The sound of sounding rockets are back

They are back again and sure this time with a lot of openness and transparency.   What are they?   They are sounding rockets which will lift off from Isro's  Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS) which is a part of the under Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) at Thiruvanathanapuram.   Every Wednesday these rockets were launched from Thumba and their primary role being to study the upper atmosphere. But the flights were discontinued at Thumba and the action then moved to the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota.    But, from May 18, 2011, these flights have restarted at Thumba, and what is noteworthy is that the public, especially students have been invited to witness these launches. Good---its work culture is finally changing and it is certainly changing for the better. ``Beyond Moon and Mars (BMM)'' hopes that it will remain this way.     The launch will take place every third Wednesday of each month between 5 and 6 p.m. Share This Article With Planet Earth del.icio.us Digg Reddit YahooMyWeb Google Facebook Related Linksthe missing link Launch Pad at Space-Travel.com Search All Our Sites - Powered By Google Cadets Test-Fire Falcon launch RocketUSAF Academy CO (SPX) May 19, 2011Academy Astronautics cadets and the Space Systems Research Center successfully completed its static fire of the FalconLaunch-T1 rocket motor on Monday in Jack's Valley. The motor burned for approximately 1.5 seconds and reached combustion chamber pressures of nearly 1,500 PSI. The purpose of the test was to evaluate the propulsion system being designed for the rocket scheduled for launch i ... read more Memory Foam Mattress Review SPACE MEDIA NETWORK PROMOTIONSSolar Energy Solutions   ::    Shop for telescopes online   ::   Tempur-Pedic Mattress Comparison Newsletters :: SpaceDaily Express :: SpaceWar Express :: TerraDaily Express :: Energy Daily XML Feeds :: Space News :: Earth News :: War News :: Solar Energy News

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