And once more, the Dr. Vikram Sarabhai founded Indian Space Research Organization has done it. On April 28, 2008; I was watching the Loksabha Channel (due to lack of entertainment avenues), waiting for the Question Hour (for those Indians who don’t know, kindly surrender your passports).
The session began with the speaker of the house (Mr. Somnath Chatterjee) addressing the house of the proud achievement which our country accomplished. I am surprised that any major newspaper has not covered it in a big way. Apparently, they were all too busy covering Harbhajan & Sreesanth and the controversy that surrounds.
This fateful day, ISRO executed another satellite launch. Just that this time it was the first of its kind in the world. With the PSLV C-9, the launch vehicle put in orbit a group of 10 satellites simultaneously. Quite something, huh!?
I know some wouldn’t share my pride, but I’ll do what I’ve managed to do almost always: Damn All. And if you don’t want to be damned, you might as well bask in the glory of being an Indian.
Hasmukh :)
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P.S.: I see some of the newspapers have reported it, but then tell me honestly; how many of you do read them, eh!?
2 comments:
he he buddy incidentally i did see the news.. well not in news paper but ya in TV
Well Rajarshi, I'm more of a newspaper guy (as if you didn't know that already!)
There is need of further clarification here. The world record for launching the maximum number of satellites using a single launch vehicle is held by Roscosmos (Russian Space Agency). In April 2007, it launched 13 satellites using a single satellite launch vehicle. However the total payload for the entire mission was about 280 kgs. The same for PSLV C-9 was well over 800 kgs.
Hasmukh :)
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