Posted by Srinivasa Ramanujam on September 18, 2007
It sounds too good to be true - not to mention the fact that it violates almost every known law of physics. But British scientists claim they have invented a revolutionary device that seems to ‘create’ energy from virtually nothing. (Bold emphasis added)
Looks like yet another attempt, this time by the British scientists (?), for the perpetual motion machine! The article headlines reads
Amazing British invention creates MORE energy than you put into it - and could soon be warming your home.
You can read the article from here.
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Posted by Srinivasa Ramanujam on September 3, 2007
GSLV-FV04 was launched successfully from SDSC SHAR, Sriharikota at 1820 hrs IST. It had injected the INSAT-4CR, which is replaced version of INSAT-4C, into the geostationary orbit.
Well, when can one say a launch is completely successful? As soon as the rocket lifts off from launch pad? Or as soon as it puts the satellite in space? One can say a launch is complete success only when the vehicle injects the satellite in its intended orbit, no matter whether it lifts off without any hiccups.
About the September 2, 2007 launch of GSLV, Wikipedia (without proper citations though) says,
The launch was determined to be a complete success despite the apogee mark being 786 miles lower than pre-launch estimates. The inclination was also off by one degree from the target of 21.7 degrees. Despite these inconsistencies the payload is reported be working properly and placed in a geo-stationary orbit. No explanation was given about the discrepancies and the launch was declared as success. (Bold emphasis added).
Is the September 2, 2007 launch of GSLV a complete success?
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