DocumentCode
849560
Title
India Shoots for the Moon
Author
Singh, Seema
Volume
43
Issue
12
fYear
2006
Firstpage
16
Lastpage
16
Abstract
The Indian space program has attained a certain maturity after several decades of steady effort. It includes the launch of a four-stage rocket to put satellites into low-Earth orbit for Indonesia and Argentina scheduled by the end of December 2006 or early January 2007. The program is also scheduled to test launch a more powerful, three-stage rocket, designed to put much larger satellites into geosynchronous orbits in January and a lunar probe in 2007. All these activities have helped bring more international credibility and acceptance to India´s space program
Keywords
aerospace engineering; artificial satellites; space research; Indian space program; four-stage rocket; geosynchronous orbits; low-Earth orbit; lunar probe; Artificial satellites; Business communication; Cryogenics; Engines; Fuels; Moon; Orbits; Rockets; Satellite navigation systems; Testing;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Spectrum, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9235
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MSPEC.2006.253403
Filename
4025611
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