﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS generated by CSKRSS.RSSWriter at Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:42:47 GMT--><rss version="2.0" xmlns:sawf="http://www.sawf.org/rss" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Vijainder K Thakur's Blog - Space</title><link>http://news.sawf.org</link><description>News on entertainment, lifestyle, fashion and health</description><copyright>Copyright 2005 Vijainder K Thakur</copyright><generator>CSKRSS.RSSWriter</generator><item><title>ISRO seeking International Space Station partnership</title><link>http://kuku.sawf.org/News/60747.aspx</link><description>India's ISRO will start talks in 2010 seeking partnership in the International Space Station (ISS) program.</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="http://media.sawfnews.com/images/Blogphotos/International_Space_Station_tn.jpg" align="left" style="margin:0 5px 5px 0" />India's ISRO will start talks in 2010 seeking partnership in the International Space Station (ISS) program.]]></content:encoded><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:50:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>ISRO requisitions Soyuz TMA for manned spaceflight</title><link>http://kuku.sawf.org/News/60532.aspx</link><description>ISRO has formally requisitioned a Soyuz TMA flight from Russia on commercial terms to train two Indian astronauts.</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="http://media.sawfnews.com/images/Blogphotos/indianmannedspacecraft_tn.jpg" align="left" style="margin:0 5px 5px 0" />ISRO has formally requisitioned a Soyuz TMA flight from Russia on commercial terms to train two Indian astronauts.]]></content:encoded><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2009 15:22:28 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>ISRO to test plasma thrusters on GSAT-4</title><link>http://kuku.sawf.org/News/60461.aspx</link><description>ISRO is poised to test a plasma thruster on board GSAT- 4 which is slated for launch in late December 2009.</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="http://media.sawfnews.com/images/Blogphotos/GSAT4_TAUVEX_tn.jpg" align="left" style="margin:0 5px 5px 0" />ISRO is poised to test a plasma thruster on board GSAT- 4 which is slated for launch in late December 2009.]]></content:encoded><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 06:23:01 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>ISRO developing a more powerful cryogenic engine</title><link>http://kuku.sawf.org/News/60410.aspx</link><description>ISRO, which will flight test its first indigenously developed cryogenic engine in late December this year, is already working on a more powerful followup cryogenic engine.</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="http://media.sawfnews.com/images/Blogphotos/Indian_Cryogenic_Engine_test_tn.jpg" align="left" style="margin:0 5px 5px 0" />ISRO, which will flight test its first indigenously developed cryogenic engine in late December this year, is already working on a more powerful followup cryogenic engine.]]></content:encoded><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 07:34:59 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>IIT Kanpur to develop Chandrayaan-2 rover mobility systems</title><link>http://kuku.sawf.org/News/60375.aspx</link><description>IIT Kanpur is developing three subsystems to provide mobility to the Indian rover to be placed on the moon by the Chandrayaan-2 lander.</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="http://media.sawfnews.com/images/Blogphotos/Chandrayaan_2_tn.jpg" align="left" style="margin:0 5px 5px 0" />IIT Kanpur is developing three subsystems to provide mobility to the Indian rover to be placed on the moon by the Chandrayaan-2 lander.]]></content:encoded><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 02:57:26 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Chandrayaan-2 to analyze sub surface lunar soil</title><link>http://kuku.sawf.org/News/60367.aspx</link><description>Buoyed by the widespread presence of water on the moon, ISRO is tweaking its Chandrayaan-2 rover payload to facilitate sub-surface soil analysis.</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="http://media.sawfnews.com/images/Health/Moon_Crater_tn.jpg" align="left" style="margin:0 5px 5px 0" />Buoyed by the widespread presence of water on the moon, ISRO is tweaking its Chandrayaan-2 rover payload to facilitate sub-surface soil analysis.]]></content:encoded><pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2009 07:23:55 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>European Mars Rover: Video</title><link>http://kuku.sawf.org/News/60363.aspx</link><description>The European Mars Rover's 'eyes' are being tested in a quarry in the south of England, chosen for its similarity to Martian terrain.</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="http://media.sawfnews.com/images/Blogphotos/ESA_Mars_Rover_tn.jpg" align="left" style="margin:0 5px 5px 0" />The European Mars Rover's 'eyes' are being tested in a quarry in the south of England, chosen for its similarity to Martian terrain.]]></content:encoded><pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2009 04:38:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>ISRO alludes to more Chandrayaan moon discoveries</title><link>http://kuku.sawf.org/News/60348.aspx</link><description>ISRO chairman, G. Madhavan Nair, has hinted that Chandrayaan-1 notched up other important moon discoveries besides playing a critical role in detecting the widespread presence of water on the Moon.</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="http://media.sawfnews.com/images/Blogphotos/colorful_Moon_tn.jpg" align="left" style="margin:0 5px 5px 0" />ISRO chairman, G. Madhavan Nair, has hinted that Chandrayaan-1 notched up other important moon discoveries besides playing a critical role in detecting the widespread presence of water on the Moon.]]></content:encoded><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 10:21:55 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Oceansat – 2 successfully orbited</title><link>http://kuku.sawf.org/News/60283.aspx</link><description>ISRO successfully launched Oceansat -2 at 11.51 am from Sriharikota on Wednesday, September 23, using a core alone version of its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) launcher.</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="http://media.sawfnews.com/images/Blogphotos/Oceansat-2-integrated-PSLVC14_tn.jpg" align="left" style="margin:0 5px 5px 0" />ISRO successfully launched Oceansat -2 at 11.51 am from Sriharikota on Wednesday, September 23, using a core alone version of its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) launcher.]]></content:encoded><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 07:42:38 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>ISRO's Chandrayaan-2 will carry twin rovers</title><link>http://kuku.sawf.org/News/60177.aspx</link><description>India's Chandrayaan-2 will comprise of a lunar orbiter and a lander equipped with two rovers.</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="http://media.sawfnews.com/images/Blogphotos/Chandrayaan_2_tn.jpg" align="left" style="margin:0 5px 5px 0" />India's Chandrayaan-2 will comprise of a lunar orbiter and a lander equipped with two rovers.]]></content:encoded><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 09:05:44 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>