India's moon mission lauded in Dhaka dailySeptember 26th, 2009 DHAKA - Applauding India's Chandrayaan-1 lunar mission and the discovery of water on the moon, a Dhaka daily has said the find has significantly widened the scope for space research. But The Daily Star newspaper, in an editorial Saturday, cautioned against rivalry among those engaged in research and exploration on the moon.
Manmohan Singh inaugurates Indian Institute of Space and TechnologyAugust 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh said that he was confident the department of Space and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) would meet all challenges effectively.
Violence at teachers' recruitment centre in IslamabadJune 20th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Thousands of candidates who have applied for teachers' posts in the Pakistani capital alleged that the forms were given out only to those who paid bribes, the Online news agency reported Saturday. On Saturday violence broke out at one of the centres, where the application forms were distributed, after the officials threw the forms at the candidates from the upper floor of the building.
Coveted parking space in upscale Boston neighborhood sells for $300,000June 11th, 2009 Coveted parking space in Boston sells for $300,000BOSTON — A real estate agent said a resident of Boston's upscale Back Bay section plunked down $300,000 to own what is believed to be the priciest parking space in the city's history. Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage agent Debra Sordillo told The Boston Globe that several residents of a building on Commonwealth Ave.
Coveted parking space in Boston's Back Bay neighborhood sold for record $300,000June 11th, 2009 Parking space in Boston sells for $300,000BOSTON — A real estate agent says a resident of Boston's upscale Back Bay section plunked down $300,000 to own what is believed to be the priciest parking space in the city's history. Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage agent Debra Sordillo told The Boston Globe that several residents of a building on Commonwealth Ave.
Delhi University begins admission process on MondayJune 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Admission process for the Delhi University will begin on Monday morning with the sale of common admission forms being made available at various outlets for students seeking admission in colleges. Delhi University has taken various steps to make the admission process a hassle-free affair this year all students likely to visit university.
Atlantis scheduled for launch May 11, says NASAMay 1st, 2009 WASHINGTON - US space agency NASA will launch its space shuttle Atlantis on May 11 to upgrade the Hubble telescope. The Atlantis and its seven crewmembers will depart from NASA's Kennedy Space Centre at 2 p.m.
Soyuz leaves space station with astronauts, touristApril 8th, 2009 MOSCOW - Two astronauts from the US and Russia and a space tourist left the International Space Station (ISS) Wednesday morning on board a Soyuz space capsule to return to Earth. The flight centre near Moscow reported that Soyuz undocked from ISS Wednesday morning and is expected to land in the Kazakhstan steppe around 0716 GMT, the Interfax news agency said.
Russia to launch three more spacecraft to ISSApril 2nd, 2009 MOSCOW - Russia is planning to launch three more Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) this year, Russian space agency Roscosmos said Thursday. Russia sent a Soyuz TMA-14 vehicle to the ISS March 26 this year to transport the crew to the space station.
Mexico to build space portMarch 31st, 2009 MEXICO CITY - Mexico plans to begin construction of a space port to send satellites in space this year, an official said Monday. The facility will be located in the southern state of Quintana Roo on the border with Belize, said state planning minister Jose Alberto Alonso Ovando.
Space shuttle Discovery lifts-off after delaysMarch 16th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Space shuttle Discovery blasted off for a construction mission to the International Space Station Sunday after weeks of delays. Discovery took off at 7.43 p.m.
South Africa launches national space policyMarch 9th, 2009 PRETORIA - South Africa launched a national space policy to give fresh impetus to the country's space programme to conduct scientific research on climate change, communications and health, among others, Trade and Industry Minister Mandisi Mpahlwa has said. Although the country has been involved in space programmes for past 50 years, it was largely uncoordinated.
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.
European Space Agency plans space junk detection systemFebruary 16th, 2009 Darmstadt (Germany), Feb 017 (DPA) The European Space Agency (ESA) said Monday it hoped to set up its own detection system for space junk instead of relying on US radar to track the chunks of shattered satellites and spent rockets in earth orbit. Last week a US satellite accidentally hit an out-of-commission Russian satellite, scattering a trail of debris in space.
Russian space agency plans to build new space stationFebruary 2nd, 2009 MOSCOW - The Russian Space Agency Roscosmos is considering a plan to build a new space station as the current one approaches its retirement, officials said. The new orbital station will not only inherit the role of the International Space Station (ISS) as a base for scientific experiments, but will also serve as a foundation for lunar programmes and space tours, Alexei Krasnov, director of the manned space program at Roscosmos, said.
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