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Commercial paradigm brings inventors down to earthGeneva (AFP) April 22, 2010 Inventors are often perceived as eccentric, original thinkers inspired by dreams: but many of the 700 inventors at an international fair in Geneva showed skill, pragmatism and good business sense. "I can have an idea anytime, anywhere, when I wake up or in a restaurant. There's no rule, ideas come without warning," 53 year-old Mircea Tudor explained. But that inspiration has translated into the company he runs in his native Romania, which employs 75 people and expects to generate a 20-million-do ... read more |
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New Delhi, India (VOA) Apr 19, 2010India's ambitious attempt to master a technology needed to launch heavy satellites into space has not succeeded. This could setback the country's hopes of getting a bigger share of the multibillion dollar global satellite launch market. The launch of a rocket using a domestically built cryogenic engine Thursday evening from Sriharikota in southern India was meant to demonstrate India's mas ... more 
Washington DC (VOA) Apr 19, 2010Space experts say the White House's new plan for space exploration is a boost to private companies that are developing cutting-edge technologies needed in coming years. New funding may propel research and create thousands of new jobs. When President Barack Obama spoke this week at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, he wanted to assure NASA veterans that he is committed to human space flight. ... more 
Bangalore (IANS) Apr 19, 2010A fateful but providential decision by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) saved a precious Indo-Israeli science payload from crashing into the sea in the failed GSLV launch mission Thursday. Under the original plan, the ultraviolet telescope called TAUVEX was to be carried by GSAT-4, which plunged into the Bay of Bengal after the indigenously built cryogenic stage failed to fire ... more |
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Robonaut Set To Join Space Station Crew As R2Houston TX (SPX) Apr 19, 2010 NASA will launch the first human-like robot to space later this year to become a permanent resident of the International Space Station. Robonaut 2, or R2, was developed jointly by NASA and General Motors under a cooperative agreement to develop a robotic assistant that can work alongside humans, whether they are astronauts in space or workers at GM manufacturing plants on Earth. The 300-pound R2 consists of a head and a torso with two arms and two hands. R2 will launch on space shuttle Discovery a ... read more |
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