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SpaceX to put off rocket launch again
World | Feb 11, 2015, 01:08 PM ISTWashington: Unfavourable weather again led private US spaceflight company SpaceX to put off a rocket launch that would have led to an experiment to test the possibility of reusable rockets.With just 12 minutes remaining in
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Rocket kills 26 at Afghan wedding party: Police
World | Jan 01, 2015, 06:06 AM ISTKabul: Afghan police say that at least 26 people have been killed by a rocket that hit a house during a wedding party in the southern province of Helmand.Police spokesman Fareed Ahmad Obaid says at
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ISRO examining business model for industries in satellite, rocket production
Apr 04, 2014, 09:45 PM ISTSriharikota (Andhra Pradesh): The Indian space agency is working at preparing a business model to partner with industries - public and private - so that they have a higher level of participation in the space
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NASA's Mars mission rocket arrives at launching pad
World | Nov 17, 2013, 01:56 PM ISTWashington: The US space agency NASA Saturday rolled out to the launching pad at Cap Canaveral, Florida, the Atlas 5 rocket, which will blast off Monday for Mars carrying the MAVEN spacecraft, which will study
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US launches rocket carrying spy satellite
World | Aug 29, 2013, 09:32 AM ISTWashington: A rocket carrying a spy satellite lifted off from the Vandenberg Air Force Base in the US state of California Wednesday, sources said.The United Launch Alliance, a joint venture of Lockheed Martin and Boeing,
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Congo: Rocket lands in Goma, kills 3 in new attack
World | Aug 24, 2013, 04:18 PM ISTGoma: Congo's government spokesman says at least three people are dead in eastern Congo after a rocket fell in Goma.Lambert Mende told The Associated Press that residents of Goma were protesting in the streets Saturday
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Indian rocket launch called off
India | Aug 19, 2013, 09:49 PM ISTSriharikota (Andhra Pradesh): The Indian space agency on Monday called off the launch of its heavy rocket geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle (GSLV-D5) due to leak in the second-stage engine.The fresh launch date will be announced
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Israel launches drive for Gaza rockets' remnants
World | Jul 20, 2013, 09:22 AM ISTJerusalem, July 20: Israeli troops launched a search operation on Friday to locate the remnants of two rockets fired from the Gaza Strip at western desert region of Negev the night before, the Israeli Defence
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Top female firecrackers of Bollywood
Bollywood | Nov 12, 2012, 08:21 AM ISTWhile you are out to burst your firecrackers this Diwali we would love to reveal some firecrackers that Bollywood has produced this year. Have a look at the top five.1. Priyanka Chopra- The ‘Fuljhadi'. The
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SKorea Warns It Might Shoot Down NKorean Rocket
World | Mar 26, 2012, 08:48 AM ISTSeoul (South Korea), Mar 26: Seoul warned Monday that it might shoot down a North Korean rocket if it strays into South Korean territory, as worries about what Washington calls a long-range missile test overshadowed
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Future NASA Rocket To Be Most Powerful Ever Built
World | Sep 15, 2011, 09:40 AM ISTWashington, Sept 15: To soar far away from Earth and even on to Mars, NASA has dreamed up the world's most powerful rocket, a behemoth that borrows from the workhorse liquid-fuel rockets that sent Apollo
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NASA's Ares Rocket To Replace Shuttle, Test On Tuesday
World | Oct 24, 2009, 10:07 PM ISTWith two minutes of smoke and thunder followed by a giant splash Tuesday morning, Cleveland's NASA Glenn Research Center will officially join the space flight club. If the launch schedule holds and the historic test