THE WORLD OF ROCKETRY

 What's up for 2023? -Ramesh S Krishna 29-12-2022 Blog no:33 Astronomical calendar for 2023 It will not be published like the last 2 years. I've decided to upload the schedule of the events every month.  Now, I'll just give you how important will this year be?                                                        New images by James Webb Space Telescope                                                                                                                     ...

 Kulaserockatnam!                                                                                      -RAMESH S KRISHNA Blog NO: 32 2/12/2022 Kulasekarapattinam: Kulasekarapattinam, a small coastal Village in Tamil Nadu, will soon become a space hub. It is located at about 8.24.00 N 78o'3"0 E in the Thoothukudi district of Tamil Nadu. It also served as a major port city in Pandyan  times. The reason why it is on a space blog channel? The ISRO first announced their space project of building a spaceport here because it has more direct access to polar orbit.  Launching from here would be much safer than launching from the Shri Harikota launch pad, the rocket will fly over the island of Lanka.  This pad is convenient fo...