Iran has successfully launched a live monkey into space, the state news agency IRNA said on Monday, touting it as an advance in a missile and space program that has alarmed the West and Israel. There was no independent confirmation of the report, which quoted a defense ministry statement. ...
07:15 PM, Jan 28, 2013
Bangalore: India's tryst with Mars will begin in November 2013 to explore the red planet's atmosphere and search for life-sustaining elements, a top space official said late on Monday. "We are scheduling to launch the Mars mission Nov 27, 2013 when the red planet will be closer to the earth for injecting our spacecraft into its elliptical orbit," Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman K Radhakrishnan said. The Rs 470-crore...
01:56 AM, Sep 18, 2012
