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1. Every stone in Srirangapatna speaks of its great Sultan: The Tiger of Mysore http://home.btconnect.com/tipusultan/site.htm
2. Remarkably, two of the rockets fired by Indian troops in 1792 are on display at the Royal Artillery Museum in London. One of these rockets is made up of an iron case 10 inches long by 2.3 inches wide. It is bound to a metal sword that is 40 inches long.
3. http://www.spaceline.org/history/1.html
4. The Story of Indian Rockets, From Srirangapattana to Sriharikota www.VigyanPrasar.com
5. More than 2,000 derived versions of Mysorean rockets were fired against the city of Boulonge. These rockets reportedly so stunned the French that not one shot was returned. http://www.spaceline.org/history/1.html
6. Ibid. In 1807, Copenhagen was severely damaged by fires caused by the launching of 25,000 Mysorean derived versions of rockets.
7. Ibid. On September 13 and 14, 1814 a 25-hour barrage of Congreve rockets (derived from Mysorean rocket) was fired from the British ship Erebus against Fort McHenry in Baltimore. Each of the rockets fired against Fort McHenry weighed about 30 pounds, and carried an incendiary charge. A number of American ships were destroyed by Congreve rockets during the War of 1812 during the siege. The battle was witnessed by a young lawyer named Francis Scott Key, who mentioned the Congreve "rockets' red glare" in his song "The Star Spangled Banner". The song later became the U.S. National Anthem, paying tribute to the tenacity of the American forces under siege. Congreve rockets launched by British ground troops reportedly terrified American soldiers. These rockets typically weighed 3 to 12 pounds each, and carried case-shot carbine balls that flew out like shrapnel when a charge of gunpowder exploded. The rockets surprised a rifle battalion led by U.S. Attorney General William Pinkney at the Battle of Bladensburg on August 24, 1814. After his victory at this battle, British commander Lt. George R. Gleig wrote of the American soldiers, "Never did men with arms in their hands make better use of their legs." http://www.spaceline.org/history/1.html
8. Wings of Fire : Pg.32
9. ibid
10. ibid: Pg 57
11. Bharat-Rakshak Monitor: India's Space Program: An Overview by R.L.N. Sarma http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/MONITOR/ISSUE3-5/sarma.html
12. Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam is currently President of Indian Republic.
13. Wings of Fire: Pg 86 Wernher von Braun (the father of NASA) made the German V2 missiles that devastated London in Second World War, later at NASA he produced the Jupiter missile (the first IRBM) and the Saturn rocket for Apollo moon mission. He once visited ISRO at the invitation of Dr Brahma Prakash.
14. ibid: Pg 89
15. www.astronautrix.com (sp??)
16. Propulsion System Status and Development Pathways In the Indian Context 6’th International Symposium, Propulsion for Space Transportation of the XXIst Century, Versailles, May 14-17, 2002.
17. School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Seoul National University http://rpl.snu.ac.kr/databank/india/india.html
18. Bharat-Rakshak Monitor: India's Space Program: An Overview by R.L.N. Sarma http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/MONITOR/ISSUE3-5/sarma.html
19. Estimated
20. www.astronautix.com
21. http://members.aol.com/B14643/spacerockets/Rest_World/Indien/Text/Frame.htm
22. School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Seoul National University http://rpl.snu.ac.kr/databank/india/india.html
23. Bharat-Rakshak Monitor: India's Space Program: An Overview by R.L.N. Sarma http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/MONITOR/ISSUE3-5/sarma.html
24. ibid
25. ISRO press briefing upon successful launch of GSLV.
26. ibid
27. SPECIAL FEATURE: ISRO, Challenges, frustrations and the future Interview with Dr. K. Kasturirangan, ISRO Chairman. Frontline Volume 20 - Issue 16, August 02 - 15, 2003
28. ibid
29. http://members.aol.com/B14643/spacerockets/Rest_World/Indien/Fotos/PSLV.htm
30. Based on Bharat-Rakshak ROCKSIM simulation
31. Propulsion System Status and Development Pathways In the Indian Context http://propulsion2002.aaaf.asso.fr/papers/16_061_p.pdf
32. www.astronautix.com
33. www.astronautix.com
34. http://members.aol.com/B14643/spacerockets/Rest_World/Indien/Text/Frame.htm
35. School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Seoul National University http://rpl.snu.ac.kr/databank/india/india.html
