The SpaceX Dragon lifts off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on May 4, 2019, on its way to the International Space Station. Credits: NASA After launching at 2:48 a.m. EDT Saturday, a SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station with approximately 5,500 pounds of NASA cargo and science …
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A visitor is immersed in space through a virtual reality tour and learns about space communications. Credits: NASA/Tyler D. Fairchild NASA, APRIL 29, 2019: NASA will host a range of activities and demonstrations, including a virtual reality chair and Oculus Go trip to the Moon, at the COSI Science Festival Wednesday, …
Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus spacecraft, with its prominent cymbal-shaped UltraFlex solar arrays, is pictured Nov. 19, 2018, in the grips of the International Space Station’s Canadarm2 robotic arm after it was captured by Expedition 57 Flight Engineer Serena Auñón-Chancellor and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Alexander Gerst. Credits: NASA By SK.Vyas NASA FEBRUARY 5,2019:Three months after delivering several …
Jan 16, 2019 Introduction The Indian Space programme has the primary objective of developing space technology and application programmes to meet the developmental needs of the country. This involves development of various technologies, realization of new designs, development through extensive analysis and validation of the designs through experimental, computational set-ups …
Picture courtesy of MEA Rolls-Royce Chairman Ian Davis (left seated) and MEA Chairman – Director General Mohamad El-Hout (right seated) sign the contract witnessed by Rt. Honourable Alistair Burt, UK Minister of State for International Development and Minister of State for the Middle East (left standing) and Prime Minister of …
By SK.Vyas Rolls-Royce is celebrating another milestone in the Trent family success story with the delivery of the 2,000th Trent 700. The Trent 700, the original member of the now seven-strong Trent engine family, has become the clear market leader and engine of customer choice for the Airbus A330. Earlier this …
By SK.Vyas Rolls-Royce has signed a deal with WestSea Yard in Portugal, part of Martifer Group, to equip two expeditionary oceanic cruise ships for the Portuguese based cruise company Mystic Cruises. This will be ship number two and three in Mystic Cruises’ new fleet of eco-friendly expeditionary cruise ships. Mystic …
Rolls-Royce Commercial Marine has won a significant contract to deliver the propulsion system to nine vessels to be built by Nanjing Jinling Shipyard Co in China for the Italian Grimaldi Group. The nine 238 meter long vessels are so called Ro-Ro vessels (Roll-on-Roll-off) designed to transport over 7,800 linear meters …
Introduction of new B36:45 Rolls-Royce gas engines to the American market with up to 50 per cent efficiency Engines set a new standard with exceptionally low fuel consumption and emissions levels Perfect fit for hybrid systems with renewable energy sources Rolls-Royce will be presenting power plant solutions based on medium …
185 photovoltaic systems, 2 hydroelectric power plants and a biogas plant form an autonomous power supply network for 3 local communities and 1,100 households Gas-powered gensets prove ideal as leading power plants in the islanded grid In November 2018, LEW Verteilnetz GmbH, MTU Onsite Energy and additional project partners from …