The Department of Space (DoS) will sell Indian Remote-sensing Satellite (IRS) data to the US-based Earth Operation Satellite Company (EOSAT), jointly owned by the Martin Marietta Company and Hughes
A UNIQUE radar that will help atmospheric scientists and also ensure safe rocket launchings from Sriharikota, has been commissioned at Gadanki near Tirupati. The radar will allow detailed studies of
THE TITLE reminds you of the Edwardian English poet, Walter De La Mare's The Listeners: "'Is there anybody there,' said the traveller?" While De La Mare's traveller rode through time seeking
Indian fisherfolk will soon be aided by an indigenously developed satellite that will direct them to fertile fishing spots. The Rs 70 crore Oceansat satellite, being designed by scientists of the
NORMAL life came to a grinding halt in Canada when a geomagnetic disturbance hit two of its communications satellites -- Anik E1 and Anik E2. Television and radio transmissions were disrupted
India's postal department is going high-tech. In March-April, it will launch pilot projects in Delhi, Madras, Bangalore, Lucknow and Patna to transmit money orders by satellite. Miniature earth
Nicolas Hayek, chairperson of SMH AG, is looking for a partner to introduce the automotive equivalent of the Swatch watch he made famous in the 1980s. Hayek's inexpensive, stylish and
SEVEN astronauts returned to earth on December 13, 1993, after completing an unusual job: Rectifying a defective mirror on the Hubble space telescope. The $1.6-billion telescope was launched in 1990
With Russia participating in the first unified space station project, international cooperation reaches new heights. But there are also doubts about the US led venture.
