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NASA develops first 3-D printed copper rocket engine part
NASA engineers have developed the first full-scale three dimensional (3-D) printed copper rocket engine part. The part developed was a combustion chamber liner that operates at extreme temperatures and pressures using additive manufacturing technique. Combustion chamber was manufactured by using ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2015
17 Agreements signed between India and France during PM Narendra Modi’s visit
India and France on 11 April 2015 signed 17 agreements in various fields during Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi’s visit to France. They were signed in presence of Indian PM and his counterpart French President Francois Hollande after they had ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2015
ISRO named for Gandhi Peace Prize 2014
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has been selected for the Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2014. It was announced by the jury for the Prize which had met under the Chairmanship of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi. ISRO was ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2015
ISRO to collaborate with other space agencies for inter-planetary explorations
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is planning to collaborate with other space agencies on inter-planetary explorations. It was announced by Minister of State (MoS) in the Prime Minister’s Office Jitendra Singh in the Lok Sabha. Presently ISRO is having talks ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2015
NASA’s Hubble telescope spots ocean on Jupiter's moon Ganymede
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has spotted massive saltwater ocean under the icy crust of Jupiter’s largest moon Ganymede. Scientists believe that this finding could potentially support life. Hubble Space Telescope’s finding was published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Space ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2015
NASA’s Dawn space probe completes its orbit around dwarf planet Ceres
NASA’s Dawn space probe has completed its orbit around dwarf planet Ceres which is the largest object in the Solar System between Mars and Jupiter. With the completion of orbit, Dawn probe has become first spacecraft to visit dwarf planet. ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2015
World's first electric satellites successfully lifted off by SpaceX rocket
World’s first electric satellites were successfully lifted off by a Space Exploration (SpaceX) Technologies rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, United States. The rocket was carrying two all-electric commercial satellites built by Boeing. The satellites are owned by the ..