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ISRO chief to head international astronautics body

ISRO chief to head international astronautics body

Rediff.com31 Aug 2009

Indian Space Research Organisation Chairman G Madhavan Nair is all set to become the first non-American to head the International Academy of Astronautics.

The Power of China's 'Princelings'

The Power of China's 'Princelings'

Rediff.com27 Jul 2021

Two elderly Chinese aerospace experts are hospitalised after a violent attack by a 'Princeling', states Jayadeva Ranade, the distinguished China expert and retired RA&W officer, highlighting the power the 'Princelings' ironically hold in the Communist People's Republic.

No doubt, China is ahead of us in space: ISRO chief

No doubt, China is ahead of us in space: ISRO chief

Rediff.com6 Nov 2013

The Mars Orbiter Mission may have sparked a debate on 'space race' between India and China, but former ISRO boss G Madhavan Nair says Beijing has already surged forward and is on course to have an upper hand in the field globally.

China plans to build huge space solar power station

China plans to build huge space solar power station

Rediff.com30 Mar 2015

The power station would be a super spacecraft on a eosynchronous orbit.