Moon water: NASA thanks Indian space agency for partnershipSeptember 24th, 2009 WASHINGTON - India's maiden lunar mission Chandrayaan has been successful in finding traces of water on the lunar surface, the US space agency NASA said here Thursday, and thanked the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for the partnership. A National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) official said that traces of water and hydroxyl, a molecule consisting of one oxygen atom and one hydrogen atom, was also found in the lunar soil.
Now, tube train-like designs for planes!September 22nd, 2009 LONDON - A British company has come up with new airplane designs that have interiors like a tube train. The most striking feature of the design is its seating arrangement where passengers would sit on seats with their backs towards the windows.
NASA's Orion spacecraft passes significant design milestoneSeptember 2nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - NASA's Orion spacecraft has passed a significant design milestone by completing the Orion Project's preliminary design review (PDR), and thus taking a major step toward building the next crew exploration vehicle. Orion is being designed to carry astronauts to the International Space Station and other destinations.
Bhubaneswar Institute of Technology ties up with US firmAugust 3rd, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - US chip maker Cypress Semiconductor Corp will set up a design technology laboratory on the campus of the Bhubaneswar Institute of Technology (BIT) and train its students. "It will be the first programmable system on chip (PSoC) laboratory in the state," BIT chief operating officer and executive director Ashok Mahapatra told IANS.
Triple-engined supersonic car may break land speed record in 2011July 2nd, 2009 LONDON - Researchers are developing a triple-engined supersonic car that will attempt to break the land speed record in 2011. According to a report in New Scientist, the car is being developed by a team led by Richard Noble whose Thrust SSC has held the land speed record of 1221 km/h or Mach 1.02 since 1997.
With space shuttle launch on hold, NASA unmanned moon rocket aims for Thursday liftoffJune 17th, 2009 NASA aims for unmanned moon rocket launch ThursdayWASHINGTON — NASA plans to launch an unmanned rocket to the moon Thursday, the first such mission in a decade. The space agency announced plans for the Cape Canaveral launch Wednesday after deciding to postpone a space shuttle mission because of a hydrogen gas leak.
AP Interview: Former NASA head casts critical eye on Obama team's slowdown on new space planJune 12th, 2009 AP Interview: Ex-NASA head critical of Obama moveHUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Michael Griffin has moved from the administrator's suite atop NASA headquarters in Washington to the small, bare office of a new engineering professor at the University of Alabama in Huntsville.
Indian-origin student stands first in NASA annual lunar art contestJune 9th, 2009 WASHINGTON - NASA has announced the winners in its second annual NASA Lunar Art Contest, with a student of Indian origin standing first in the High School or Secondary School Division. The competition saw high school and college students participating from around the globe.
6th grader names NASA's Mars rover 'Curiosity'May 28th, 2009 WASHINGTON - NASA has selected 'Curiosity', the name given by a sixth-grade student from Kansas, US, for its Mars Science Laboratory rover, scheduled for launch in 2011. Twelve-year-old Clara Ma from the Sunflower Elementary school in Lenexa submitted the winning entry, "Curiosity."
As her prize, Ma wins a trip to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California, where she will be invited to sign her name directly onto the rover as it is being assembled.
Indian origin student wins supersonic research contest in USMay 19th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Sidharth Krishnan, a student of Indian origin from Singapore, has won top honors in the non-US category of a high school supersonic research contest. Teenagers from eight states and 11 foreign countries took part in the competition, which was sponsored by NASA.
NASA human space program, including moon plans, to get independent review, White House saysMay 8th, 2009 White House orders review of NASA space plansWASHINGTON — The White House has ordered a complete outside review of NASA's manned space program, including plans to return astronauts to the moon. Officials want a report from an independent panel by August.
Researchers control unmanned jet flying faster than soundApril 30th, 2009 WASHINGTON - When a jet is flying at supersonic speeds, a trifling mistake can shred it into pieces. But when it is an experimental one that must fly unmanned, only a computer control system can pilot it.
Kids to send their signatures to space through NASA shuttleApril 5th, 2009 WASHINGTON - This year, on Space Day, which is celebrated on the first Friday in May, NASA and Lockheed Martin's main program would involve signatures by students flown aboard a space shuttle mission. Known as 'Student Signatures in Space', the program will be one of the highlighted projects during the Space Day.
NASA invites public to vote for a name for its Mars roverMarch 20th, 2009 WASHINGTON - NASA will post online nine names that are finalists for the agency's Mars Science Laboratory mission and invite the public to vote for its favorite from March 23rd. The non-binding poll to help NASA select a name opens online Monday, March 23, and will accept votes through March 29.
As US firms cut foreign hires, Indian, Chinese students plan returnMarch 19th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A large number of foreign students, particularly from India and China, are planning to return home as they fear that they will not be able to find a job in the US upon graduation, according to a new study. Another key impetus behind students' intentions to depart is their growing belief that the US economy will lag global growth rates in the near future, according to the study by Duke University professor and Harvard researcher Vivek Wadhwa for Kauffman Foundation.
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