Chennai: This Sunday will be a working day for those at the Indian Space Research Organisation, that too a hectic one. The space agency is set to reach another milestone " the 100th Indian space mission " when PSLV-C21 lifts off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota at 9.51 am. And, among those looking up at the sky from the space port for a perfect launch will be...
11:45 AM, Sep 08, 2012
Washington: NASA's robotic rover Curiosity is making its mark on Mars, in a way so big that it can be seen from space. In just one month, it's driven 368 feet on the red planet, slightly more than the length of a football field. Curiosity's slightly zig-zaggy tyre tracks were photographed by a NASA satellite circling Mars and also from the rover's rear-facing cameras. The spacecraft landed on Aug. 5...
12:46 AM, Sep 08, 2012
After retiring from the MRF Pace Foundation, Dennis Lillee intends to coach fast bowling through the online medium. ...
02:09 PM, Sep 07, 2012
Washington: US astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon, will be buried at sea, family spokesperson Rick Miller said. Miller said on Thursday that no other details on the timing or the location of the burial were available, reported Xinhua. Neil Armstrong died on August 25 at the age of 82 following complications resulting from cardiovascular procedures. Armstrong commanded the Apollo 11 spacecraft that landed on the moon...
12:37 PM, Sep 07, 2012
Houston: Indian-American NASA astronaut Sunita Williams and her Japanese colleague successfully replaced a vital power unit on the International Space Station using tools made out of a toothbrush. The decision to use a simple toothbrush to clean a bolt that gave Williams and Akihiko Hoshide so much trouble during a marathon 8-hour spacewalk last week, was made during a brainstorming session between the astronauts and NASA engineers on the ground....
06:26 PM, Sep 06, 2012
Australia's most successful fast bowler has taken over from Dennis Lillee at the MRF Pace Foundation, and hopes to continue his predecessor's hard work. ...
09:50 AM, Sep 06, 2012
Houston: Indian-American NASA astronaut Sunita Williams and her Japanese counterpart Akihiko Hoshide have successfully restored power to the International Space Station on their second attempt. With this spacewalk, Williams surpassed Peggy Whitson's record during Wednesday's excursion for total cumulative spacewalk time by a female astronaut. Whitson worked outside for 39 hours and 46 minutes over the course of six spacewalks. Williams has conducted six spacewalks for a total of 44...
07:46 AM, Sep 06, 2012
Former MRF Pace Foundation director Denis Lillee talks about how fast bowling has changed in India during his 25-year stay. His successor Glenn McGrath talks about the challenges ahead. ...
10:41 AM, Sep 05, 2012
Houston: Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams and her Japanese colleague, will again venture outside the International Space Station on Wednesday to complete the maintenance tasks they were unsuccessful in during their last outing. In the wake of the unsuccessful attempt to install a replacement power-switching unit on the truss of the International Space Station, NASA's Williams and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Engineer Akihiko Hoshide, will venture outside for a second time...
03:33 PM, Sep 04, 2012
Lillee has decided to share his new coaching ideas with the masses through a project called 'Dennis Lillee online coaching for fast bowling'. ...
08:17 PM, Sep 03, 2012
Australia's legendary fast bowler on his 25-year association with India, the importance of hard work, the problems facing today's pacers and over-coaching. ...
01:31 PM, Sep 03, 2012
Nellore: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is all set to cross yet another milestone in space technology with the launching of the 720 kg SPOT-6, an advanced French remote- sensing satellite and Proiteres, a 15 kg Japanese spacecraft through the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle- C21 (PSLV-C21), from the Satish Dhavan Space Centre(SDSC), Sriharikota, 90 km from here on September 9. This is the 100th mission of ISRO, which has...
10:02 AM, Sep 03, 2012
Dennis Lillee served the organisation with distinction for 25 years and 56 bowlers who trained under him went on to play for India. ...
01:35 PM, Sep 02, 2012
New Delhi: Popular games from Rovio Entertainment - "Angry Birds" and "Angry Birds Space" - will be available for Microsoft's upcoming Windows 8 OS when it ships on October 26 this year. Besides, the company announced the first wave of Xbox games for its highly-awaited Windows 8 OS. The fruit-slicing game "Fruit Ninja" from Halfbrick Studios is another popular game that will be available at the time of the Windows...
02:46 PM, Sep 01, 2012
Houston: Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams and her Japanese colleague on board the International Space Station on Thursday ventured outside the lab to perform maintenance tasks of their home in orbit. NASA astronaut Williams and Japanese flight engineer Akihiko Hoshide aim to replace a faulty power-switching unit and a failing robotic arm camera of the International Space Station. This is the fifth spacewalk undertaken by 46-year-old Williams. On August 20, two...
08:48 PM, Aug 30, 2012
Washington: In yet another landmark achievement, NASA's Curiosity rover has sent back the first recorded human voice that traveled from Earth to another planet and back. In spoken words radioed to the rover on Mars and back to NASA's Deep Space Network (DSN) on Earth, the space agency Administrator Charles Bolden, according to a press statement, noted the difficulty of landing a rover on Mars, congratulated NASA employees and the...
09:40 AM, Aug 28, 2012
Washington: A "deeply saddened" US President Barack Obama hailed Neil Armstrong, the first man to set foot on the moon, as one of the greatest American heroes of all times, and said that it was he who taught the enormous power of one small step. Armstrong, the first man to set foot on the moon on July 20, 1969, died yesterday at the age of 82. Here are some notable...
10:12 AM, Aug 26, 2012
New Delhi: Rovio Mobile, makers of the popular mobile game - Angry Birds, is all set to take the birds to the next level. Rovio has released a brand new campaign for its Angry Birds Space installment. The Angry Birds Space will now feature new missions which carry on the fight between the birds and the green pigs who have hijacked the Curiosity Mars rover and are using it to...
03:11 PM, Aug 25, 2012
New Delhi: This independence day, the prime minister announced India's maiden mission to Mars. India's maiden mission to Mars will lift off in November next year. It will take 450 crore rupees and a 10 month flight over 56 million kilometres, to reach the red planet. The next best time to launch will come only in early 2016 or 2018. Kiran Karnik, Former Director, Development & Educational Communication, ISRO: This...
03:53 PM, Aug 16, 2012
Indian-origin US astronaut Sunita Williams has sent her best wishes from the International Space Station to the countrymen. ...
12:34 PM, Aug 15, 2012
