The US intelligence nominee can’t believe India just launched 104 satellites, Ars Technica “During his confirmation hearing this week, the Trump administration’s nominee for this cabinet-level [Director of National Intelligence] […]
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No One Wants To Explain Why India Can't Launch U.S. Satellites
Smith, Babin Examine Policy Governing Indian Launch Vehicles “Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) and Space Subcommittee Chairman Brian Babin (R-Texas) yesterday sent letters to four senior […]
Posted inCommercialization
Will U.S. Companies Be Allowed To Launch on Indian Rockets?
Congress Asks Questions About U.S. Policy Regarding Indian Launch Vehicles, House Science, Space, and Technology Committee “Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) and Space Subcommittee Chairman Brian […]
Posted inCulture
Space Sells in India
Keith’s note: This TV commercial is titled “Astronaut lachaar, khatam hua aachar”. You have to watch the entire thing to figure out what it is selling. Its hilarious.
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Commercial Launch: All Government Subsidies Are Not Created Equal
US’ Private Space Industry Opposes Use Of ISRO Launch Vehicles, NDTV “I think the concern about using Indian boosters is not so much the transfer of sensitive technology to a […]
Posted inISS News
Is India Interested In Participating In The ISS?
Will ISRO Participate in the International Space Station?, The Wire “From a partner-country perspective, let’s take the example of Japan. The annual running costs for the Japanese Experiment Module will […]
Posted inSpace & Planetary Science
India's Mars Orbiter: Does "Faster, Better, Cheaper" Work?
India’s Mars Orbiter Sends Back Its First Images “India’s Mars Orbiter Spacecraft has captured its first image of Mars. The image was taken from a height of 7300 km; with […]
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India Enters Mars Orbit
India’s Mars Orbiter Spacecraft Enters Mars Orbit (with video) “India successfully placed its Mars Orbiter Mission spacecraft into orbit around Mars this evening – and in so doing it became […]
Posted inExploration
What Can NASA Learn from ISRO?
NASA Needs an Indian Tutorial, Bloomberg Review “What can the U.S. space program learn from the Indian one? Not much, if the standard is outer-space achievement: India’s modest record mostly […]
Posted inSpace & Planetary Science
Would You Spend 7 Cents To Send Something to Mars?
Mars mission cost citizen less than BEST bus fare, Times of India “How much did the Rs 450-crore India’s Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) cost an individual? Believe it or not […]