Title :
India Shoots for the Moon
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;
Journal_Title :
Spectrum, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MSPEC.2006.253403