April 2005 in Science - April 15, 2005

April 15, 2005

  • Soyuz TMA-6 lifts off at dawn from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan carrying the Expedition 11 crew to the International Space Station. (Fox News) (Yahoo! News)
  • A Saab Gripen fighter aircraft has been undertaking an air-to-air refueling test campaign with a Boeing 707 tanker at Saab's facility in Linköping, Sweden. The campaign had the objective of verifying the Gripen's air-to-air refueling capabilities with a NATO standard compatible tanker. (PrimeZone)
  • A fossilised dinosaur pelvis, most likely belonging to a theropod, containing eggs has been found in Jiangxi Province, China. The dinosaurs reproductive system shares similarities with both reptiles and modern birds. (BBC)

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