Launchers

Static testing of L110 liquid core stage of GSLV- MkIII launch vehicle conducted

Indian Space Research Organisation conducted the static test of its liquid core stage (L110) of GSLV Mk III launch vehicle, for 150 seconds at its Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC) test facility at Mahendragiri at 16:00 hrs yesterday (March 5, 2010).
While the test was originally targeted for 200 seconds it was stopped at 150 seconds [...]



ISRO tests third largest rocket motor in the world

Indian Space Research Organisation successfully conducted the static test of its largest solid booster S200 at Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC), Sriharikota today (January 24, 2010). The successful test of S200 makes it the third largest solid booster in the world, next to the RSRM solid booster of Space Shuttle and P230 solid booster of [...]



Japanese Asteroid Explorer’s Ion Engine developes problems

On November 4th (Wed., Japan Standard Time), the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency identified that one of the main ion engines (Thruster D) aboard the Asteroid Explorer “HAYABUSA” had autonomously stopped detecting a high neutralizer voltage owing to degradation. The HAYABUSA was during the second propulsion period in its return cruise back to the Earth in [...]



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