In its thirteenth flight conducted from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota, today (April 28, 2008), ISRO’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C9, successfully launched the 690 kg Indian remote sensing satellite CARTOSAT-2A, the 83 kg Indian Mini Satellite (IMS-1) and eight nanosatellites for international customers into a 637 km polar Sun Synchronous Orbit (SSO). […]
ISRO Sets World Record: by launching 10 satellites in a single mission
Published in May 16th, 2008
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Chandrayaan: India’s First Mission to the Moon
Published in May 16th, 2008
Chandrayaan I (Sanskrit lit: Lunar Craft), is an unmanned lunar mission by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). The mission includes a lunar orbiter as well as an impactor. The spacecraft will be launched by a modified version of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle.
The remote sensing satellite will weigh 1304 kg (590 kg initial orbit […]
Empathy: Knowning Fish
Published in May 16th, 2008
One day Chuang Tzu and a friend were walking by a river. “Look at the fish swimming about,” said Chuang Tzu, “They are really enjoying themselves.”“You are not a fish,” replied the friend, “So you can’t truly know that they are enjoying themselves.”
“You are not me,” said Chuang Tzu. “So how do you know that […]
Story of a little ocean wave
Published in May 16th, 2008
The story is about a little wave, bobbing along in the ocean, having a grand time. He’s enjoying the wind and fresh air - until he notices the other waves in front of him crashing against the shore.
My God this is terrible, the wave says Look what’s going to happen to me!
Then along comes another […]
Attitude is Everything - Do not stop growing..
Published in May 16th, 2008
Sir Edmund Hillary was the first man to climb Mount Everest. On May 29, 1953 he scaled the highest mountain then known to man-29,000 feet straight up. He was knighted for his efforts.He even made American Express card commercials because of it! However, until we read his book, High Adventure, we don’t understand that Hillary […]
Life Lessons: Two Days Without Worry
Published in May 16th, 2008
There are two days in every week about which we should not worry, two days which should be kept free from fear and apprehension.One of these days is Yesterday with all its mistakes and cares, its faults and blunders, its aches and pains. Yesterday has passed forever beyond our control. All the money in the […]
Little Candle
Published in May 16th, 2008
Once upon a time a little candle stood in a room filled with other candles, most of them much larger and much more beautiful than she was. Some were ornate and some were rather simple, like herself. Some were white, some were blue, some were pink, some were green. She had no idea why she […]
How Heavy Is Your Bag
Published in May 16th, 2008
One of my teachers had each one of us bring a clear plastic bag and a sack of potatoes. For every person we’d refuse to forgive in our life, we were told to choose a potato, write on it the name and date, and put it in the plastic bag. Some of our bags, as […]
Life Lessons: Two Days Without Worry
Published in May 16th, 2008
There are two days in every week about which we should not worry, two days which should be kept free from fear and apprehension.One of these days is Yesterday with all its mistakes and cares, its faults and blunders, its aches and pains. Yesterday has passed forever beyond our control. All the money in the […]
Hinduism - Hindu Religion - a positive way of Life (part-2)
Published in May 16th, 2008
The history of religions illustrates the tragic effect of intolerant and exclusive faiths.
God has no special favourites.
God as a jealous one and there will be no peace in the religious world.
According to the ???? ???? (Bhagavad Gita): “I am alike to all being.”“None is hateful or dear to me? But those who […]
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