Excellent work by our scientists and engineers at ISRO.
Mangalyaan is thus far proving:
1. How reliable PSLV series is for commercial space-launch.
2. How far India has come in mastery over orbital mechanics - witness the precise application of Oberth effect. This isn't just your granddads Hohmann slingshot. At least not yet.
3. Setting benchmark pricing for Mars transit at USD 70 Mn. for 485 Kg payload viz. 144K USD per Kg.
4. Generating huge impact among school kids. Visits to Nehru planetarium are no longer about US this and Russia that... even though we owe them for being pioneers.
I look forward to the next logical extension viz. manned-mission with the Indian flag atop Olympus Mons.
Nuts to all constricted little "top 5 lists". Here're the top 135...
001-005. 1830 Railroads & Robber Barons, A Mind Forever Voyaging, Abuse, Alien Breed, Amazon - Guardians of Eden 006-010. Ascendancy, AssaultTrooper, B-17 Flying Fortress, Betrayal at Krondor, California Games 2 011-015. Cannon Fodder, Cannon Fodder 2, Chuck Yeager Air Combat, Civilization 2, Colonization 016-020. Crime Wave, Duke Nukem, Dune, Dune 2, Elite 021-025. Elite 3 - Frontier & First Encounters, Elite Plus, Eric the Unready, Falcon AT, Flashback 026-030. Hidden Agenda, Ignition, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Jagged Alliance, Jagged Alliance - Deadly Games 031-035. Jazz Jackrabbit 2, King of Chicago, Kings Quest I, Kings Quest II, Kings Quest III 036-040. Kings Quest IV, Kings Quest V, Kings Quest VI, Knights of the Sky, Laura Bow 1 041-045. Laura Bow 2, Leisure Suit Larry 1, Leisure Suit Larry 3, Lemmings, Lemmings 2 - The Tribes 046-050. Lotus 3 - The Ultimate Challenge, MDK, Maelstrom, Maniac Mansion Deluxe, Master of Magic 051-055. Master of Orion, Metal Gear 2, Moonstone, Nethack, Oh no - More Lemmings 056-060. Operation Europe - Path to Victory 1939-45, Pandemonium, Panzer General, Perry Mason, Pinball Dreams 2 061-065. Pirates, Pirates Gold, Police Quest 1, Police Quest 2, Police Quest 3 066-070. Populous 2, Prehistorik 2, Prince of Persia, Prince of Persia 2, Quest for Glory 3 071-075. Raptor, Red Baron, Reunion, Rome, Settlers 1 076-080. Settlers 2 Gold, Silent Service 2, Silpheed, Skyroads 3D, Skyroads Xmas 081-085. Sopwith 2, Space Quest 1, Space Quest 2, Space Quest 3, Space Quest 4 086-090. Space Quest 5, Star Control 2, Star Flight 2, Star Trek, Star Trek TNG 091-095. Star Wars - Tie Fighter, Star Wars - X-Wing, Syndicate, System Shock 2, Test Drive - Triple Pack 096-100. Tetris, The Bards Tale, The Bards Tale 2, The Bards Tale 3, The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring 101-105. The Secret of Monkey Island, Transport Tycoon Deluxe for Windows, Tyrian 2000, Ugh, Ultima Collection 106-110. Weird Dreams, Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego, Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego Deluxe, Wing Commander, Wing Commander - Kilrathi Saga 111-115. Wing Commander - Privateer, Wolf, X-Com - Apocalypse, X-Com - Terror From The Deep, X-Com - UFO Defense 116-118. Xenon 2 - Megablast, Yes Prime Minister, Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders
And for good measure,
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn Battlefield 1942 Burnout 3: Takedown Crimson Skies Freespace Half-Life 2 Homeworld Mafia Ico Pacman Shadow of the Colossus Deus Ex: Conspiracy M.U.L.E Seven Cities of Gold Tetris Grim Fandango Planescape: Torment
.rnd TechNet (geeks, nerds, scientists and researchers, sites like this one, c.net) .net The Undernet (subterranean but thriving mailing lists, Usenet groups, messaging systems, Weblogs) .org FreeNet (libertarians, anarchists, free software nuts like myself;-) .new InfoNet (news and information) .com The Corporate Internet (the dot.coms, portals, big ISPs, e-traders) .biz BuyNet (auctions, products, retailing services) .god GodNet (the much overlooked but vast hive of spiritual) .cul CultureNet (salon.com, movies, TV, pop culture, MP3s, DVDs) .xxx XXX-Net (sex and dark and forbidden pleasures) .gam GameNet (the rich, complex and rapidly growing world of gaming) .mil MilNet (spooks, crew-cuts, and assorted tough guys) .gov,.edu The Official Internet (``Designated WebSites'' run by the govt, or educational institutes) .ppg Personal PageNet (pages nobody but their creator visits) .nut LoonNet (the doped out, totally wacky pages)
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We're in the nursery.
They're on the other side.
When we grow-up, it'll be time to join the party.
Not before.
Excellent work by our scientists and engineers at ISRO.
