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Azerbaijan Has Started Exporting Space Knowledge

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After possessing an orbital position in space, now Azerbaijan not only provides satellite services but also commercializes the knowledge and experience it has gained on the international space market. Thus, Azercosmos has presented a training and consultancy program on the management of radio frequencies, which is its own intellectual product, to the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of the Kingdom of Bahrain. The 10-day program held in the capital city of the Kingdom of Bahrain, Manama, covered the methods of managing radio frequencies, preparation of applications for the registration of satellites and ground stations, analysis and elimination of interference between satellite networks, as well as topics related to international laws and legal standards in this direction. At the end of the training program certificates were presented to the participants. Azercosmos will continue exporting this knowledge product it has created for the proper and structured coordination at the

Astronaut Raja Chari - A Childhood Dream Come True

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NASA Astronaut Raja Jon Vurputoor Chari was born on June 24, 1977 in the city of Milwaukee, United States of America. He is the third astronaut of Indian origin after Kalpana Chawla and Sunita Williams. His father's name is Late Mr. Srinivas V. Chari and mother's name is Mrs. Peggy Edward. His brother's name is Mr. Krishna Chari. Raja Chari is married to Holly Schaffter Chari and they have two sons and a daughter. He was raised in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Raja Chari completed his elementary education in the year 1995 from Columbus High School, Waterloo, Iowa. He received a Bachelor of Astronautical Engineering degree from the United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado in 1999 and a Master of Science in Astronautical Engineering degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge in 2001. After completing his master's, he attended undergraduate pilot training at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. In the year 2003, he got the appointment to the post o

Skyroot Aerospace : Success Story of India's First Private Company

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Mr. Naga Bharath Daka and Mr. Pawan Kumar Chandana, founders of Skyroot Aerospace. (From Left to Right) Photo Credit: Skyroot Aerospace      On November 18, 2022, the Indian Space Research Centre (ISRO) successfully launched the Rocket  Vikram-S  of a private sector entity Skyroot Aerospace, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh) and opened the doors of the space sector for Indian private entities.  Vikram-S  was a sub-orbital flight that reached an altitude of 89.5 kilometers in 155 seconds, exceeding the pre determined height of 80 kilometers. Through this rocket, Skyroot Aerospace was able to send payloads of its three customers Space Kids India, Bazoomq Armenia and N-Space Tech India to space. Successful launching of first private Indian rocket Vikram-S on 18 November, 2022 from  Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh (India). Photo Credit: Skyroot Aerospace      The launch of Vikram-S was named as Mission " Prarambh ". The Hindi word " Prarambh &qu

भारतीय मानव अंतरिक्ष यान कार्यक्रम

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       वर्ष 1984 में प्रथम भारतीय अंतरिक्ष यात्री राकेश शर्मा की अंतरिक्ष यात्रा के पश्चात् भारतवासी पिछले तीन दशकों से भी अधिक समय से अपने दूसरे अंतरिक्ष यात्री की प्रतीक्षा कर रहे हैं। हालांकि इस समय अंतराल में भारतीय मूल की कल्पना चावला , सुनीता विलियम्स तथा राजा चारी सफलतापूर्वक अंतरिक्ष में जा चुके हैं। भारतवासियों के उन प्रतीक्षा के क्षणों को विराम देने के उद्देश्य से 15 अगस्त , 2018 को भारत के 72 वें स्वतंत्रता दिवस के अवसर पर माननीय प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी जी ने लाल किले की प्राचीर से घोषणा करते हुए कहा कि भारत भविष्य में अपनी भूमि से मानव को अंतरिक्ष में भेजेगा। भारत के प्रधानमंत्री श्री नरेंद्र मोदी के इस संकल्प को सिद्ध करने के उद्देश्य से प्रारंभिक कदम उठाते हुए 27 जून , 2019 को भारतीय अंतरिक्ष अनुसंधान संगठन की इकाई ‘ समानव अंतरिक्ष उड़ान केंद्र ’ तथा रोस्कॉसमॉस स्टेट-स्पेस कॉर्पोरेशन की सहायक इकाई ‘ ग्लेवकोस्मोस ’ के मध्य एक अनुबंध अस्तित्व में आता है। समानव अंतरिक्ष उड़ान केंद्र के तत्कालीन प्रमुख डॉ. उन्नीकृष्णन नायर तथा ग्लेवकोस्मोस की प्रथम उप निदेशक जनरल