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India Launches Indigenous Cryogenic Rocket

Posted by samzenpus on from the to-the-stars-and-beyond dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) today successfully launched its heavy-duty rocket — the Geo Synchronous Satellite Launch vehicle (GSLV). The communication satellite, GSAT-14 was launched from Isro's spaceport at Sriharikota, about 80 km from Chennai. ISRO had to develop the cryogenic technology from scratch after the United States prevented Russia from transferring the technology to the India in 1993. Today's successful launch marks the culmination of a 20 year effort to develop the engine."

3 of 126 comments (clear)

  1. Re:WHAT WAS THE FUEL? by KingOfBLASH · · Score: 1, Funny

    Curry Tindaloo. I know that makes me blast off when I go to the toilet.

  2. Re:The US played a huge part in delaying India by bigfinger76 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I can't believe the U.S. would do such a thing to the India.

  3. huh? by Connie_Lingus · · Score: 2, Funny

    " ...after the United States prevented Russia from transferring the technology to the India in 1993."

    yeah, right.

    how exactly does that work when the united states could even prevent one of its own citizens from transferring highly classified state spy secrets to a british newspaper?

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