Chennai: The countdown for the India’s ambitious Rs 430-crore Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) began Sunday 6.08 am at Sriharikota rocket port in Andhra Pradesh, a space agency official said. The countdown to the flight of Indian rocket Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C25) will be for 56.30 hours which is expected to blast off at 2.38 pm. Tuesday, said an Indian[Read More...]

India is preparing to send a robotic spacecraft into orbit around Mars – a first for the country. The BBC’s Asia Business Reportspoke to K Radhakrishnan, chair of the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) – the country’s space agency – about his hopes for the mission. Q: What is the objective of India’s Mars mission? A: Essentially in this Mars[Read More...]

The firm plans to establish a human settlement on Martian soil in 2023, by offering passengers a one-way ticket. Mars One will send “a small craft that will demonstrate the technologies we need for our human colony” and is inviting partners to join the mission. Bas Lansdorp revealed details of the test mission at the International Space Commerce 2013 Summit,[Read More...]

WASHINGTON: Researchers have developed a new device that turns human motion into power for electronic devices such as cell phones, cameras and tablets. The mobile generator ‘Genneo’ can charge a device with any type of movement so a user could purposefully shake it or just leave it in a pant pocket while taking a hike. “Genneo has created a revolutionary[Read More...]