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Kalam Says ‘Big Bang Experiment’ Spells No Trouble

Posted on September 12, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

Indian space programme architect and former president, Dr.A.P.J Abdul Kalam said on Wednesday that the “Big Bang experiment” is an important contribution to physics and dispelled all fears surrounding it. Scientists have embarked on the world’s biggest ever experiment in … Continue reading →

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Iran launch of Omid successful

Posted on September 5, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

Iran announced Sunday that it launched a satellite into space earlier in the day, the country’s first domestically made. The satellite, Omid (hope), was launched Sunday by using Safir (ambassador) satellite-carrier rocket, the armed forces said in a statement, quoted … Continue reading →

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Rapideye Constellation Launched

Posted on September 3, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

The 5-satellite RapidEye constellation has been successfully launched from Baikonur on August 29, 2008. All five satellites have been integrated with the Dnepr launch vehicle at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan in readiness for launch at 0715 UTC (0815 BST, … Continue reading →

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Isro,India to launch Italian, Algerian satellites

Posted on September 2, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

India – Antrix Corp. Ltd, the commercial arm of India’s space agency, has won a pair of deals from Algeria and Italy to launch earth observation satellites next year on the polar satellite launch vehicle, or PSLV, its workhorse rocket. … Continue reading →