Tag Archives: Roscosmos
Making sense of Luna 25
At the outset, let’s hope the unfortunate demise of Russia’s Luna 25 mission to the moon will finally silence the social media brigade that’s been calling it a competitor to India’s Chandrayaan 3 – although I wouldn’t put it past … Continue reading
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Tagged Chandrayaan 3, European Space Agency, Exomars, Fobos Grunt, Indian Space Research Organisation, Luna 25, Luna Glob, NASA, Roscosmos
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Must war have consequences for scientists?
The Journal of Molecular Structure has temporarily banned manuscript submissions from scientists working at state science institutes in Russia. The decision extends the consequences of war beyond the realm of politics, albeit to persons who have played no role in … Continue reading
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Tagged academic publishing, Journal of Molecular Structure, Narendra Modi, Roscosmos, Rui Fausto, Russia invasion, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin
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Is it so blasphemous to think ISRO ought not to be compared to other space agencies?
Is it so hard to consider the possibility that we might get a better sense of ISRO’s activities if we did not keep comparing it to those of other space agencies? Continue reading
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Tagged Antrix, Ariane 5, Arianespace, Brahm Prakash, Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, geostationary transfer orbit, GSAT, GSLV, INSAT, ISRO, low-Earth orbit, medium-lift launch vehicle, Merlin 1D, NYT, PSLV, reusable launch vehicle, Roscosmos, SCE-200, SpaceX, Sun-synchronous orbit, telecommunication satellites, TOI, UR Rao
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SpaceX rocket blows up but let’s remember that #SpaceIsHard
The Wire June 30, 2015 “… it’s not all or nothing. We must get to orbit eventually, and we will. It might take us one, two or three more tries, but we will. We will make it work.” Elon Musk … Continue reading
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Tagged autonomous spaceport drone ship, Cape Canaveral, Elon Musk, Falcon 9, Roscosmos, SpaceX
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After less than 100 days, Curiosity renews interest in Martian methane
A version of this story, as written by me, appeared in The Hindu on November 15, 2012. — In the last week of October, the Mars rover Curiosity announced that there was no methane on Mars. The rover’s conclusion is … Continue reading
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Tagged Curiosity rover, ESA, ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter, Mars, Mars Science Laboratory, methane, Roscosmos
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