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- Middle East
Israeli rocket hits Syria
Damascus: An Israeli rocket hit southern Syria on Thursday, without causing any casualties, Syrian state media said. The rocket fell in the Tel Bariqa area in Quneitra province, near the border with…
- News
North Korea test-fired new rocket system under Kim’s supervision
Pyongyang: North Korea has tested a new rocket system in launches conducted on Wednesday under leader Kim Jong-un’s supervision, state media reported on Thursday. Korean Central News Agency reported that the North…
- Middle East
Five wounded as Syria rocket hits Turkey border town
Ankara:Rocket fire from Syria injured five people in a Turkish border town, the Turkish defence ministry said on Tuesday. One of two rockets fired hit a house and “lightly wounded” five in…
- India
Chandrayaan-2: Launch called off due to technical snag
Sriharikota: India’s ambitious moon landing mission Chandrayaan-2 launch was called off due to a technical snag in the ‘Bahubali’ rocket on Monday about one hour before it was to blast-off. “It is not…
- Middle East
Iran Guards say strike ‘terrorists’ in Iraqi Kurdistan
Tehran:Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said Friday that they had launched deadly strikes against “terrorists” across the border in Iraqi Kurdistan. “Terrorist camps and training centres were attacked from Wednesday,” with rockets, drones and…
- News
With new arm, ISRO can speed up rocket production
Chennai: With the setting up of a new commercial arm-New Space India Limited (NSIL)- the Indian space agency will now be able to produce fast its new rocket Small Satellite Launch Vehicle…
- News
US cyberattack on rocket launchers failed attempt: Iran
Tehran: The recent US cyberattack against Iranian missile control systems failed to cause any problems for Tehran, a Minister said in a tweet on Monday. “They (the American) try hard, but they…
- Middle East
Iraq: Rocket hits site housing several global oil companies in Basra, 2 injured
Basra: In the latest attack on oil infrastructure in the Middle East, a rocket struck at the site housing headquarters of several global oil companies in Iraq’s southern city of Basra on…
- World
Israeli jets hit Gaza after rocket fire into Israel
Jerusalem: Israeli aircraft struck Hamas bases in Gaza early Friday, the military said, after a rocket fired by Palestinian militants hit a Jewish theological seminary in southern Israel. There were no reported…
- News
SpaceX targets late June for Falcon Heavy launch
Los Angeles: A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket will take to the skies for the third time to launch the US Department of Defense’s Space Test Program-2 (STP-2) mission in late June, according…
- News
China first country in launching rocket from sea
Beijing: In a first, China on Wednesday successfully launched a rocket from a sailing ship into space, showcasing its prowess in the field. A Long March-11 solid propellant carrier rocket blasted off…
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Countdown begins for Indian rocket’s Wednesday launch
Chennai:The countdown for the Wednesday launch of India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) carrying the radar imaging earth observation satellite, RISAT-2B began on Tuesday, said an ISRO official. According to the Indian…
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US rocket launched to bring NASA cargo to ISS
Washington: A US rocket has been launched from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia’s Eastern Shore, carrying cargo with the space agency’s re-supply mission for the International Space Station (ISS). The Antares…
- News
New rocket fuel safer, cleaner and as effective as common hypergolic fuels, suggests study
Washington: A research has indicated that it could be possible to develop rocket fuel that is much cleaner and safer than the commonly used hypergolic fuels. The research published in the journal…
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Indian rocket to fly with defence satellite
Sriharikota: All is set for the lift-off of a new variant of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) from here on Monday, carrying electronic intelligence satellite, Emisat for the Defence Research Development…