Mangalyaan is thus far proving:
1. How reliable PSLV series is for commercial space-launch.
2. How far India has come in mastery over orbital mechanics - witness the precise application of Oberth effect. This isn't just your granddads Hohmann slingshot. At least not yet.
3. Setting benchmark pricing for Mars transit at USD 70 Mn. for 485 Kg payload viz. 144K USD per Kg.
4. Generating huge impact among school kids. Visits to Nehru planetarium are no longer about US this and Russia that... even though we owe them for being pioneers.
I look forward to the next logical extension viz. manned-mission with the Indian flag atop Olympus Mons.
Varun
NYT has a well-sourced article on possible impact of containment measures being used.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/14/world/asia/japan-fukushima-nuclear-reactor.html?_r=1&hp=&pagewanted=print
Nuts to all constricted little "top 5 lists". Here're the top 135...
001-005. 1830 Railroads & Robber Barons, A Mind Forever Voyaging, Abuse, Alien Breed, Amazon - Guardians of Eden
006-010. Ascendancy, AssaultTrooper, B-17 Flying Fortress, Betrayal at Krondor, California Games 2
011-015. Cannon Fodder, Cannon Fodder 2, Chuck Yeager Air Combat, Civilization 2, Colonization
016-020. Crime Wave, Duke Nukem, Dune, Dune 2, Elite
021-025. Elite 3 - Frontier & First Encounters, Elite Plus, Eric the Unready, Falcon AT, Flashback
026-030. Hidden Agenda, Ignition, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Jagged Alliance, Jagged Alliance - Deadly Games
031-035. Jazz Jackrabbit 2, King of Chicago, Kings Quest I, Kings Quest II, Kings Quest III
036-040. Kings Quest IV, Kings Quest V, Kings Quest VI, Knights of the Sky, Laura Bow 1
041-045. Laura Bow 2, Leisure Suit Larry 1, Leisure Suit Larry 3, Lemmings, Lemmings 2 - The Tribes
046-050. Lotus 3 - The Ultimate Challenge, MDK, Maelstrom, Maniac Mansion Deluxe, Master of Magic
051-055. Master of Orion, Metal Gear 2, Moonstone, Nethack, Oh no - More Lemmings
056-060. Operation Europe - Path to Victory 1939-45, Pandemonium, Panzer General, Perry Mason, Pinball Dreams 2
061-065. Pirates, Pirates Gold, Police Quest 1, Police Quest 2, Police Quest 3
066-070. Populous 2, Prehistorik 2, Prince of Persia, Prince of Persia 2, Quest for Glory 3
071-075. Raptor, Red Baron, Reunion, Rome, Settlers 1
076-080. Settlers 2 Gold, Silent Service 2, Silpheed, Skyroads 3D, Skyroads Xmas
081-085. Sopwith 2, Space Quest 1, Space Quest 2, Space Quest 3, Space Quest 4
086-090. Space Quest 5, Star Control 2, Star Flight 2, Star Trek, Star Trek TNG
091-095. Star Wars - Tie Fighter, Star Wars - X-Wing, Syndicate, System Shock 2, Test Drive - Triple Pack
096-100. Tetris, The Bards Tale, The Bards Tale 2, The Bards Tale 3, The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring
101-105. The Secret of Monkey Island, Transport Tycoon Deluxe for Windows, Tyrian 2000, Ugh, Ultima Collection
106-110. Weird Dreams, Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego, Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego Deluxe, Wing Commander, Wing Commander - Kilrathi Saga
111-115. Wing Commander - Privateer, Wolf, X-Com - Apocalypse, X-Com - Terror From The Deep, X-Com - UFO Defense
116-118. Xenon 2 - Megablast, Yes Prime Minister, Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders
And for good measure,
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
Battlefield 1942
Burnout 3: Takedown
Crimson Skies
Freespace
Half-Life 2
Homeworld
Mafia
Ico
Pacman
Shadow of the Colossus
Deus Ex: Conspiracy
M.U.L.E
Seven Cities of Gold
Tetris
Grim Fandango
Planescape: Torment
Cheers!
- varun
A not so serious TLD proposal..
;-) .edu The Official Internet (``Designated WebSites'' run by the govt, or educational institutes)
.rnd TechNet (geeks, nerds, scientists and researchers, sites like this one, c.net)
.net The Undernet (subterranean but thriving mailing lists, Usenet groups, messaging systems, Weblogs)
.org FreeNet (libertarians, anarchists, free software nuts like myself
.new InfoNet (news and information)
.com The Corporate Internet (the dot.coms, portals, big ISPs, e-traders)
.biz BuyNet (auctions, products, retailing services)
.god GodNet (the much overlooked but vast hive of spiritual)
.cul CultureNet (salon.com, movies, TV, pop culture, MP3s, DVDs)
.xxx XXX-Net (sex and dark and forbidden pleasures)
.gam GameNet (the rich, complex and rapidly growing world of gaming)
.mil MilNet (spooks, crew-cuts, and assorted tough guys)
.gov,
.ppg Personal PageNet (pages nobody but their creator visits)
.nut LoonNet (the doped out, totally wacky pages)