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- Middle East
Israeli military hits Hamas rocket launch sites in Gaza
The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) reported that Israel Air Force fighter jets, in cooperation with the IDF’s Southern Command, attacked during the night targets in the area within Gaza from which about…
- Featured News
Agnibaan, the 3D-printed rocket soars on 5th attempt; Agnikul Cosmos makes history
Agnikul Cosmos charted space history on Thursday by launching its ‘Agnibaan’ rocket with several firsts to its credit from the Sriharikota spaceport. Agnibaan is India’s first semi-cryogenic engine-powered launch vehicle. It is…
- Business
IIT Madras’ startup Agnikul launches world’s 1st rocket with fully 3D-printed engine
Chennai: Agnikul Cosmos, a start-up incubated at the IIT Madras, on Thursday launched the world’s first rocket with a single-piece three-dimensional (3D) printed engine. The rocket Agnibaan SOrTeD (SubOrbital Technological Demonstrator) is…
- India
ISRO’s breakthrough ‘3D-printed’ rocket engine saves 97% raw materials
Bengaluru: ISRO has successfully conducted a long-duration test of its PS4 engine, re-designed for production using cutting-edge additive manufacturing (AM) techniques — also known in common parlance as 3D printing — and…
- Middle East
Hezbollah fires 35 rockets at Israel: Army
Jerusalem: Lebanese armed group Hezbollah launched about 35 rockets toward northern Israel while Israel carried out airstrikes in southern Lebanon, the Israeli military said in a statement. The rockets triggered air raid…
- World
G7 expresses ‘full support’ for Israel after Iran attack
Washington: The leaders of G7 countries met virtually on Sunday and expressed “full solidarity and support to Israel and its people” and reaffirmed their “commitment towards its security”. “We, the Leaders of…
- Bangalore
‘Another milestone’: ISRO rocket accomplishes zero orbital debris mission
Bengaluru: ISRO on Monday said its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) has accomplished zero orbital debris mission, and described it “another milestone”. This was achieved on March 21, when the PSLV Orbital…
- India
ISRO’s step towards realising Indian space shuttle ‘Pushpak’
Chennai: India progressed further in its attempt to realise a reusable launch vehicle (RLV)/ rocket named ‘Pushpak’ by successfully test landing RLV LEX-2 on Friday at the Aeronautical Test Range (ATR) in…
- India
Why did ISRO skip ’13’ while numbering weather rocket?
Chennai: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has done it again. It has skipped the number ’13’ — generally considered “unlucky” — while numbering its Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) rocket, which…
- Middle East
Hamas attacks Israel’s Ashkelon city with rocket fire after warning residents to leave
Jerusalem: Hamas is attacking the Israeli city of Ashkelon with rocket fire, the media reported. Earlier, the militant group warned civilians to leave within hours. Ashkelon is around 15 km away from…
- Technology
ISRO to test in July crew safety system of Gaganyaan project rocket
Sriharikota: The Indian space agency will in July test the crew escape systems of the Gaganyaan project rocket, said a top official. “We are getting ready for the test vehicle mission. We…
- Middle East
Over 100 rockets fired at Israeli communities from Gaza
More than 100 rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip towards Israel within one hour on Wednesday, according to Israeli media reports. Alert sirens sounded several times in the communities surrounding the…
- India
India moves one step closer to its own reusable rocket or ‘space shuttle’
Chennai: India on Sunday moved a step ahead in getting its own reusable launch vehicle or reusable rocket (simply put similar to space shuttle) with the country’s space agency successfully completing the…
- Middle East
Israeli fighter jets strike Gaza in response to rocket fire
Gaza: Israeli fighter jets bombed a military post in the Gaza Strip early on Monday in response to a rocket launch from the Palestinian enclave on Saturday. Sources with the Islamic Resistance…
- Science
NASA to launch Mars science mission on Bezos-run Blue Origin’s rocket
Washington: The US space agency has announced a science mission to Mars aboard Jeff Bezos-run Blue Origin’s New Glenn space launch vehicle NASA awarded ‘Mars Science Mission Launch’ to Blue Origin’s New…