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Jun 26, 2023

IIT Kanpur Successfully Conducts Test Flight for Cloud Seeding

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur successfully conducted a test flight for cloud seeding.
Cloud seeding involves the utilisation of various chemical agents such as silver iodide, dry ice, common salt, and other elements with the aim of enhancing the probability of rains.
The project was initiated a few years ago and is headed by the Computer Science and Engineering Department of IIT Kanpur.
The flight went up to an approximate height of 5,000 feet. It landed on the IIT Kanpur lab airstrip after successfully completing the test ride.
The experiment was conducted with due approval from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
A Cessna aircraft was flown from the flight laboratory of IIT Kanpur with cloud seeding attachments procured from a manufacturer in the US. The modifications in the aircraft were approved by the manufacturers of the aircraft and the DGCA.

Jun 24, 2023

India, US to Launch Joint Mission to Space in 2024

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) of US and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) agreed to launch a joint mission to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2024.
India also decided to join the Artemis Accords, which brings like-minded countries together on civil space exploration. The Artemis Accords are a set of principles, guidelines and best practices applicable for the safe exploration of the Moon and ultimately expand space exploration to Mars and beyond. It is a part of the US government's Artemis program, an American-led effort to take humans to the Moon by 2025. When India signs the Artemis Accord, it will join the signatory list, which includes the UK, US, Italy, Japan, UAE, Luxembourg, France, Romania, New Zealand, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Singapore, Ukraine and South Korea.

Jun 23, 2023

Skyroot Successfully Tests Raman-I Engine Designed to help Vikram-I Rocket

Skyroot Aerospace successfully conducted the flight qualification test of the Raman-I engine, intended for roll attitude control in the Vikram-I rocket.
The Raman-I engine underwent a test fire at the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
The Raman-I engine will be employed for roll attitude control, which helps in managing the rocket's rotation and orientation.
Skyroot Aerospace, a start-up based in Telangana, made history by becoming the first Indian private company to launch a rocket with Vikram-S. The indigenous Vikram-S was launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, marking India's entry into commercial space exploration.

Jun 20, 2023

Indonesia, SpaceX Launches Satellite to Boost Internet Connectivity

Indonesia and SpaceX launched the country's largest telecommunication satellite from the United States, in a $540 million project intended to link up remote corners of the archipelago to the internet.
Roughly two-thirds of Indonesia's population already uses the internet, but connectivity is limited in far-flung, underdeveloped eastern islands of the Southeast Asian country.
Satellite technology will accelerate internet access to villages in areas that cannot be reached by fiber optics in the next 10 years.
The 4.5-tonne Satellite of the Republic of Indonesia (SATRIA-1) was built by Thales Alenia Space.
The satellite will occupy the orbital slot above Indonesia's eastern Papua region. It has a throughput capacity of 150 gigabytes per second and will provide internet access to 50,000 public service points.

Jun 19, 2023

India Needs to Join US-led Artemis Accords

India, which is a global power and one of the few countries with independent access to space, needs to be a part of the Artemis team, which brings like-minded countries together on civil space exploration.
Grounded in the Outer Space Treaty of 1967 (OST), the Artemis Accords are a non-binding set of principles designed to guide civil space exploration and use in the 21st century. It is an American-led effort to return humans to the moon by 2025, with the ultimate goal of expanding space exploration to Mars and beyond.
Bhavya Lal, the associate administrator for technology, policy and strategy within the office of the NASA Administrator said that as of May 2023, there are 25 signatories to the Artemis Accords and hoped that India becomes the 26th country.

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