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SUPARCO sending via Chinese launcher is like India sending via Russian launcher. India has already done this and first Indian to space is Rakesh Sharma. Dozens of countries have already flown their astronauts to space on USA or USSR rocket before 1990. How is it a humiliation? How many people...

ISRO only plans to stay in LEO for 1-2 days or at best 1 week. There is not really much of an ISS type intent. So, parameters are already eased Deadline is unrealistic is something I agree but that is not exactly deadline but tentative date. We are not going to kill anyone for reaching...

Launch will be detected when the object starts flying. The rocket is generally very big to be able to hide its launch

Rest 13% is forest and mountainous land which is difficult to be mapped in HD. But India still has other mapping like IR mapping which can map forests and other difficult places but not in HD.

Is ISRO really serious about UMLV? Can you give me some more details about how it will work? Merely adding boosters is not enough to change payload. So, how exactly will one size fits all where the same rocket will be used for different payload work? Won't there be a heavy loss of fuel by having...

Taking cue from Tejas LCA, I would say that GSLV MK3 will be finalised when it geta something like FOC. So, first flight in 2020 will not be enough to call it as complete. Only after the final standard of GSLV is complete, it will be considered complete Yes, we can't risk our crew by using non...

We have not developed 6 ton rocket yet. So until the 6ton GSLV MK3 is ready, getting rid of Arianespace will be difficult. India will continue with Arianespace till 6ton launch capabilities is readied .Delay of one week launch is not any meaningful indicator of problems. More booking of...

Submarine launch etc is not easy as the weight of SSLV is 110ton. Launching such long & heavy rocket is difficult from submarine. Though it is possible to store the rockets in submerged pontoons for launch when troubled. Air launched missile of 50+ ton weight appears very difficult. The...

Nano satellite can be launched as secondary payload. The whole point of SSLV is faster manufacturing and launching of satellite. Speed is required mostly in war. In all other times, slower process is good enough

That waste whole point of SSLV - To launch defence satellite in large number to augment Indian defence. Why else would one need 50 launches annually?

GSLV is not yet capable of launching 6ton to GTO. The semi cryogenic engines are not yet ready and hence it will take till 2022-23. Proper testing have to be completed before operationalizing GSLV new version. Also, ISRO already planned to launch 12 satellites in 2018 but wascut short duw to...

As @Chinmoy said, there were rumours that ISRO was asked by France to give additional business in terms of GSAT30 and GSAT31 launch to compensate for India caused delays and mismanagement in launching GSAT 11.

India Launches Communication Satellite Onboard European Launch Vehicle India's latest communication satellite GSAT-31 was successfully launched by European launch services provider- Arianespace rocket from French Guiana in the early hours of Wednesday. Blasting off from Ariane Launch Complex...

There are examples of parachute landing which have been regularly carried out in military vehicles - Similar concept with some cushioning lke airbags while landing or some structural hardening in the side to land along with the relative softness of water surface can be used for landing rockets

I don't think this DRDO satellite is for border surveillance. It simply makes no sense to use satellite for border surveillance due to low resolution as well as the fact that the satellite keep moving aeound the earth and can take images of any plance for at most 30% of the time. The satellite...

India or chinCcsn make those launchers and missiles of 1960-70s. It is simply unnecessary and very expensive. The big launchers like saturn is outright wasteful to be used in any meaningful result oriented activity. You seem to be understanding the power of computation and overestimating speed...

Chandrayaan-2, India's second lunar mission, launch set for mid-April ISRO's chief K Sivan has confirmed that the space agency will attempt Chandrayaan-2 mission in mid-April. However, more details around the Chandrayaan-2, India's second lunar mission, are yet to be detailed. India's second...

ISRO's New Year resolution : To launch 14 rockets from Sriharikota As many as 14 rockets will lift off from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota this year, as the Indian Space Research Organisation gears up to launch 32 missions. These rockets will include GSLV Mk III for Chandrayaan-2...

India is not starting from now. India had got ToT for making R25B engines for MiG21bison planes in 1970s. India then started researching on SC, DS and various alloys and had developed many of them by 1990s. India has published many research papers on DS and SC alloys in 1990s time which you can...

Again, the problem of funding is political not metallurgical. So, you are coming back to my point. I do know that every run costs full price as machines are meant for mass production, not small batch production. Hence even if you want small batch, the entire lot has to be produced. But these are...