Aerospace
Boeing exceeds 2015 target to beat Airbus
08 Jan 2016
The Falcon has landed! Musk’s rocket returns safely
22 Dec 2015
With the successful landing of the first stage of Falcon 9, Elon Musk’s SpaceX has stolen a march over fellow-billionaire and space pioneer Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin in the race to create reusable rockets
Isro’s PSLV-C29 to launch 6 Singapore satellites on Wednesday
14 Dec 2015
Using its trusted launch vehicle, PSLV, ISRO will launch the TeLEOS-1 primary satellite weighing 400 kg, and five other smaller satellites into space
Europe’s Ariane launches Indian telecom satellite GSAT-15
12 Nov 2015
India’s latest communication satellite GSAT-15 is meant to augment telecommunication, direct-to-home and radio navigation services
Boeing and Tata to launch aerospace joint venture in India
09 Nov 2015
TAL manufacturing solutions manufactures complex floor beams out of composite materials for the Boeing 787-9, andhas provided ground support equipment for the C-17 Globemaster III strategic airlifter
International Space Station hits 15-year record
04 Nov 2015
China unveils prototype of first homegrown passenger jet
02 Nov 2015
The 168-seater aircraft could challenge the dominance of the Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 in the market for planes with over 100 seats
Boeing to assemble Chinook or Apapche in India
17 Oct 2015
Boeing prepared to make fighter jets in India
17 Oct 2015
Boeing chairman James McNerney said on Friday that his company will be happy to make its fighter jet F/A-18 Super Hornet in India if the Indian Air Force (IAF) were to buy
NASA outlines steps in journey to Mars
09 Oct 2015
NASA is anchoring its capability development on three different thresholds, namely, Earth Reliant, Proving Ground and Earth Independent technologies that will be developed along the way
NASA pioneers begin simulation of life on Mars
31 Aug 2015
It is estimated that the first human mission to Red Planet could last between one to three years
Boeing to lay off hundreds at satellite business
26 Aug 2015
NASA seeks support to Boeing, SpaceX to end reliance on Russia for commercial space flights
06 Aug 2015
Lack of adequate funding for NASA has forced America’s premier space agency to extend its existing contract with the Russian Federal Space Agency, to transport American astronauts to the International Space Station
Featured articles
Lighter than air, yet very, very powerful
By Kiron Kasbekar | 03 Jan 2024
In March 2013 Chinese scientists pulled off a remarkable feat. They created the world’s lightest aerogel. Tipping the scales at a mere 0.16 milligrams per cubic centimeter – that’s a sixth of the weight of air!
COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
By Aniket Gupta | 27 Dec 2023
The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, took place from 30th November 2023, to 13th December 2023, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
What is a Ponzi scheme?
By Aniket Gupta | 06 Dec 2023
Ponzi schemes have long captivated the public imagination, drawing unsuspecting investors into a web of illusion and deception.
The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
03 Jul 2023
HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
02 Apr 2023
Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation