Delhi, Bombay, Kanpur, Kharagpur and Madras follow, though all their ranks […]
The device consists of semiconductors stacked in a manner to simulate the natural leaf system. The ultra-thin wireless device mimics plant leaves to produce energy using water and sunlight. Scientists have developed an artificial leaf that absorbs sunlight to generate hydrogen fuel from water, an advance that may provide clean energy for powering eco-friendly cars […]
Both the United States and India are very keen that bilateral defence cooperation between the two countries be taken to the next level and have of late initiated several steps to meet this goal. Nik Khanna, Managing Director (India), BAE Systems recently spoke with this correspondent and defence expert on this issue with a particualr focus on […]
Defence PSU Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has bagged fresh orders to supply 41 Advanced Light Helicopters (ALH)-40 to the Indian Army and one to the Indian Navy-that will boost its order books by Rs 6,100 crore. “The latest order reflects the trust on HAL’s capabilities and gives an impetus to make-in-India campaign. It reposes faith of Indian Defence forces […]