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Modi-ASAT

India Takes U-Turn on ASAT Tests Undermining Consensus on Peaceful Use of Space

Devirupa Mitra 28/03/2019

Diplomatic sources indicated that a mixed response is likely...

Mission Shakti, anti satellite missile test, Defence Research and Development Organisation, Indian Space Research Organisation, DRDO, ISRO, ballistic missile defence, exo-atmospheric, Outer Space Treaty, space debris,

Mission Shakti: India Likely Destroyed Microsat R Satellite in First ASAT Test

Vasudevan Mukunth 27/03/2019

With this test, India has become the fourth nation...

fake news, Challakere, ISRO, DRDO, Government of India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, James Damore, Alessandro Strumia, nuclear power, cellphone tower radiation, science bias, echo chamber, organic farming, crystal healing, GMO,

Hard to Be Friends With a Modi Supporter – Not so Easy With the Left Either

Vasudevan Mukunth 25/03/2019

Upbraiding the Government of India for how it set...

Balakot air strike, Indian Air Force IAF, Gurney equation, tritonal, fuel air explosives, thermobaric weapon, Mirage 2000, MiG 21 Bison, aviation, ammunition, SPICE 2000, Balakot madrasa, TNT, DRDO, Chapman-Jouget detonation, BLU-109, BLU-116, bunker buster, Line of Control, overpressure, propylene oxide, Planet Labs, high explosives, Mk 84 warhead, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Vijay Gokhale

Boom or Bust: What Science Tells Us About What Went Down in Balakot

Vasudevan Mukunth 10/03/2019

The challenge is to correlate the limited damage visible...

Plan S, Plan S cOAlition, gold OA, green OA, Department of Science and Technology, Nature Publishing Group, open access, scientific publishing, article processing charge, PeerJ, PLOS, Scimago, India research output, DRDO, Department of Space, Department of Atomic Energy, Björn Brembs, society journals, green OA,

Six Concerns Over India Joining the Plan S Coalition for Science Journals

Vasudevan Mukunth 14/02/2019

Plan S's participants want to set up a global...

Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, scientific research, pure research, applied research, Union budget 2019, Girish Sahni, Dehradun Declaration, Department of Science and Technology, Department of Atomic Energy, Prime Minister's Research Fellowship, GERD, R&D expenditure, defence spending, DRDO, ISRO,

CSIR Lab? Work on Applied Research or Make do With Small Share of Funds

Madhusudhan Raman 28/01/2019

It's difficult to come away from the numbers believing...

Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle, Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV, GSLV, Indian Space Research Organisation, ISRO, ISRO ADMIRE, ISRO RLV-TD, reusable launch vehicle, cryogenic engine, semi-cryogenic engine, heavy-lift launch vehicle, GSLV Mk III, NASA Space Shuttle, Vikas engine, SpaceX, Falcon 9, RLV LEX, scramjet, dual-mode ramjet engine, ramjet engine, RH560, sounding rockets, Advanced Technology Vehicle, DRDO, Microsat-R imaging satellite, Kalamsat, Small Satellite Launch Vehicle, SHAR, Sriharikota, Sun-synchronous orbit,

Is ISRO Working on Three Reusable Rocket Designs at Once?

Vasudevan Mukunth 22/01/2019

ISRO's recent announcements suggest it wants to secure a...