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Nasa's Robonaut 2 scrubs up for space surgery
BBC News
It won't panic in an emergency, its hands don't shake after too little sleep, it won't miss a family after months away from base - in fact it doesn't even need to breathe. | Nasa's Robonaut 2 has the makings of the perfect space surgeon. | The humanoid has already been poste...
Soyuz spacecraft docked to the Poisk Module is seen near to the center of the image. The Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft docked with the International Space Station (ISS) on April 6 at 23:09 UTC.
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Russian spacecraft brings three-man crew to ISS after 2-day delay
The Hindu
A Russian spacecraft carrying a three-man Russian and US crew today docked successfully at the International Space Station after an unprecedented two-day delay caused by a technical hitch. | The Soyuz TMA-12M carrying Russia’s Alexander Skvortsov and Oleg Artemyev and NASA’s Steve Swanso...
India's Mars mission crosses half the distance
Deccan Chronicle
Chennai: Cruising towards a historic feat, the Indian space mission to Mars on Wednesday crossed half the total distance to the red planet from Earth and was very much along the designated helio-centric trajectory. | At exactly 09.50 am (IST), the Ma...
India’s Mars mission covers half the distance to red planet
The Hindu
Cruising towards a historic feat, the Indian space mission to Mars today crossed half the total distance to the red planet from Earth and was very much along the designated helio-centric trajectory. | At exactly 09.50 am (IST), the Mars Orbiter Missi...
India’s Mars mission crosses half the distance
The Hindu
Cruising towards a historic feat, the Indian space mission to Mars on Wednesday crossed half the total distance to the red planet from Earth and was very much along the designated helio-centric trajectory. | At exactly 09.50 am (IST), the Mars Orbite...
Indian spacecraft Orbiter halfway to Mars
Newstrack India
Tweet | Bangalore, April 9 (IANS) India's maiden mission to Mars is on course, with its spacecraft Orbiter crossing the halfway mark on its voyage to the red planet, four months after it left Earth Dec 1. | "The spacecraft Wednesday at 9.50 a.m. cros...
Mercury Space Capsule Shipping Overseas for German Art Exhibition
Space
The Mercury space capsule Liberty Bell 7, seen here on display at the Kansas Cosmosphere, will ship overseas for a four-month art and science exhibition in Bonn, Germany. | Credit: collectSPACE.com/Robert Z. Pearlman View full size image | A historic...
SpaceX to Launch Robotic Capsule to Space Station Next Week
Space
SpaceX conducted a successful Falcon 9 rocket static fire test March 8, 2014, in support of its upcoming Commercial Resupply Services-3 (CRS-3) mission to the International Space Station. | Credit: SpaceX View full size image | A private spaceflight ...
Space
Soyuz spacecraft docked to the Poisk Module is seen near to the center of the image. The Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft docked with the International Space Station (ISS) on April 6 at 23:09 UTC.
(photo: NASA / Ras67)
Russian spacecraft brings three-man crew to ISS after 2-day delay
The Hindu
A Russian spacecraft carrying a three-man Russian and US crew today docked successfully at the International Space Station after an unprecedented two-day delay caused by a technical hitch. | The Soyuz TMA-12M carrying Russia’s Alexander Skvortsov and Oleg Artemyev and NASA’s Steve Swanson docked at 03:53 am Moscow time (1723 IST yesterd...
Science
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Eat beans, pulses to reduce bad cholesterol
Newstrack India
Tweet | Toronto, April 8 (IANS) Eating one serving a day of beans, peas or lentils can significantly reduce "bad cholesterol" and therefore the risk of cardiovascular disease, a study has found. | Sievenpiper of St Michael's Hospital here said that by eating one serving a day of pulses, people could lower their LDL ('bad') cholesterol by five perce...



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