- Final countdown begins for the launch of India’s first unmanned moon spacecraft -- Chandrayaan-1
On 56th indepence day, August 15 2003, India's Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee announced. "Our country is now ready to fly high in the field of science. I am pleased to announce that India will send her own spacecraft to the moon by 2008. It is being named Chandrayaan-1". In Sanskrit (language of Ancient India) "Chandrayaan" means "Moon Craft". Moon has always fascinated Indians from ancient days and now 21st century India is ready to land on moon! Chandrayaan-1 is the first mission towards the dream. India's unmanned moon spacecraft -- Chandrayaan-1 -- embarks on a two-year mission tomorrow seeking to throw more light on earth's only natural satellite. The lift-off is slated around 0620 hours on board indigenously-built rocket, PSLV-C11, from the spaceport of Sriharikota on the east coast in Andhra Pradesh, some 100 kms north of Chennai. The event would mark India's entry into select band of lunar explorers -- the European Space Agency (ESA), Japan, China, the US and Russia which have undertaken moon missions.
- October 21, 2008 | Related Entries - Projector
- BenQ MP522 (XGA) projector with fast Quick Auto Search feature
BenQ today announced the MP522 (XGA) projector for everyday projection needs for school and office presentations. Texas Instruments’ Digital Light Processing (DLP) enhances big-format viewing with image quality that outshines LCD technology. DLP’s higher fill factor ensures sharper, easier-to-read text, charts and fine details, which are critical for classroom and business presentations. DLP also enables a filter-free projector design to eliminate costs associated with filter cleaning and replacement. The BenQ 522 further projects in vibrant, bold colors using BenQ’s advanced 5-segment Golden Ratio color wheel and BrilliantColor , which boosts brightness up to 50% while amplifying mid-tone hues. Users can customize color preference with proprietary 3D Color Management for independent adjustment of hue, saturation and intensity of all five color wheel tones – red, green, blue, white and yellow. A damper is fixed between BenQ MP522's color wheel and bracket for added reduction in noise and vibration.
- June 28, 2008 | Related Entries - Projector







