Success is not the key to happiness ?

Schweitzer On Passion

Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you’ll be a success.

Albert Schweitzer, humanitarian.

Einstein on Real Success

Try not to become a man of success, but rather a man of value.

Albert Einstein, scientist

Winfrey on Work

The big secret in life is that there is no big secret. Whatever your goal, you can get there if you’re willing to work.

-Oprah Winfrey, entertainer

Indian Space Programme – Reaching Out, Touching Lives

The Indian space programme, implemented by the Department of Space (DOS) continues to strive for development of space science and technology in a self-reliant manner and reaching their benefits to the society. Since the space programme started with the establishment of Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station in 1963, followed by the formation of Indian Space Research Organisation in 1969 and the formal setting up of Space Commission and establishment of Department of Space in 1972, the space programme has taken important strides in meeting its objectives.

The two major operational space systems – Indian National Satellite (INSAT) for telecommunication, television broadcasting and meteorological services and Indian Remote Sensing Satellites (IRS) for resources monitoring and management — together with the two operational launch vehicles, Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) primarily for launching remote sensing satellites into polar orbits and Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) for launching communication and meteorological satellites into Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO) — have continued to provide valuable services to the nation in a self-reliant manner. The application programmes, evolved with the participation of user agencies, have helped in tuning the space systems to meet national requirements. Pursuit of space science research has contributed to increase knowledge and understanding of various scientific phenomena and to evolve technologies required for the space systems. The capabilities that India has built in the process have been gainfully used for marketing the Indian space hardware and services in the international market.


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Source : http://www.isro.org

INSAT 4B is ready for Saturday takeoff

Indian fourth generation communication satellite INSAT 4B has been installed atop Ariane five launcher at the European Spaceport of Korou in French Guyana for the early morning take off this Saturday.

INSAT 4B would be the second launch to be spin off on Geosynchronous transfer orbit by Ariane five after United Kingdom's Skynet 5A, a spy satellite was hurled into the space. The launch would take between 0355 and 0428 hrs (IST) on March 10, according to Arianespace.

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Source : newindpress.com