ISRO And DRDO Deal Differently With Disastrous LaunchesFile photo: The doomed Agni-III missile.by Staff WritersNew Delhi, India (PTI) Jul 18, 2006It was a Black Sunday and an even worse Monday for India’s aerospace ambitions. Two much-hyped rocket systems – one the guided missile Agni-III, and another the GSLV-FO2 launch vehicle carrying a satellite – built … Read more
China To Develop Deep Space Exploration In 5 YearsChina hopes to send its spacecraft beyond the moonBeijing, China (SPX) Jul 20, 2006A senior Chinese space agency official said Wednesday that China would actively plan its deep space exploration over the next five years, focusing on lunar and Mars exploration. Sun Laiyan, administrator of the China … Read more
The Official Press Release from the ISRO is below and it describes that the GSLV “cannot complete its mission” ie. putting the satelitte on orbit. But, as it came to know the Liquid strap-ons were (seems to be ) the reason for this hitch too., (as was in 1999). PRESS RELEASEDate Released: Monday, July 10, … Read more
The Official Press Release from the ISRO is below and it describes that the GSLV “cannot complete its mission” ie. putting the satelitte on orbit. But, as it came to know the Liquid strap-ons were (seems to be ) the reason for this hitch too., (as was in 1999). PRESS RELEASEDate Released: Monday, July 10, … Read more