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| India tests rocket booster for heavier satellites |
| 2010-01-24 |
| India successfully conducted the static test of its largest solid booster for launching heavier satellites using the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-Mk III), the space agency said Sunday. “The solid booster (S200) will form the strap—on stage for the GSLV-Mark III, which is in advanced stage of development for launching four—tonne class of communication satellites,' the state-run Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said in a statement here. The test was conducted earlier in the day at ISRO's spaceport (Satish Dhawan Space Centre) at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, about 80 km north-east of Chennai. The successful test makes S200 the third largest solid booster in the world, next to the reusable solid rocket motor (RSRM) solid booster of Space Shuttle of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and P230 solid booster of Ariane-5 of Arianespace, a launch service and solutions consortium of European countries. |
| Posted by:john frum |
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| Posted by: john frum 2010-01-24 17:56 |
| #3 10tons, Hmmm that gives me all kind of cool ideas, How about a huge baloon with a thick enough wall to be self sealing to micrometeorite punctures, could be used as a storage "Tank" for water, oxygen ,fuel or simply as a human habitat, emergency or standard. Fasten such "Baloons" to a tube and have an instant habitat (Zero Gee, of course) My mind whirls. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2010-01-24 13:38 |
| #2 10 tons to LEO |
| Posted by: john frum 2010-01-24 11:35 |
| #1 Heavier 'satellites', huh? Why, you could lift all sorts of heavy things. Wonder what the Chinese think of all this? |
| Posted by: Steve White 2010-01-24 11:17 |