February 5, 2012

First Private Spacecraft To ISS

First Private Spacecraft To ISS__

US space agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) has announced the launch date for the first test flight of a commercial spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS). The mission, which will test a vehicle intended to carry cargo and eventually crew to orbit represents an important step for the burgeoning private space industry, [...]

Russia Activates Missile Early Warning Radar System

Russia activates missile early warning radar system_

Russia has turned on a new incoming missile early warning system in its westernmost region in response to US plans for a missile shield in Europe. President Dmitry Medvedev ordered the system to be activated on a visit to the radar unit in Kaliningrad, a Baltic region bordering EU countries. The unit is equipped with [...]

Dragonfly-Inspired Robots Come Closer To Reality

Dragonfly-inspired robots come closer to reality_

Scientists are trying to learn the complex flight dynamics of the dragonfly for future robots by attaching a small sensor to its body. Dragonflies are winged insects that feed on smaller insects. They hunt mid-flight and the fastest of them are believed to fly at speeds of nearly 97 km per hour. “Dragonfly wings almost [...]

Russia Launches Three Astronauts To International Space Station

Russia launches three astronauts to International Space Station_

Russia launched a rocket carrying three astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) early Monday, in a mission critical to keeping the station manned and to the country’s reputation as a space power. A Soyuz-FG rocket with American Dan Burbank and Russians Anton Shkaplerov and Anatoly Ivanishin aboard blasted off from Kazakhstan’s Baikonur space centre [...]

Facebook Failed To Stop Large-Scale Infiltration

facebook failed to stop large-scale infiltration_

Facebook’s security system failed to stop a large-scale infiltration in which computer-generated fake Facebook profiles collected personal information about thousands of Facebook users, according to researchers in Canada. Researchers at the University of British Columbia collected 250 gigabytes of information from Facebook users by using socialbots – fake Facebook profiles created and controlled by computer [...]

Iran’s Space Monkey Failed

iran space monkey failed_

IRAN acknowledged overnight that its attempt to send a live monkey into space last month failed. “The Kavoshgar-5 rocket carrying a capsule with a live animal was launched during Shahrivar,” Deputy Science Minister Mohammad Mehdinejad-Nouri said, referring to an Iranian calendar month spanning August 23 to September 22. “However, the launch was not publicised as [...]

Iran, 8th World State With Complete Cycle Of Space Technology

iran, 8th world state with complete cycle of space technology_

Iran is the 8th world country which has succeeded to develop a complete cycle of space technology, Minister of Communications and Information Technology Reza Taqipour said Saturday evening. “All grounds are prepared now for Iran to become the first state in the region which has developed space technology,” said the minister in a local scientific [...]