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Ramakrishnan is Director, Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre

Mr S Ramakrishnan, Distinguished Scientist of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and hitherto Director (Projects), Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), Thiruvananthapuram, has assumed the office of Director, Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre, Thiruvananthapuram.

An official press release from ISRO said here today that Mr Ramakrishnan took over the charge from Mr M K G Nair, the outgoing Director, on May 31.

According to it, Mr Ramakrishnan has made significant contribution to the launch vehicle technology in the country starting from the very first SLV-3 project.

After obtaining an M. Tech degree from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Chennai, Mr Ramakrishnan joined VSSC in 1972. His first assignment was in SLV-3 Project, wherein he was responsible for the design and development of Reaction Control Systems. He played a key role in the development of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) and was responsible for the development of liquid propulsion stages and their interfacing with vehicle and launch operations.

Under his leadership as Project Director, PSLV Continuation programme (PSLV-C1 to C4), operationalisation of PSLV and enhancing the payload capability from 900 kg to 1500 kg was accomplished. As Project Director, GSLV Mark III, Mr Ramakrishnan steered the Project during the crucial phase of design, engineering and realisation of first-off hardware for development test.

The release said that, as Director (Projects) at VSSC and Chairman, Project Management Council, Mr Ramakrishnan provided technical guidance and programmatic direction to ISRO Launch Vehicle Projects as well as new developmental activities.

Mr Ramakrishnan played a lead role in the formulation of Indian Human Spaceflight Project (HSP) and completion of system concept reviews.

The Government had honoured Mr Ramakrishnan with the Padma Shri in 2003.

 

[shaktiman2010]

ISRO leadership is too old now.

Younger people must get chance to make decisions for ISRO.

The way Semicryogenic engine project was cancelled during 1980's because some senior buddhas opposed it, has now become biggest mistake in ISRO's history.

We need younger generation in seniormost roles. Not these 50+ buddhas.

Most of senior team leaders in Western MNC's are young people below 40 years and some even below 30 years of age.

 

[shaktiman2010]

its good, You cannot risk a life, so its always better to take the advise of those who are well into this business....

That's an stupid excuse.

So, lets invite Lockheed martin to make fighters for India. We can't risk life because we are so scared of loosing life that we didn't even cross borders during Kargil war.

 

[shaktiman2010]

Regarding news of Western science journals being biased against ISRO and favoring NASA first on moon water finding. Its nothing new.

They were same who stole Indian's invention of radio waves and gave the Nobel prize to wrong guy.

Racism is alive and a reality. TOI isn't biased but just showing a mirror to reality which soft people(Indians) find hard to accept.

 

[nForce]

ISRO leadership is too old now.

Younger people must get chance to make decisions for ISRO.

The way Semicryogenic engine project was cancelled during 1980's because some senior buddhas opposed it, has now become biggest mistake in ISRO's history.

We need younger generation in seniormost roles. Not these 50+ buddhas.

Most of senior team leaders in Western MNC's are young people below 40 years and some even below 30 years of age.

The leader is bound to be some old man.In a knowledge driven Institution like ISRO,the foremost requirement for the leader is experience.ISRO cannot be compared with any business firm,where the requirements are entirely different.Have patience buddy,ISRO has an excellent track record,one of the best in the World,and I believe it will continue to be so.

 

[sudhir007]

ISRO Makes Technical Leadership Changes After a Series of Launch Mishaps :: Satellite Today

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) appointed S. Ramakrishnan director of its liquid propulsion systems center, the organization announced June 2.

Ramakrishnan previously served as projects director for ISRO at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, providing technical guidance and program direction to ISRO launch vehicle projects as well as new developmental activities.
Ramakrishnan’s appointment may be an attempt to shift momentum for ISRO, as the agency has been hindered recently by a series of launch delays and failures due to technical problems. The agency delayed the launch of its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C15), initially scheduled for May 9. On April 15, ISRO’s GSLV-D3 rocket carrying the GSAT-4 communications satellite failed due to a third-stage engine malfunction that resulted in total loss of control of the spacecraft. In August, ISRO’s $82 million unmanned Chandrayaan-1 mission ended after ISRO lost contact with the spacecraft.

 

[Tejas-MkII]

MAGNETIC REFUGE FOUND ON MOON
A mini magnetic field has been detected on the surface of the moon, making it a rare lunar refuge from the harsh solar wind.

A miniature magnetic field has been imaged on the surface of the moon, making it a rare, minimally protective lunar refuge from some aspects of the harsh solar wind.

The magnetic region could be a great place to site a lunar base, since tomorrow's lunar colonists will not only need water (check!), but some protection from the heavy radiation in the solar wind.

"You can think of it as kind of a mini umbrella," said Martin Wieser of the Swedish Institute of Space Physics in Kiruna, Sweden. "It will be effective for certain kinds of (space) weather."

But it is very weak in comparison to Earth's planet-wide magnetic field or even compared to the splotchy magnetospheres of Mars.


