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Russia marks Sputnik's 50th anniversary

Russia on Thursday marked the golden jubilee of the launch of the first artificial satellite Sputnik, which sparked off a space race between the then Communist state and the US 50 years ago. Giant......

When US almost blew up the moon to prove a point

The United States had planned to blow up the moon with a nuclear bomb in the 1950s. At the height of the space race, the US considered detonating an atom bomb on the moon as a display of America's......

The last column K Subrahmanyam never wrote

India's foremost grand strategist shaped policy from the outside, seeking to enhance India's power without seeking any for himself, says Sanjaya BaruHis voice was faint, almost conspiratorial.......

What Obama said in his State of the Union speech

US President Barack Obama on Tuesday delivered his State of the Union speech in the US Congress. Here's the transcript:Tonight I want to begin by congratulating the men and women of the 112th......

Rock Star Rocket Scientist

Something seems to happen to you guys when you cross the Atlantic. You become a changed personality. I wanted to find out why?" said Dr Kalam. The large audience just loved the opening. They had......

It's time to focus on human capital

There was a Sputnik moment in the world of global education in December 2010.About 5,000 students from China, included for the first time in the The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and......

Russia bids to become a tech tiger

It has been fifty years since the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, proving to an astonished world that the Russians could beat the West at its own scientific game. Now a vastly different Russia is......

Chelsea and Inter through, Milan have to wait

Inter Milan and Chelsea secured their places in the knockout stage of the Champions League on Tuesday but AC Milan will have to wait after an 89th-minute goal by Ronaldinho gave Barcelona a 2-1 win......

People speak for sputnik

QNA

Q. The launch of Sputnik in 1957 inaugurated the space age.True or False
Anil Garg: A. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/the-launch-of-sputnik-in-1957-inaugurated-the-space-age.true/25625625/answers/

Q. two dogs named Belka and Strelka,40 mice,and 2 rats were part of the historical flight of Sputnik 5 into space in the year......?
Flying Saucer: A. TRUE more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/two-dogs-named-belka-and-strelka40-miceand-2-rats-were-part-/23949461/answers/25625645

Q. What are some names of unmanned missions?
Gurpreet: A. August 19, 1960 :) more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/what-are-some-names-of-unmanned-missions/23877333/answers/23949470

Q. which was the irst artificial satellite launched for telecommunication ?
Octopus: A. VoyagerCassiniHuygensLunaSputnik more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/which-was-the-irst-artificial-satellite-launched-for-telecom/22410227/answers/23877415

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Dell acquires Cloud Start-up "Enstratius"

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Spread knowledge for genome project's success

The completion of a decade of the human genome project is yet another milestone in the progress of science, for it tells us what mankind is made... ...

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3D walk through model of Hindenburg

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Dell's Linux laptop has good hardware, decent toolkit

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