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 Newsletter of North East India Research Forum
 
 N. E. Quest; Volume 2, Issue 3, October 2008.
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 Newsletter of North East India Research Forum
 
 N. E. Quest; Volume 2, Issue 3, October 2008.
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 Newsletter of North East India Research Forum
 
 N. E. Quest; Volume 2, Issue 3, October 2008.
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 On the other corner of the Moon!
Indian Space Research Organization(ISRO) is all set to lunch India’s firstLunar mission Chandrayaan-1 which islikely to lift off in the early hours of Oct 22, 2008 from the Satish DhawanSpace Centre, Sriharikota, about 63miles (125km) from the city of Chennai. The 1.38 tonne spacecraft, built at ISRO's satellite centre,Bangalore will be carried into lunar orbit by a specially designed 320-tonnePolar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C11), with six strap-on propellantsweighing 12 tonnes each. Thespacecraft will take approximatelyeight days to travel about 240,000miles before reaching its final orbit 60miles above the surface of the Moon.In close to four decades of itsexistence, this is one of the mostambitious project of ISRO. The IndianSpace Research Organisation wasfounded in 1969, and launched its firstsatellite in 1975. Since then, it hasdeveloped a number of launch vehiclesas well as sophisticated satellites for Earth observation,telecommunications, weather forecasting and mapping naturalresources. At least 16 Indian satellitescurrently orbit the earth, supportingtelecommunications, TV broadcasting,earth observation, weather forecasting,remote education and healthcare.Six countries, including the UnitedStates, are directly involved in the project Chandrayaan-1 costing about3.86 bn rupees ($80.8 mn).Chandrayaan-1 will carry 11instruments, five from India and sixfrom abroad. It aims to map a three-
Chandrayaan-1
dimensional atlas of the moon throughhigh-resolution remote sensing, thechemical and mineral composition onthe lunar soil and also provide clues tothe moon’s origin.The nation is waiting with baited breath the launch of the moon missionthat was planned almost six years ago. No one was sure, when it wasannounced, that the nation would beable to accomplish the scientificmilestone so soon. The rocket PSLV-C11 is ready; the satellite Chandrayaan1 is ready as well, and the country iswaiting for the launch of what will bethe first Indian step towards the moonand beyond.In the opposite corner of the country,the economic as well as scientific progress in the North-Eastern region isvery slow. We are starving with fundsand adequate scientific expertise. Mostof the scientific outputs of excellenceare emerging from the other parts, particularly from eastern and southern part of India. All the regions of Indiaare not progressing uniformly in producing scientific output. The major reason for the slow growth of scientificknowledge in the North-East may bethe brain-drain. Talented people fromthis part have moved to the other corner of the country as well as abroad.A very few people took decision to
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