The 360-kilometer- (224-mile-) wide magnetosphere was detected by an instrument on the Indian Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft. The mini magnetosphere revealed itself by fewer hydrogen atoms scattering off the surface of the moon. Generally when the solar wind rams into the airless surface of the moon, some hydrogen atoms scatter back into space. Any place with fewer of these atoms rising up from the moon is likely to be shielded magnetically, explained Wieser and his colleagues in their paper published in Geophysical Research Letters.

The researchers also noticed that the dust inside the magnetically shielded zone is brighter than the surrounding areas, which might have something to do with the solar wind weathering that surface differently over the eons.

"I think this is a very exciting observation," said lunar researcher Jasper Halekas of the Space Science Laboratory at the University of California at Berkeley. "There have been a number of indications that theses things were taking place. (But) this is the first directed study that really tells you 'they are there.'"

The lunar magnetospheres are a lot like those on Mars, said Halekas, except that on Mars they are almost certainly the remnants of a global magnetic field that was created by the planet's core. A molten core dynamo on the moon is a bit less likely, however.

"It's still quite possible that there was a dynamo on the moon," said Halekas.

Another possibility is that the mini-magnetosphere was generated by large impacts on the direct opposite side of the moon. Exactly how this works is far from clear, but there does seem to be a correlation between large impact craters and magnetic anomalies at their antipodes, said Wieser.

Ironically, the same magnetic shielding could make these the driest places on the moon. One mechanism believed to generate at least the ingredients for water on the moon are solar protons smacking into the surface, forming hydrogen atoms in the lunar soils. Inside a mini magnetosphere that is less likely to happen, Wieser noted.

Without water, maybe this isn't the best lunar real estate after all.

Magnetic Refuge Found on Moon : Discovery News

 

[Kinetic]

India Is A Spacefaring Nation

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watch the video....

 

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[Marxist]

India suggests usage of its launch vehicles for ROK satellites

New Delhi, Jun 17 (PTI)India and South Korea today discussed a host of bilateral issues with External Affairs Minister S M Krishna, who is on a official visit there, suggesting that South Korean satellites could be launched by Indian launch vehicles. Describing the 40 minute meeting between Krishna and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak as "constructive and fruitful", the External Affairs Ministry said in a statement that the two leaders underscored the importance of increasing people-to-people exchanges to bolster the bilateral strategic partnership.

Recalling his "landmark" visit here this year as the chief guest at Indias Republic Day celebrations, Lee appreciated Krishna''s visit to Seoul for the 6th Joint Commission meeting (JCM), soon after his own, which would give further impetus to bilateral relations and the initiatives announced during his visit to India. Krishna also suggested a bust of Rabindranath Tagore, who had described Korea as the Lamp of the East, be installed at a prominent location in Seoul.

Warming to the idea, President Lee said he would make a strong recommendation to the concerned city authorities to identify a suitable location for installing the of Tagore in 2011, the 150th birth anniversary of the Nobel Laureate. Referring to the MOU for cooperation signed last January between the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and Korean Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), Krishna suggested ROK satellites could be launched by Indian launch vehicles.

President Lee agreed with the suggestion and asked his officials to do the necessary follow-up. Krishna also interacted with prominent members of the Indian community and apprised them about the strategic partnership between the two countries.

He said bilateral ties were on the cusp of a major take-off and exhorted the Indian community to assist the process as well as to make the best use of emerging opportunities for greater trade and investment. Krishna will be co-chairing the 6th India-ROK Joint Commission Meeting with his South Korean counterpart tomorrow

India suggests usage of its launch vehicles for ROK satellites - Yahoo! India News

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ROK agrees to India’s space launch use suggestion

New Delhi, June 17 (ANI): South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on Thursday agreed to Indian External Affairs minister S.M.Krishna’s suggestion to launch ROK satellites on Indian launch vehicles.

A statement issued here on behalf of both leaders said: “Referring to the MOU of cooperation, signed last January between the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and Korean Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), Krishna suggested that ROK satellites could be launched on Indian launch vehicles. President Lee agreed with the suggestion and asked his officials to do the necessary follow-up.”

On Thursday, Krishna called on the President Lee Myung-bak at the Blue House, the official residence of the President.

The two leaders had a constructive and fruitful 40-minute meeting in a warm and cordial atmosphere.

President Lee and Krishna underscored the importance of increasing people-to-people exchanges to bolster the Strategic Partnership between the two countries including in the fields of education, tourism and youth.

Krishna suggested that a bust of Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore , who had described Korea as the ‘Lamp of the East’, be installed at a prominent location in Seoul.

Warming to the theme, President Lee said that he would make a strong recommendation to the concerned city authorities to identify a suitable location for installing the bust of Gurudev in 2011, the 150th birth anniversary of the Nobel laureate.

President Lee, during the meet, fondly recalled his landmark visit to India in January this year, as the chief guest at India’s Republic Day celebrations.

He appreciated Krishna’s visit to Seoul for the 6th Joint Commission meeting (JCM), soon after his own, which would give further impetus to bilateral relations and the initiatives announced during his visit to India.

Later in the evening, Krishna interacted with prominent members of the Indian community. He apprised them about the Strategic Partnership between the two countries.

