Isro to put US satellite in space for the first time

[cosmicone]

Source: Times of India

Many may find it a crowning glory, but Indian Space Research Organization (Isro) scientists think it's just an acknowledgement long due. The US, which imposed sanctions on India, will take India's help to launch one of its satellites soon.

Isro has a track record of launching satellites for 19 countries including space-faring nations, but this is the first time the US would be using an Indian vehicle, the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, to put one of its satellite in orbit.

"US will be the 20th country to sign up for a commercial launch by India," said Isro chairman A S Kiran Kumar, on the sidelines of the 5th convocation of AMET University. "It's the cost-effective technology we have."

India has so far launched 45 satellites for 19 nations. Kiran Kumar said another 28 foreign satellites will be launched in the next two years. "The need of the hour is to increase our capacity," he said.

Read more: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Isro-to-put-US-satellite-in-space-for-the-first-time/articleshow/48337316.cms

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ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization) a brainchild of ex President of India Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam.

[TexasTowelie]

1. So we reached beyond the limits that outsourcing can attain on this planet?

[Baclava]

2. It's getting messy up there

More than 500,000 pieces of debris, or “space junk,” are tracked as they orbit the Earth. They all travel at speeds up to 17,500 mph, fast enough for a relatively small piece of orbital debris to damage a satellite or a spacecraft.

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/news/orbital_debris.html

[heaven05]

4. messed up the oceans, messed up the climate

messing up the atmosphere and our piece of space.....when will it stop....big rock hits us or we go extinct.....?

[Baclava]

7. Humans are filthy killer apes, they always foul their nests

I told the overlords, time for another cleansing

Maybe give the reptiles another chance...with a little hybridization

[heaven05]

11. excellent idea

[Fred Sanders]

5. It is a problem, but the pieces are not very big and space is immense.

[Baclava]

8. Until someone gets hit, then it's "why weren't you doing something about it!"

Near Miss With Debris After ISS Crew Takes Shelter

The International Space Station (ISS) crew was alerted of a possible collision with a left over piece of an old Russian satellite, forcing them to take emergency shelter in the two docked Soyuz capsules. The debris passed 11-14 km from the station, a very near miss in space debris terms.

According to NASA officials, “The piece of space junk was spotted too late to move the orbiting laboratory out of the way and flew as close as 11 kilometers when it zoomed by”

“This was a very erratic piece of Cosmos 2251 debris and tracking it was very difficult,” NASA spokesman Michael Curie wrote in an email to Reuters.

Although the chances of collision were minimal, Mission Control decided it was a potential danger, and ordered the ISS crew to take shelter in the docked Soyuz capsule for additional protection in case the station were to depressurize.

http://www.spacesafetymagazine.com/news/debris-iss-crew-takes-shelter/

[heaven05]

3. NASA must be a shell of it's Apollo heydays now

for this to be happening or the one world government is right around the corner.....

[Orrex]

6. They'll probably use it to block porn websites.

[cosmicone]

9. So very predictable of DU

A previously backwards country accomplishes something great and DUers can only make negative comments!!

[Wilms]

10. Kind of rude calling India "previously backwards".

And they've been accomplishing launches since 1980. Outsourcing is an issue.