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Sushant Sareen, hat tip.

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https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F4UK45AaoAAcvaj?format=jpg&name=small Lander specifications Power : 738W (Winter solstice) Does this mean that the power is enough to keep the lander in hibernation till the next lunar day? Is there any possibility that the lander will call the rover 'back inside' at...

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But Holy Smokes Batman, this is awesome Absolutely no doubt, Rakesh. Especially when earlier on, about two years back, there were some doubts about IAF's commitment to Tejas. But, in AeroIndia recently, the IAF Chief had said that an additional 50 Mk1A would be ordered. Now he has added another 50 ...

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We can see that 150m, the lander hovered, found the site unsuitable and re-targeted and then landed. Therefore, I do not see any obstacles in the form of boulders or inclinations.

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Awesome ! Waiting for the Next Sequential Steps in Progress, such as Pargyaan sliding down, roving, doing the tests and Vikram doing its own. It would also be great if the two can survive the Lunar night and come back roaring after that. The whole launch all the way to the landing has been extremely...

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LSP7 testfires Astra at Goa today

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In a first, Indian submarine deployed all the way to Australia - Rajat Pandit, ToI In an extended-range deployment, an Indian submarine will reach Australia for the first time on Sunday , even as the four “Quad” countries are separately conducting the high-voltage Malabar naval exercise off Sydney....

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Their sight on Taiwan could be a false redirect, the actual goal could be an attack on India (both the US and Russia would shy away). XJP's stars have started dimming. When an authoritarian ruler faces collapse, he does unpredictable things without thinking about consequences. Mao did that when his...

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What I am trying to say is its BRF that first spotted the CPC decline. In 2021. Others joined later. BTW all these folks want to guide your thoughts exactly as you have written. From my own post of Oct 9, 2021 , If you look at Chinese history, imperial dynasties collapsed whenever they embarked on ...

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IAF to host mega multilateral air exercise next year The Indian Air Force (IAF) will host a mega multilateral military exercise next year that was originally planned for October. The exercise, 'Tarang Shakti', is likely to be held in the middle of 2024 as a number of participating air forces convey...

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SpaceX to launch 2 Starlink missions 5 hours apart - Space.com It will be the 13th and 15th launches and landings for the Falcon 9s flying on Wednesday and Thursday, respectively, according to SpaceX. Those are impressive numbers, but they aren't reuse records: Two different Falcon 9 first stages h...

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Pratyush wrote: ↑15 Aug 2023 09:00 Why do you want to place a synthetic aperture radar in such an orbit?

What are the real advantages of doing this?

Same as why some Optical Earth Observation satellites are placed at GEO. To constantly monitor a certain area.

SAR will have the advantage of penetrating cloud cover.

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Chandrayaan-3 vs. Luna-25: Are India and Russia racing to the moon's south pole? - Space.com

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Happy Independence Day all. Jai Hind.

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Thanks, S^3 & AG on LRA. I am aware of that and was not referring to that. I was referring to ranging the CY3 itself as it orbits the moon now in order to precisely determine the orbit. Satellites in earth bound orbits are increasingly being ranged through lasers with retroreflctors on the body ...

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SSSalvi wrote: ↑14 Aug 2023 10:08For that there is a separate fixed frequency beacon used exclusively by satellite operator in conjunction with Ranging equipment using Tx/Rx for accurate measurements )

Also, laser-ranging through laser retro-reflectors affixed on spacecraft. Don't know if CY3 carries any.

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There are quite a few theories about the water source on the lunar surface. The solar wind, meteorite and asteroid theories are three of them. Both meteorites and asteroids contain ice and their impacts could have left a lot of it at the permanently shadowed bottom part of the craters, especially in...

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Balochistan: Chinese company's convoy comes under attack near Gwadar. Heavy firing, explosions heard.
Details awaited.

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India, Japan, U.S., Australia hold naval exercise off Sydney coast - Nikkei Asia SYDNEY (Reuters) -- India, Japan, the United States and Australia will hold the Malabar navy exercise off the coast of Sydney on Friday, the first time the war games previously held in the Indian Ocean have taken place...

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ISRO Conducts Drogue Parachute Deployment Tests for Gaganyaan Mission August 11, 2023 Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC)/ISRO, successfully conducted a series of Drogue Parachute Deployment Tests at the Rail Track Rocket Sled (RTRS) facility of the Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory, Chandiga...

