India commercial rocket takes off

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India commercial rocket takes off





India's first commercial rocket has been launched into space. The rocket, a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), took off from the Sriharikota base in southern India at 1530 Indian time (1000 GMT).
It is carrying a 352kg Italian satellite which will gather information about the origins of the universe, the AFP news agency reports.
India's space programme includes an unmanned mission to the Moon which is due to take place next year.
'Twenty-three minutes'
The BBC's Sanjoy Majumder in Delhi says that scientists at India's space centre broke out into spontaneous applause as the rocket lifted off into a clear blue sky.
He says that India has been working for some time on developing a low-cost launch system which could take on more established players around the world.
Reports say that India is being paid $11m to launch the Italian satellite.
The rocket was due to send the satellite into orbit 23 minutes after takeoff.
The PSLV model rocket was first launched in 1994. It puts satellites into orbits where they cross above the earth's poles.
At present, the PSLV rocket only has the capability of carrying relatively lighter loads of under 1,000 kilograms.
But officials at India's space programme are hoping that can change with time.


source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6582773.stm


kudos to ISRO and the Indian scientists.

[Choto Cheeta]

thanks for the update..

[laptops4u]

gr8 news keep it up India

[Sukhdeep Singh]

Now we are getting somewhere. US feel the heat USD $$ is already at Rs 41.67 now

India chaak de phattey

[mail2and]

Originally Posted by sukhdeepsinghkohli

Now we are getting somewhere. US feel the heat USD $$ is already at Rs 41.67 now

India chaak de phattey

At 41.67, our exports become more expensive in the world markets. This reduces our competitiveness w.r.t countries like China. Our imports become cheaper. However, more value of exports>less value of imports in the long term.

[Choto Cheeta]

think about how much i lost in Adsense because of the fall

[..:: Free Radical ::..]

ISRO is the hero of India. Its better than NASA. It also devised a reusable rocket programme sometime back. What gr8 progress with so limited funds.

My whole hearted congratulations to any ISRO scientist if he/she is reading this.

If only TIFR , IISc were as competetive as MIT and Caltech and give us more scientists and researchers.
Our people should admire their work more than the so called Amitabh Bachchans and Aishwarya's. Pity people would rather watch stupid soaps and swoon over bollywood nuptials than take interest in this news.
I am proud of you ISRO.

[xenkatesh]

ISRO Rocks!!! Hats off!!