Satellites facing parking problems in space
By siliconindia   |   Monday, 21 December 2009, 15:06 IST   |    7 Comments
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Satellites facing parking problems in space
Bangalore: Having 12,000 satellites in the space, of which only 20 percent are working, the space faces parking problems due to space debris and other unwanted materials. While interacting with Dikshant International School's students and staffs at school's media centre, Suresh Naik, Former Group Director of ISRO says that a satellite has a life of 15 to 20 years, after which it gets lost in the space, according to Indian Express. Naik also showed a presentation carrying the facts and pictures related to Chandrayaan-I and explained the different stages of making of a rocket and a satellite. He showed the video of the launching of Chandrayaan-I and the visuals of the research centre. During the session, Naik also answered the queries of the students. Answering a question Naik said that the Indian Space and Science Technology Centre was situated at Thiruvantpuram and that he had worked under the ISRO scientists with former President Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, being the Chancellor of the university. Answering another question, he said that scientists were seeing Mars as an alternative habitat for humans and by 2035, the first human should be able to reach Mars. He said that according to plans, two years prior to this robot would land on Mars. He also educated students about Chandrayaan-II and Chandrayaan-III, the upcoming projects of the ISRO. Chandrayaan-II, which would carry two rovers for the further exploration of the moon is scheduled for 2013 while Chandrayaan-III is scheduled for 2015.

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