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Current Afairs

20thJune 2016

NASA TO BUILD ELECTRIC RESEARCH-PLANE

NASA is building a battery-p!ered" energy-e##i$ient e%peri&ental airplane na&ed '(-)*+, .ele$tri$ &trs integrated in t/e !ing turn t/e prpellers,

Im going to miss the view, says astronaut Tim

Peake

An Internatinal Spa$e Statin $re! in$luding an A&eri$an" a Britn and a Russian landed sa#ely

in t/e sun-dren$/ed steppes # 0a1a2/stan n Saturday,

T/e Syu1 T3A-43 $apsule $arrying NASA+s Ti& 0pra" Ti& Pea2e # t/e Eurpean Spa$eAgen$y and t/e Russian agen$y Rs$s&s+ 5uri 3alen$/en2 tu$/ed d!n as s$/eduled at

67) p,&, l$al ti&e abut .) 2il&etres sut/east # 8/e12a1gan,

All des$ent &aneu9res !ere per#r&ed !it/ut any /it$/es and t/e $re! reprted #eeling #ine as

t/eir s/ip slid ## t/e rbit and /eaded d!n t Eart/,

Supprt $re! /elped t/e tri get ut # t/e $apsule" $/arred by a #iery des$ent t/rug/ t/e

at&sp/ere" and pla$ed t/e& in re$lining $/airs #r a :ui$2 $/e$2-up,

;I+& ging t &iss t/e 9ie! de#initely"< 3r, Pea2e said a#ter landing, He is t/e #irst Britn t 9isit

t/e Internatinal Spa$e Statin,

S:uinting at t/e sun" 3r, Pea2e said /e #elt ;elated"< adding t/at ;t/e s&ells # Eart/ are =ust s

strng,< /e said !it/ a s&ile as /e sat in s$r$/ing /eat in /is bul2y

spa$esuit,

T/e tri spent ?@ days in spa$e sin$e t/eir laun$/ in De$e&ber ), T/ey /a9e $ndu$ted

/undreds # e%peri&ents in bilgy" bite$/nlgy" p/ysi$al s$ien$e and Eart/ s$ien$e, AP

International Space Station crew of three land safely in Kazakhstan after sixmonths on a mission

ORLD+S IRST "-PROCESSOR 3ICROCHIP

S$ientists /a9e designed t/e !rld+s #irst &i$r$/ip t/at $ntains " independent

prgra&&able pr$essrs, It $an $&pute ,*? trillin instru$tins per se$nd,

FITA3IN D DEICIENC5 LIN0ED TO 0IDNE5 DISEASE

Resear$/ers #r& t/e Uni9ersity # Heidelberg in Ger&any !/ studied ) $/ildren !it/

$/rni$ 2idney disease #und t/at t!-t/irds # t/e& !ere de#i$ient in Fita&in D,

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Life-saver chopper ambulances may get green

light to land even on roads

re li9es &ay be sa9ed in t/e glden /ur a#ter an a$$ident as t/e g9ern&ent is !r2ing n an

a&bitius plan t all! /eli$pter a&bulan$es t land any!/ere near an a$$ident spt be it a

natinal /ig/!ay r a sprts grund,

T/e Dire$trate-General # Ci9il A9iatin DGCA /as prpsed all!ing air a&bulan$es" t be

2n!n as Heli$pter E&ergen$y 3edi$al Ser9i$es HE3S" t land at a$$ident and e&ergen$y

sites !it/ut peratinal $learan$e,

An inter-&inisterial panel !it/ ##i$ials #r& t/e 3inistries # H&e" De#en$e" Rad Transprt

and Hig/!ays and Tele$&" a&ng t/ers" !ill sn be #r&ed t !r2 ut t/e &dalities,

;T/e /eli$pter &edi$al ser9i$es in9l9e li#e-sa9ing &issin" !/erein $lini$al bene#it s/uld rea$/

t/e $asualty !it/in an /ur # $$urren$e # t/e in$ident t/at $an &a2e di##eren$e bet!een li#e

and deat/" 2n!n as t/e glden /ur, T/is !uld be &ade pssible i# t/e /eli$pter /as #reed&

t land any!/ere"< said a senir DGCA ##i$ial, Su$/ ser9i$es are pr9ided in $untries su$/ as

Ger&any" Canada and Australia" t/e ##i$ial said,

r t/e #irst p/ase" t/e DGCA /as laid d!n standards #r perating t/e ser9i$es under !/i$/

a&bulan$e /eli$pters $an land at designated pints sur9eyed by t/e peratr in a $ity, T/e

se$nd p/ase" #r !/i$/ appr9als !ill be re:uired !it/ t/e &inistries $n$erned" en9isages

landing #reed& in any pen area,

The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C34),

!/i$/ !ill li#t ## at 4,) a,&, n June #r& Sri/ari2ta" is an i&prtant &issin #r t/e Indian

Spa$e Resear$/ Organisatin ISRO,

T/e 9e/i$le !ill nt nly put satellites int t/e sa&e rbit t/e /ig/est nu&ber # satellites t

be put int rbit by a PSLF but it !ill per#r& t! tri$2y e%peri&ents # t/e sa&e nature, i#ty

&inutes a#ter t/e satellites are in=e$ted int t/e rbit #r& t/e #urt/ stage # t/e 9e/i$le" its

engine !ill be re-ignited #r #i9e se$nds, T/en it !ill be s/ut d!n #r ) &inutes and re-ignited

#r ant/er #i9e se$nds" a$$rding t 0, Si9an" Dire$tr" Fi2ra& Sarab/ai Spa$e Centre"

T/iru9anant/apura&,

Comple manoeuvre

T/e ISRO !ants t &aster t/is $&ple% &aneu9re s t/at it $an put &ultiple satellites int

di##erent rbits using t/e sa&e r$2et, A #rt/$&ing PSLF laun$/ !ill put t/e ISRO+s SCATSAT-

" &eant #r #re$asting !eat/er and $y$lne dete$tin" and a #reign satellite in t! di##erent

rbits,

On De$e&ber @" )" a#ter t/e PSLF-C4+s #urt/ stage put si% Singapre satellites int t/e

sa&e rbit" t/e ISRO re-started t/e #urt/-stage engine #r #ur se$nds, At t/at ti&e" Dr, Si9an

$alled it a ;s&all e%peri&ent< t &aster t/e &aneu9re # putting &ultiple satellites int di##erent

rbits !it/ t/e sa&e 9e/i$le,

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On June " eig/t &inutes a#ter t/e PSLF-C6. li#ts ##" t/e #urt/ stage engine !ill si11le int li#e"

ta2ing t/e stage t an altitude # ). 2&, T/e #urt/ stage engine !ill be $ut ## @ &inutes and

6 se$nds a#ter t/e li#t-##, O9er t/e ne%t &inutes" satellites !ill be in=e$ted int t/e sa&e

rbit #r& t/e #urt/ stage" ne a#ter ant/er,

Dr, Si9an said7 ;A#ter ea$/ satellite is in=e$ted int rbit" t/e 9e/i$le !ill be re-riented i# re:uiredand t/e ne%t satellite !ill be put int rbit !it/ a 9arying 9el$ity s t/at t/e distan$e bet!een t/e

satellites gr!s &ntni$ally, e !ill d t/is t ensure t/at t/ere is n $llisin # satellites,

T/en" a#ter a /uge gap # 6" se$nds" PS-. Kt/e #urt/ stage !ill be re-ignited #r #i9e

se$nds, T/en" it !ill be s!it$/ed ## #r ant/er 6" se$nds, It !ill be re-ignited #r ant/er

#i9e se$nds,