K. Radhakrishnan takes over as new ISRO chairmanOctober 31st, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Eminent scientist K. Radhakrishnan Saturday took over as chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre here and acknowledged the expectations from him "in carrying on the good work".
Fingerprint technology beats world's toughest testsOctober 27th, 2009 LONDON - A technology that can identify partial, distorted, scratched, smudged or warped fingerprints in just a few seconds has scored top marks in the world's two toughest technical fingerprint tests. The novel technology, developed by the University of Warwick (UW), can cope with the often worn and ravaged builders' thumbprints.
After the Moon, India eyeing human space flightOctober 21st, 2009 UNITED NATIONS - After the success of its first Chandrayaan moon mission, India is now looking at exploration of outer space using planetary missions including a human space flight programme, a UN panel was told. "Having achieved self-reliance in end-to-end space programme, the Indian space programme is entering into space exploration phase mainly to explore inner solar system and build such capabilities for exploring outer solar system," a member of the Indian parliament said Wednesday.
Last of China's first Communist generals diesOctober 14th, 2009 Last of China's first Communist generals diesBEIJING — The last of China's first group of generals under the ruling Communist Party has died at the age of 106, state media said Wednesday. Lu Zhengcao, one of 55 senior officers promoted in 1955, when the People's Republic of China first adopted ranks after the communists came to power in 1949, died in Beijing on Tuesday, the official Xinhua News Agency said.
Leading mathematician, professor Israel Gelfand dies in NJ at age 96October 8th, 2009 Prominent mathematician Irving Gelfand dies in NJNEWARK, N.J. — A Russian immigrant who was considered one of the world's top mathematicians has died in New Jersey.
Russia's Soyuz spacecraft docks with space stationOctober 2nd, 2009 KOROLYOV - Russia's Soyuz TMA-16 spacecraft successfully docked with the International Space Station (ISS) Friday, a report said. The spacecraft lifted off on board a Soyuz-FG rocket Wednesday from the Baikonur space centre in Kazakhstan.
China begins to build space centreSeptember 13th, 2009 WENCHANG - China Monday began construction of its new space launch centre in Wenchang city, on the northeast coast of the tropical island province of Hainan. It is scheduled to be completed by 2013.
Aage Bohr, Danish Nobel prize winner, son of nuclear physics giant Niels Bohr, diesSeptember 10th, 2009 Denmark's Nobel prize winner Aage Bohr diesCOPENHAGEN — Aage Bohr, a nuclear physics professor and Nobel laureate like his famed father Niels Bohr, has died at age 87. Bohr in 1975 became the second Dane to be awarded the Nobel Prize for physics.
Russia to build new space centre in 2011September 7th, 2009 MOSCOW - The construction of a new space centre in Russia's Far East will start in 2011, a government official said Monday. Russia currently uses two launch sites for space carrier rockets and ballistic missiles tests: the Baikonur space centre in the Central Asian Republic of Kazakhstan, which it has leased since the collapse of the Soviet Union, and the Plesetsk space centre in northwest Russia.
Trained experts to take technology from labs to factoriesAugust 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India Wednesday launched a project to train scientific experts who will take R&D work undertaken in government laboratories to manufacturers for bulk production. The science and technology ministry launched the project for training and certification of technology commercialisation specialists.
Baby dies after being forgotten in car by fatherJune 12th, 2009 MEXICO CITY - A nine-month-old baby suffocated to death inside a car in the Mexican city of Saltillo, after his father forgot him there for seven hours, the Mexican daily La Vanguardia reported Friday. The incident happened Thursday in Saltillo, about 850 km north of Mexico City.
China may set up moon base camp by 2030June 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - If reports are to be believed, China may send manned flights to the moon and set up a base there by 2030, and also may land on Mars by 2050. In a roadmap for the development of China's space technology, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) said that China's manned spacecraft could also launch from a moon base to explore further planets in 2050.
China to launch 15 to 16 satellites in 2009: OfficialMarch 9th, 2009 BEIJING - China plans to launch 15 to 16 satellites this year, an official said here Monday. 'Though the global financial crisis is taking a toll on the world economy, it has no impact on China's space programmes,' said Zhang Jianqi, deputy chief commander of the manned space project.
China to select taikonauts for space stationMarch 5th, 2009 BEIJING - China has started a new round of selection for taikonauts and five to seven of them will be part of the final list, said an official of the country's space programme Thursday. 'The new taikonauts will mainly take missions related to China's planned space station,' said Zhang Jianqi, deputy chief commander of the manned space project, on the sidelines of the annual session of China's parliament.
China's first lunar satellite lands on moonMarch 2nd, 2009 BEIJING - China's first lunar probe, the Chang'eI, ended its 16-month mission with a controlled crash-landing on the surface of the moon early Sunday, officials said. According to sources with the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence, the lunar satellite impacted the moon at 4:13 p.m.
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