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India's plan to procure mid-air refuellers in last phase

The deal for procuring six mid-air refueller aircraft for the Indian Air Force has entered its last phase with the IAF completing the field trials of the planes on offer.

Three astronauts blast off to space station

The Soyuz spacecraft has headed to the International Space Station with a US, Russian and a European crew member and is set to dock with the ISS on Friday.

Lockheed rolls out last F-22 fighter for USAF

The 187th and final F-22 Raptor warplane for the US Air Force has been rolled out from Lockheed's Marietta facility and will enter service in May 2012.

Year's last total lunar eclipse enthralls enthusiasts

The moon's bright white glow turned into coppery, luminescent orange as the lunar surface was completely covered by earth's shadow during the last total lunar eclipse of 2011.

Solar storms 'could sandblast the moon'

For the first time researchers have attempted to predict the effects of a Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) on the moon.

New space station crew blasts off on Soyuz

Russian Soyuz spacecraft resumed flight on Monday blasting off to ISS carrying NASA and Russian astronauts.

Star blasts planet with X-rays attack

The CoRoT-2 star and planet is a relatively nearby neighbour of the solar system at a distance of 880 light years.

‘IAF has signed deals worth 1,12000 cr in last 5 yrs’

As part of a massive modernisation programme, the Indian Air Force has signed 271 contracts worth Rs 1,12000 crore in the last five years to procure new weapon systems and platforms.

IAF lost 47 fighter aircraft in last 7 years

During 2008 to August 17, 2011, a total of 26 fighter planes of Indian Air Force has been crashed.

26 IAF aircraft crashed in last 3 years: Antony

During last three years (Financial Year 2008-09 to 2010-11) and current financial year, 26 fighter aircraft of IAF have crashed, says Indian Defence minister A K Antony.

NASA's last space shuttle crew bids historic goodbye

The astronauts on NASA's final shuttle voyage floated out of the International Space Station for the last time Monday, leaving behind a historic US flag and a commemorative shuttle model to mark the end of a 30-year era.

Last space shuttle crew almost done packing up

The astronauts making NASA's last shuttle flight are almost done packing up their gigantic suitcase for the ride home.

US astronauts finish last shuttle era spacewalk

Expedition 28 Flight Engineers Mike Fossum and Ron Garan successfully accomplished their primary objectives- retrieving a failed pump module for return to Earth, installing two experiments and repairing a new base for the station’s robotic arm.