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by swatkat 10y ago
Ah! Yet another "anti-India" article by BBC ;) This is not the first time BBC is doing it (can we call it as "propaganda" ?) ;) I've seen a few firsthand instances of people who hoarded illegal cash impacted by t
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This Indian team plans to be the first private company to land on the moon(techcrunch.com)
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by swatkat 10y ago
>> Falcon already delivered DSCOVR to Sun-Earth L1, while PSLV only flew MOM to a highly elliptical Earth orbit and MOM had to use its own propulsion for TMI. Wait till PSLV delivers Aditya-1[1][2] to L1. [1] http://www.i
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by swatkat 10y ago
Kerosene stage[1] will be ready in few years, probably by 2020. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCE-200
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by swatkat 10y ago
>> India's government is subsidizing these rockets What do you mean by subsidizing rockets? Launch costs are to be borne by customer, not Indian government.
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by swatkat 10y ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12740388
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by swatkat 10y ago
Then why other operators are not doing this long-haul nonstop route? This flight plan has been proven successful for Air India, they run it thrice a week at 88% occupancy. Now, they'll be flying this route daily[1]. [1] http:/&#x
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by swatkat 10y ago
Also: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12740388
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by swatkat 10y ago
Air India DEL to SFO nonstop flight was launched in December 2015[1]. So, it's a relatively new route for Air India, and it has been very successful due to its non-stop nature. This change in route (flying over Pacific) was announced b
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Feast your eyes on this new batch of spectacular photos of Mars(theverge.com)
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by swatkat 10y ago
Haha! Yea! NASA also has one, named RapidSCAT.
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by swatkat 10y ago
India has been launching rockets and satellites since 1960s. SpaceX wasn't there, then ;) ISRO launch vehicles (PSLV and GSLV MkII) do have competitive advantages in launching commercial payloads (up to 2.5 tonne). They already have a
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by swatkat 10y ago
Primary payload of this launch was ScatSat-1 satellite[1]. ScatSat-1 contains a scatterometer to monitor weather conditions over ocean (weather forecasting, cyclone prediction etc.). ScatSat-1 data can predict/reveal bad weather condit
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by swatkat 10y ago
Yes! I guess Venera program is more widely known than Vega. By the way, Indian space agency, ISRO, is mulling over a mission to Venus[1]. I hope to see more inter-planetary missions in future by space agencies all over the world! [1] https
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by swatkat 10y ago
Design looks similar to Australian OKA 4WD ATV[1]. Hindustan Motors in India used to manufacture a licensed version called RTV, back in the 90s. [1] http://web.archive.org/web/20121021203320/http://www.ok
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The Hunt for 928 or Has Anyone Seen This Spy Plane? (1999)(otherhand.org)
67 points by swatkat 10y ago|12 comments
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by swatkat 10y ago
NASA cancelled Constelaltion program. Now, Space Launch System (SLS) expendable launch vehicle is the planned replacement for Space Shuttle program. SLS aims to provide heavy cargo lifting and human spaceflight (via Orion capsule) capabilit
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A Rocket to Nowhere (2005)(idlewords.com)
83 points by swatkat 10y ago|30 comments
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by swatkat 10y ago
This is exactly what Jiddu Krishnamurti has said. If you "fight" the thoughts, it'll just create conflicts that results in anxiety.
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by swatkat 10y ago
There's also Passive Magnetic Attitude Control System (PMACS) that uses magnets, and does away with motors and reaction wheels. I guess PMACS is good enough for most of the nano/pico/femto satellites. It was recently used in
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by swatkat 10y ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbRS9K4rZ8Y :) PS: I think that crow actually said "thank you"?
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by swatkat 10y ago
India's defense R&D unit, DRDO, already has a couple of hypersonic vehicle and missile projects[0][1]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypersonic_Technology_Demonstr... [1] https://en.wikipedia.or
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by swatkat 10y ago
As per current plans, this winged body will be the first stage of a future TSTO (two stage to orbit) launch vehicle. This winged body first stage will have cryo/kerolox engines for vertical takeoff, and scramjet engine for gliding down
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by swatkat 10y ago
This test is a part of ISRO's next gen "two stage to orbit" (TSTO) launch vehicle. First stage of TSTO will have delta wings and scramjet engine for landing. Second stage will have parachutes for landing[0]. The winged body t
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by swatkat 10y ago
India and Bangladesh had crazy multi-level enclaves[0]. They fixed it by exchanging the territories in 2015. [0] http://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/india-and-bangladesh-...
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by swatkat 10y ago
May I know which operator was that? I've used Airtel and Vodafone in India, and I didn't had any "services" enabled by default. By the way, there's a centralized DND registry in India called "Commercial Commun
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The Hunt for the Death Valley Germans(otherhand.org)
179 points by swatkat 10y ago|61 comments
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by swatkat 11y ago
Off-topic query: The above linked aeon.co article has these opening lines: After you die, your body’s atoms will disperse and find new venues, making their way into oceans, trees and other bodies. But according to the laws of quantum mecha
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by swatkat 11y ago
I Am That, by Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj Freedom from the Known, by Jiddu Krishnamurti Think on These Things, by Jiddu Krishnamurti The Bhagavad Gita The Grand Design, by Stephen Hawking

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