ISRO has crossed yet another major milestone by successfully conducting the Flight Acceptance Hot Test of Indigenous Cryogenic Engine at Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre’s (LPSC) Mahendragiri facilities on December 18, 2008. This Cryogenic Engine is identified for the first indigenously developed Cryogenic Stage to be used in the next Geosynchronous Launch Vehicle mission (GSLV -D3). [...]

Cummins Westport Inc. (CWI), a leading provider of high-performance, alternative fuel engines for the global market, announced today that North American Bus Industries, Inc. (NABI) has ordered 260 compressed natural gas (CNG) CWI ISL G engines for CompoBus buses. “Production is underway to fill this significant order from NABI”, said Guan Saw, CWI’s President. “The [...]

Yesterday evening, an Ariane 5 ECA launcher lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport at Kourou, in French Guiana, on its mission to place two multi-role telecommunications satellites into geostationary transfer orbits. Lift-off of flight V186 took place at 23:35 CET/Paris on 20 November (22:35 UTC/GMT; 19:35 UTC-3/Kourou). The satellites were accurately injected into the correct transfer [...]