Mars spacecraft completes 80% of journey
ndia’s maiden mission to the Red Planet, Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) has completed 80 % of its 54.6 million kilometers to Mars. The MOM has now traveled a distance 540 million kilometers on its helio centric arc and the Mars Orbit Insertion will be carried out on September 24. “The Mars... read more »
Indian scientists craft portable diagnostic kit for sickle cell anemia
Kolkata: In a significant step towards improving the treatment of sickle cell anemia (SCA), scientists in India are developing a portable and affordable diagnostic kit, a lab-on-a-chip, that could be used by untrained health workers. The team from the Indian Institute of Technology-Powai, (IIT-P)... read more »
India’s Mars orbiter completes about 80 percent of its journey
Chennai: Inching closer to the red planet, India’s ambitious Mars orbiter spacecraft has covered more than 540 million kilometres, about 80 percent of its journey for its rendezvous with the planet scheduled for 24 September.The spacecraft has covered a distance of more than 540 million... read more »
Astronaut Hartsfield dies at 80
Hartsfield flew on three shuttle missions including as commander of the Discovery’s maiden flight, NASA space agency said on Saturday. He died after a prolonged illness. In 1982, Hartsfield piloted Columbia on the final test flight orbiter. He spent a week in space as part of a two-person... read more »