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How can 2 reports give such wildly conflicting timelines? Chances are one or both of them are clueless/lying My understanding is as follows: First prototype planned to be rolled out by December 2023. First flight by December 2024. 4 prototypes would be built and all tests would be completed by Dece...

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SCMP Reports: Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan given 3-year prison sentence: ‘Don’t sit at home silently’, he urges supporters Khan’s political party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) said in a statement they had already filed another appeal to the Supreme Court earlier on Saturday. The conviction came just ...

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OK, finally where would he end up at the end of Kot Lakhpat incarceration, Jeddah or Jahannum?

It's the same precise cycle all over again in TSP, isn't it? Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose

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Utter Disaster.

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Are we speaking of just Antarctic south polar region, or also north polar region? The north polar region seems to be a focus of increasing competition among the major powers. The heavy Russian investment in development of northern sea routes, including building of various large bases, and hydrocarb...

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Manish_P wrote: ↑04 Aug 2023 09:51would suggest to add

h) Ayesha Siddiqa - Military Inc.

There has been nothing that bested BRf of those days.

The first post of every Terroristan thread has distilled knowledge of that.

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In India, Pakistan occupies very little Indian focus these days. We need multiple Chairs on China.

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India to have its first polar research vessel in five years: Union minister Kiren Rijiju - PTI India aims to have its first Polar Research Vessel (PRV) in the next five years in order to sustain its bases in Antarctica, Union Earth Sciences Minister Kiren Rijiju said on Thursday. Replying to a quer...

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I am starting this new topic as the polar regions begin to gain more strategic importance, especially the Arctic. While there is a fairly robust system of treaties governing Antarctica (India joined the Treaty in c. 1983), the Arctic is largely governed by the eight-member Arctic Council. India join...

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The Sino-Russian partnership has expanded not only qualitatively, but also geographically with some of their interaction reaching the Arctic Circle. In April 2019, Russia announced plans to connect the Northern Sea Route, along which Moscow plans to begin year-round navigation in 2022-2023 with Chin...

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https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202308/1295575.shtml After Indo-Pacific and Quad the Northeast concerns for the Emperor The hubris got the better of the Chinese. That’s driving all major powers to the opposite camp. I am referring to the arrogant statement by the Chinese last year that the Taiwan S...

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Which institution will provide the succession leadership? It has to come from core CPC leadership. I do not foresee a Yuan Shikai type of power usurpation by PLA. Warlords in China have ruled here and there even in Imperial times. But, Emperor has to establish a dynasty and continue it. CPC is a we...

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SSridahr, About two years back I suggested CPC is another Chinese dynasty and XJP is one of its most powerful Emperors. All emperors fade away. Do we have the contours of his successor? Will it be another CPC or PLA or like in Communist regimes an Internal Security person?* ramana, I agree with you...

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BTW Qin Gang or Chin Gang is being rehabilitated as his references are being put back. That itself is a topic for analysis! Was QG always in Foreign Ministry? ramana, the references are being put back because the Foreign Ministry scrubbed clean all references to QG as though he never existed. Then ...

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Police suspect Daesh involved in deadly suicide attack on JUI-F Bajaur rally I am not surprised, Gautam. The attack was on JUI-F, the guy Fazl-ur-Rehman who played a role in supplying men & material to the Al Qaeda, Taliban & the TTP. The guy organized a baiyat ceremony at Peshawar just the...

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Another Scam in the making. Cash-strapped Pakistan approves projects worth billions of dollars to Gulf countries for investment purpose In a major development, cash-strapped Pakistan has in principle approved 28 projects worth billions of dollars that would be offered to Gulf countries for investmen...

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It was a dedicated launch for Singapore. The PS4 stage would be deorbited as a responsible spacefaring nation to reduce orbital debris. In July 2022, ISRO set up a comprehensive SDA (Space Domain Awareness) facility known as ISRO System for Safe and Sustainable Operation (IS4OM) for ‘safeguarding In...

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Remnants of curry dating back 1,800 years found on stone tools in Southeast Asia is oldest outside India - SCMP Forget references India and Pakistan (huh?), the article is interesting. An international team has uncovered the oldest evidence of curry outside India and shown the historical significan...

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Pakistan should give up agriculture and become a proper slaughter house with a fully meat based diet. Agree. After all, rice, wheat & vegetables are for the SDRE and the TFTA need to discard these, shouldn't they? That was what Jinnah said justifying why the Hindus and the Muslims of the insuff...

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