The title of this blog is my homage to a writer and a journalist, a man considered by many to be the conscience of his generation, Eric Blair aka George Orwell - his crystal clear prose, his felicity of language, his incisive grasp of contemporary issues. It strives as language as a clear pane of glass and this blog is an attempt, perhaps deeply inadequate, in that direction.
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Chandrayaan-I
Sometime later this week (between 22 and 26 October) India plans to launch its first (unmanned) Moon mission Chandrayaan-I. Subhadra Menon traces the history of India's very successful space program in this article in Nature (subscription required).
Oh learned mastah! I am pleased to inform you that I was up in time to watch the launch live. Quite awesome!
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