[ad_1] BENGALURU: Isro on Thursday said it has completed two more hot tests on the Gaganyaan Service Module Propulsion System (SMPS) on Wednesday (July 26). The SMPS — designed and developed by the Liquid Propulsion System Centre (LPSC), which has facilities in Bengaluru and Valiamala (Thiruvananthapuram) — is the propulsion system powering the service module … Read more
[ad_1] Isro scientists on Monday completed the fifth Earth-bound manoeuvre to further increase Chandrayaan-3’s altitude and take it away from Earth. “The orbit-raising manoeuvre was performed successfully. The spacecraft is expected to attain an orbit of 1,27,609 km X 236 km. The achieved orbit will be confirmed after the observations,” Isro said.The fifth manoeuvre, which … Read more
[ad_1] LOS ANGELES: Researchers have discovered a new way to reverse the effects of fentanyl, which is 50 to 100 times stronger than morphine.Their research, which was published in the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, could lead to a new method of reversing overdoses, either through a new product or by working in tandem with naloxone.According … Read more
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Chandrayaan-3 mission, which was launched on Friday, “will take up the exploration of the Moon where India’s first lunar mission, Chandrayaan-1, left and in the process it will also look for resources that could sustain life” on the Earth’s natural satellite, Union space minister Jitendra Singh has said.In an interview to … Read more
[ad_1] BENGALURU: HCLTech is skipping salary hikes for mid to senior employees this fiscal and has deferred salary increases to junior employees by a quarter. HCL CEO&MD C Vijayakumar said, “We have had a good wage increase cycle over the last couple of years and given the macro uncertainty and cost inflation, we made this … Read more
[ad_1] India’s third moon mission Chandrayaan 3 will attempt the technically challenging soft landing on lunar surface on August 23, ISRO Chairman S Somanath said on Friday.Addressing reporters after the successful launch of the estimated Rs 600 crore mission, Somanath said the craft’s infusion into the lunar orbit has been planned from August 1.The soft … Read more
[ad_1] SRIHARIKOTA: Isro on Friday successfully launched the LVM3 in its fourth operational mission and put the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft into the intended orbit. The launch vehicle’s smooth performance — it placed the spacecraft in the precise orbit of 36,500km as planned — has added to Isro’s confidence, which has spent nearly four years planning its … Read more
[ad_1] Landing a spacecraft on the moon will be another feather in the cap for a country that has long punched above its weight in exploring the final frontier. As Chandrayaan-3 gets ready for liftoff on July 14 for its lunar rendezvous in August end, adding to the anticipation of the strides to come is … Read more
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: India has significantly reduced the number of deaths due to extreme weather events over the years but the loss of property is increasing amid socio-economic progress, the head of India Meteorological Department Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said on Thursday.Comparing the 2013 Kedarnath floods and the Himachal Pradesh floods this year, he said there has … Read more
[ad_1] SRIHARIKOTA: The 25.30 hour countdown for the launch of the country’s third moon mission Chandrayaan-3 commenced on Thursday at the spaceport here, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said.Friday’s lunar expedition follows the 2019 Chandrayaan-2 mission where space scientists are aiming for a soft landing on the surface of the moon. A successful mission … Read more