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G20: Why reimagination of ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ appealed but of the Middle Kingdom faltered
India is reimagining its history in a way that draws other countries, be they from the Global North or South, to it. The indigenous concept of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam, where one’s interests are the interests of all and vice-versa, and our inherent heterogeneity, reassures world nations that ours is a hand of friendship
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Chandrayaan-3: How the DIY attitude landed India on the Moon
Chandrayaan-3’s lunar landing is particularly sweet to savour because it came on the back of years of debilitating sanctions, hard work by ISRO scientists, unstinted political backing, and the heartbreak of failures. CH-3’s success symbolises the spirit of India to endeavour together for greater glories in the years ahead
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A new lunar space race is on and India will be seen and heard loud and clear with Chandrayaan-3
With Chandrayaan-3, India should establish a dedicated Chandrayaan Programme Office with the responsibility for building and launching technologies relevant to the extraction and utilisation of lunar samples
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Chandrayaan-3: The future of India’s lunar and space exploration hinges on this mission
August 15 this year will mark two decades of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee announcing the Chandrayaan programme. India hopes the failure-based design approach and robust testing done by the ISRO on C3 will ensure a successful mission and an expanded lunar exploration programme for the future.
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Space Cooperation: Signing of the Artemis Accords is a force multiplier for India
From partnering technologically advanced countries in space exploration to manned space missions, commercialisation of space technologies and private participation in space exploration to becoming an important node in global supply chains, great opportunities await India in the space domain now
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For the GSLV programme, reliability and lifting heavier satellites remain key challenges
It is heartening that ISRO’s indigenously developed atomic clocks and cryogenic upper stages are on the path to reliability. But there’s also a space race that ISRO has to catch up in by upgrading the LVM3 (earlier GSLV Mk III) to be able to launch heavier satellites into space and support heavier versions of the cryogenic upper stage
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Can SpaceX’s Starship spawn a revolution in international air travel?
SpaceX claims that civilian transport between any two points on Earth can be completed within an hour using Starship. In comparison, travel on many international routes that today takes anywhere between 8 and 20 hours today. But there are many logistical, operational and safety issues to be resolved
