Dec 05, 2018 Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) heaviest and most-advanced high throughput communication satellite GSAT-11 was successfully launched from the Spaceport in French Guiana during the early hours today. The launch vehicle Ariane 5 VA-246 lifted off from Kourou Launch Base, French Guiana at 02:07 am (IST) carrying India’s …
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18 MTU gensets to replace existing diesel gensets for electricity supplies to main propulsion and on-board consumers Rolls-Royce is to supply 18 MTU Series 4000 diesel generator sets to BAE Systems as part of the Power Improvement Project (PIP) to increase the resilience of the power and propulsion system in …
Rolls-Royce today joined TAP Air Portugal and Airbus to celebrate delivery of the first A330neo aircraft to enter service, which is powered by Trent 7000 engines. Antonoaldo Neves, CEO, TAP Air Portugal, Guilaume Faury, Airbus, President – Commercial Aircraft and Chris Cholerton, Rolls-Royce, President – Civil Aerospace, attended a formal …
NASA astronaut Serena Auñón-Chancellor works on the Micro-11 Experiment at the Microgravity Science Glovebox. Credits: Expedition 56 Crew Nasa, November 14,2018 ( By SK.Vyas): NASA astronaut Serena Auñón-Chancellor, currently orbiting Earth as part of the International Space Station’s Expedition 57 crew,will answer questions from students at New York’s University Prep Charter High School at …
This illustration shows a simulated view of NASA’s Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport (InSight) lander firing retrorockets to slow down as it descends toward the surface of Mars. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech Nasa,November14,2018:NASA’s Mars Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport (InSight) lander is scheduled to …
By SK.Vyas Rolls-Royce’s Advance3 engine is helping pioneer the future of civil aerospace – with 3D printed parts and the introduction of new materials helping to lead the way. The technology demonstrator engine is proving both technology and a new core for Rolls-Royce UltraFan® engine design which will be available from …
By SK.Vyas The Rolls-Royce Trent 7000, the latest member of the Trent family of engines, has successfully powered the Airbus A330-800neo into the skies for its first test flight today. The aircraft, the latest version of the A330 family, took off from the Airbus facility in Toulouse, France, this morning, …
Illustration of NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft encountering 2014 MU69 – nicknamed “Ultima Thule” – a Kuiper Belt object that orbits one billion miles beyond Pluto. Set for New Year’s 2019, New Horizons’ exploration of Ultima will be the farthest space probe flyby in history. NASA, November 07, 2018 is inviting media to cover the farthest …
NASA Updates Media Invitation to Observe Quiet Supersonic Flight Series Operations NASA Armstrong’s F/A-18 aircraft will fly during the agency’s QSF-18 flight campaign over Galveston, Texas. Credits: NASA NASA ,November 07, 2018has updated the date for the media day event at which journalists are invited to learn about the agency’s Quiet Supersonic Flights 2018 …
Rolls-Royce and Alpha Trains sign letter of intent for hybridisation of diesel railcars with MTU drives Sep 20, 2018 Letter of intent regarding the hybridisation of Talent, Coradia Lint and Desiro vehicles Intention is to retrofit the entire diesel fleet (in excess of 140 vehicles) operated by Alpha Trains Rolls-Royce …