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Jun
29
2010

Google celebrates the 110th birth anniversary of Saint Exupery

Antoine de Saint-Exupery, author of the Little Prince, completed his 110 years today. Google is celebrating the event with Doodle having colors of famous philosophical tale. Released in 1943, The Little Prince is the culmination of his career. Children’s philosophical tale appearances, the allegories allow him to criticize the behavior absurd “the great people and [...]

Jun
26
2010

iPhone4 long lines and fear of insufficient supplies

After the great success of ipad now iphone 4 is booming since it sales which has been started from June 24th.The Iphone 4 has now reached to many countries. Thousands of people have lined up in front of shops to compete for the new model:. Here we are in New York on Fifth Avenue, where [...]

Jun
26
2010

Big Lunar Eclipse on June 26th: In-depth details

The year 2010 is very unique; NASA has already informed the astrology and astronomy enthusiastic and to all the people who want to see the “Big Lunar Eclipse”. This eclipse should be visible for the United States around 1:17am Indianapolis time Saturday morning. NASA reports that “The eclipse begins at 3:17 am PDT (10:17 UT) [...]

Jun
10
2010

Major setback to South Korean space program

A South Korean rocket Naro-1 that was supposed to put a scientific satellite into orbit crashed after just over two minutes of flight, This is the second failure of this kind last year also it was happened in South Korea. South Korea had spent $400m on this high-risk mission and the objective behind this was [...]

May
26
2010

British scientist Mark Gasson infected himself with computer virus

Mark Gasson, a scientist at the University of Reading, says that he is the first man to be infected with a computer virus. Gasson took an electronic chip infected with a computer and placed it in his hand. The chip is a refined version of the ID chips used for pets to label. Gasson may [...]

May
26
2010

NASA spacecraft Atlantis lands in Florida after its final mission

The U.S. space shuttle Atlantis landed on Wednesday with six astronauts on board under a perfectly blue sky, ending last mission orbit after 25 years of service. The crew member were 32 . With this landing ends the career of one of the flagship of NASA spacecraft, which has covered about 185 million kilometers. There [...]

May
16
2010

Space Shuttle Atlantis Docked at ISS on Sunday

The space shuttle Atlantis, made its 32nd and last voyage as it docks at the International Space Station 354 km above the South Pacific on Sunday 16th May according to the radio communication made to the ground control at Cape Canaveral. The six-member team Atlantis will spend a week on board the ISS. Three spacewalks [...]

Apr
16
2010

Obama promises to fly astronauts to Mars by the mid 2030-ies

Determined to silence criticism arising from the abandonment of the Constellation lunar program, Barack Obama on Thursday defended his space project. U.S. President Barack Obama said about the possibility of sending astronauts to orbit Mars by the mid 2030′s, said on Friday the British Radio and Television BBC. “I believe that by mid-2030 s, we [...]

Apr
16
2010

The crew of space shuttle got rid of unnecessary things

The crew of the ISS and space shuttle Discovery completed undock Transport Module “Leonardo” from the American sector “Harmony”. The information has been provided in a press release NASA. Module “Leonardo” was placed in the immediate vicinity of the shuttle. Due to technical difficulties undocking module lasted 7 hours more. After the crew completed the [...]

Apr
15
2010

rocket GSLV-D3 failed, the connection was lost

Telecommunications satellite GSAT-4 in orbit is not released: Failed launch of Indian rocket GSLV-D3 with the national launch site on Sriharikota. As the “Interfax” referring to the Indian television, the accident occurred after 500 seconds after launch. “The third stage rocket with an oxygen-hydrogen engine of its own production went down with a given path, [...]