Thursday, 16 June 2016

India is set to launch 22 satellites on a single rocket next week

India is set to launch 22 satellites on a single rocket next week

The new space race is booming as commercial enterprises such as Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin vie to provide efficient and affordable transport to orbit. Not to be outdone, India’s space agency accomplishes hundred-million-dollar missions for a fraction of the cost. Now, the country plans to launch 22 satellites on a single rocket next week. Scheduled to launch from Sriharikota barrier islands on India’s southeast coast on June 20, the rocket will deliver American, Indian, Canadian, and German satellites into orbit...

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