Krishna observed that bilateral ties were on the cusp of a major take-off and exhorted the Indian community to assist the process, as well as, to make the best use of emerging opportunities for greater trade and investment.

Krishna will be co-chairing the 6th India-ROK JCM with his ROK counterpart on Friday. (ANI)

ROK agrees to India’s space launch use suggestion

 

[SpArK]

Good recognition of our capabilities.. good going ISRO

 

[welcome]

ISRO leadership is too old now.

Younger people must get chance to make decisions for ISRO.

The way Semicryogenic engine project was cancelled during 1980's because some senior buddhas opposed it, has now become biggest mistake in ISRO's history.

We need younger generation in seniormost roles. Not these 50+ buddhas.

Most of senior team leaders in Western MNC's are young people below 40 years and some even below 30 years of age.

will u work in isro. u r think just recruit some young people and they will made the cryogenic engine in few days. isro made most complicated machines of the earth(excluding human body) it's is a easy task than pakistan can ever made it. respect ur senior scientist they r working in isro only for india with tiny payment. if they like only money than they can work in nasa but they love india.

isro also give training and also recruit person but half of them after getting training leave isro and they join nasa or other for money.

 

[sudhir007]

India plans to put 5 satellites into orbit next month-ET Cetera-News By Industry-News-The Economic Times

BANGALORE: India plans to put five remote-sensing satellites into orbit in the first half of next month after fixing a rocket “anomaly” that forced it to delay launches in May.

The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle will carry India’s Cartosat-2B, Algeria’s ALSAT-2A and two small satellites from the University of Toronto, PS Veeraraghavan, director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, said over the phone on Thursday from the southern city of Thiruvananthapuram. The fifth unit will be a one-kilogram satellite built by Indian students, he said.

The agency, based in Thiruvananthapuram, has corrected the anomaly which was in the second stage of the rocket, according to Mr Veeraraghavan. The delay had disrupted India’s challenge to China, Japan, and South Korea as it competes for commercial-satellite launches.

In April, India also failed in its bid to join a group of five nations using their own rocket technology to launch large satellites into higher orbits when scientists lost control of the 50-meter (164 feet) GSLV-D3 spacecraft minutes after blastoff. “The reasons for the failure are still being analysed and we expect a report in a month’s time,” said Mr Veeraraghavan.

India is planning a $2.5 billion unmanned mission to space by 2015 and is slated to launch a second unmanned moon craft, Chandrayaan II, at a cost of $87.5 million before March 2013. India launched its first space rocket in 1963 and its first satellite in 1975. The country’s satellite program consists of 21 orbiters, of which 11 are currently in service.

 

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domain-b.com : India, S Korea explore nuclear, space cooperation

India and South Korea on Thursday agreed to explore possibilities for civil nuclear cooperation between the two countries as well as the launching of South Korean satellites aboard India's space launch vehicles, according to official sources in Seoul. These possibilities were discussed in talks between visiting Indian external affairs minister SM Krishna and his South Korean counterpart Yu Myung-hwan.

South Korea and India hold ministerial talks, dubbed the Joint Commission, since 2002. This year was the sixth such meeting of its kind. Form this year the talks will be an annual affair, as agreed upon by leaders of both nations in January this year.

Both sides said they would pursue a nuclear cooperation deal. South Korea, buoyant after securing a significant contract to build nuclear power plants in the United Arab Emirates, is seeking to participate in India's civil nuclear industry.

In the area of space activities there already exists a memorandum of understanding between the Indian Space Research Organisation and the Korean Aerospace Research Institute which allows both sides to explore commercial opportunities with each other. On Krishna's suggestion to the S Korean president that his country could make use of ISRO facilities, president Lee Myung-bak ''asked his officials to do the necessary follow-up,'' an Indian statement noted.

The matter of Korea seeking launch facilities for its satellites assumes critical importance in the face of multiple failures of Koreas newly developed launch vehicle, which it has developed in collaboration with Russia.

Minister Krishna called upon the S Korean president at his residence.

The foreign ministers of both nations noted that after the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement went into effect in January this year, trade volume has picked up 70 per cent. Both countries are targeting a trade volume of $30 billion by 2014.

On the recent sinking of the ROK frigate, Cheonan, by North Korea, Krishna conveyed to president Lee India's appreciation of the ''mature and restrained way'' his country had responded.

An external affairs ministry statement said the two leaders emphasised the importance of enhancing people-to-people contacts to bolster the strategic partnership between the two sides.

Krishna also suggested that a bust of Rabindranath Tagore, who had described Korea as the 'Lamp of the East,' be installed at a prominent place in Seoul. President Lee responded warmly to the suggestion saying he would make a strong recommendation to the city authorities to identify a suitable location for installing the bust in 2011, on the occasion of Tagore's 150th birth anniversary.

 

[IndianArmy]

That's an stupid excuse.

So, lets invite Lockheed martin to make fighters for India. We can't risk life because we are so scared of loosing life that we didn't even cross borders during Kargil war.

Mind Your tongue Mr... Go read what was I intending there....