Volume 35, Issue 6, March 2008 - Posoowa
Volume 35, Issue 6, March 2008 - Posoowa
Volume 35, Issue 6, March 2008 - Posoowa
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variety of activities in a unique free fall<br />
environment.<br />
Furthermore, one cannot overemphasize the<br />
military implications of utilization of space.<br />
During the last quarter of a century, the star<br />
war scenario has been visualized. When the<br />
Chinese destroyed one of their own satellites<br />
recently using a rocket, lot of eyebrows were<br />
raised around the world. Similarly, a recent<br />
successful destruction of a defunct satellite<br />
by USA using rockets by precision strike of<br />
the hydrazine propellant tank of the satellite,<br />
also proved how space can be militarized if<br />
wanted. Today, global military and<br />
battlefield communication is dependent on<br />
satellites. Debilitating these satellites will<br />
wreak havoc on strategy of military<br />
planners.<br />
An indispensable part of<br />
the space exploration is<br />
the delivery vehicles<br />
which lift off with space<br />
deliverables to place<br />
them at the right place in<br />
space. Variety of rockets<br />
like Atlas and Delta<br />
series of USA, Soyuz of<br />
Russia, Long <strong>March</strong> of<br />
China, Ariane of Europe,<br />
H-Series of Japan and<br />
PSLV & GSLV rockets<br />
of India are now all<br />
delivering space articles.<br />
Welcome Ayesha!<br />
Space Shuttle Lift Off<br />
International Space Station<br />
For more than a quarter century now, Space<br />
Shuttles that will be retired in 2012, have<br />
been regularly making rendezvous with the<br />
International Space Station (ISS) to deliver<br />
man and material.<br />
Trying to understand the nature of the<br />
universe unto its furthest realm is the other<br />
strong urge of mankind regarding space. The<br />
universe as we know today consists of<br />
billions of galaxies including our own Milky<br />
Way Galaxy of which Sun is a part. The size<br />
of the universe is mind boggling-at least 93<br />
billion light years across meaning that it will<br />
take light wave traveling at a speed of<br />
186,000 miles/sec, 93 billion years to travel<br />
from one end of the universe to the other.<br />
According to the well-accepted Big Bang<br />
Theory, the universe began at one cosmic<br />
moment about 13 .73 billion years ago from<br />
a single point of infinite mass and energy<br />
when there was nothing else around. Initially<br />
the universe was small and dense. With time<br />
it expanded and the current thinking is that<br />
it is expanding at a ever faster rate meaning<br />
that the galaxies are moving farther apart<br />
from one another. The question then is what<br />
is the destiny of our<br />
universe? There does<br />
not seem to be an<br />
answer yet.<br />
Umesh C. Tahbildar<br />
Tarali Sarma<br />
to perform at<br />
Assam <strong>2008</strong><br />
Preeti and Ankur Baishya of California were blessed<br />
with a baby girl Ayesha on Friday, <strong>March</strong> 21, <strong>2008</strong>.<br />
For event details, please visit<br />
www.assam<strong>2008</strong>.com<br />
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