New Horizons Crosses The Asteroid Belt New Horizons has entered the main asteroid belt and will be traversing this part of our solar system through August. May, like April, was a busy month for New Horizons’ instrument payload commissioning. In particular, our instruments LORRI, PEPSSI, Alice and Ralph all continued their in in-flight checkouts.In addition, …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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, …
Commercial Remote Sensing Satellite Market Stabilizing Lately, trends have been leaning toward applications in urban planning and development and search-and-rescue operations. Comparative satellite imagery could also be used to track endangered species and to help protect the Earth’s natural resources. In a new study, “The Market for Civil & Commercial Remote Sensing Satellites,” Forecast International …
India Cancels Agni III Test The Agni III (pictured) is said to be able to deliver a 440-pound to 550-pound warhead with a high degree of accuracy. The Indian government has decided to cancel the first test-firing of its Agni III inter-continental ballistic missile. The Agni III was the pride of the Indian strategic missile …
The Light Combat Aircraft : Tejas LCA is the world’s smallest, light weight, multi-role supersonic combat aircraft. It has been designed to meet the requirements of Indian Air Force as its frontline multi-mission single-seat tactical aircraft.It is India’s second indeginous fighter, the first one being the 1960’s HF-24(Hindustan Fighter) ‘Marut’. 129 Marut fighters were manufactured. …
Manned Spaceflight Plans For India To The ISS And Beyond The Geostationary Launch Vehicle that ISRO has already successfully used three times can put at least two or three tons into low Earth orbit (LEO). From its launch site on the Bay of Bengal, it could reach the ISS with a reasonable load of fuel, …
The US space probe “Stardust” which i reffered in my earlier blog was reportedly in superb condition after returning to Earth Sunday carrying precious dust from stars and comets, according to mission officials.The 46-kilogram (101-pound) capsule was in “absolute excellent condition” after landing in the Utah desert, ending a seven-year journey across billions of kilometers …