36. “ISRO tests Vikas engine” The Hindu, 4 Dec 2001
37. ISRO press briefing upon successful launch of GSLV.
38. http://tejas.serc.iisc.ernet.in/~currsci/sep102003/597.pdf
39. Based on analysis using Bharat-Rakshak ROCKSIM simulation
40. http://www.isro.org/rep2002/Links/Space%20Transportation.htm
41. ISRO-website for GSLV “First Developmental Test Flight of Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV)”
42. 12KRB happens to be first Russian liquid hydrogen cryogenic upper stage to fly
43. Department Of Space: Notes on Demands for Grants, 2002-2003
44. SPECIAL FEATURE: ISRO, Challenges, frustrations and the future Interview with Dr. K. Kasturirangan, ISRO Chairman. Frontline Volume 20 - Issue 16, August 02 - 15, 2003

45. Rajaram Nagappa, “Propulsion System Status and Development Pathways In the Indian Context”, 6 th International Symposium, Propulsion for Space Transportation of the XXIst Century. Versailles, May 14-17, 2002.
46. ibid
47. For earlier sub-version RD56 engine. Mass: 282Kg, length: 2.14m, diameter: 1.56m
48. http://tejas.serc.iisc.ernet.in/~currsci/jul252001/167.pdf
49. http://tejas.serc.iisc.ernet.in/~currsci/jul252001/167.pdf
50. Space and Tech, “GSLV – Specifications”, http://www.spaceandtech.com/spacedata/elvs/gslv_specs.shtml
51. www.astronautix.com
52. http://tejas.serc.iisc.ernet.in/~currsci/jul252001/167.pdf
53. http://tejas.serc.iisc.ernet.in/~currsci/jul252001/167.pdf
54. http://tejas.serc.iisc.ernet.in/~currsci/jul252001/167.pdf and http://members.aol.com/B14643/spacerockets/Rest_World/Indien/Text/Frame.htm
55. www.isro.com : Dynamic envelop 3.05m (diameter)
56. School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Seoul National University http://rpl.snu.ac.kr/databank/india/india.html
57. Rajaram Nagappa, “Propulsion System Status and Development Pathways In the Indian Context”, 6 th International Symposium, Propulsion for Space Transportation of the XXIst Century. Versailles, May 14-17, 2002.
58. ibid
59. Estimated
60. Estimated
61. Estimated
62. Estimated
63. For earlier sub-version RD56 engine. Mass: 282Kg, length: 2.14m, diameter: 1.56m
64. Space and Tech, “GSLV – Specifications”, http://www.spaceandtech.com/spacedata/elvs/gslv_specs.shtml
65. www.astronautix.com
66. Estimated
67. Estimated
68. Estimated
69. Estimated
70. http://members.aol.com/B14643/spacerockets/Rest_World/Indien/Text/Frame.htm
71. www.isro.com : Dynamic envelop 3.05m (diameter)
72. School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Seoul National University http://rpl.snu.ac.kr/databank/india/india.html
73. http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/MONITOR/ISSUE3-5/sarma.html
74. “ISRO's new heights “ Frontline http://www.frontlineonnet.com/fl2011/stories/20030606002809500.htm
74. Dr Kasturirangan in “ISRO's new heights “ Frontline
75. “ISRO's new heights “ Frontline http://www.frontlineonnet.com/fl2011/stories/20030606002809500.htm
76. V.S. Arunachalam, “DESIRE AND DENIAL: The Nullification of Cryogenic Rocket Motor Technologies to India”
77. ibid
78. Dr Kasturirangan in “ISRO's new heights “ Frontline http://www.frontlineonnet.com/fl2011/stories/20030606002809500.htm
79. SPECIAL FEATURE: ISRO “Realising the cryogenic dream” by T.S. SUBRAMANIAN. Frontline Volume 20 - Issue 16, August 02 - 15, 2003
80. http://www.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/content/numbers/238/03.shtml
81. “Mark 2 will use an indigenous C25 cryogenic upper stage engine”, Indian Government Okays Development of Third Generation Geostationary Satellite Launch Vehicle. http://www.satnewsasia.com/Stories/849.html
82. “Mk2 will use an indigenous C25 cryogenic upper stage engine”, http://www.ssc.se/ssd/diary022.html
83. http://www.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/content/numbers/238/03.shtml
84. http://www.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/content/numbers/238/03.shtml
85. “GSLV flight scheduled for March” ,UNI, 01/02/2003 1:37:29 PM http://www.uniindia.com/unilive%5Cunisite.nsf/All/4599B9515A9A3ECF65256CA2002DAF6F
86. http://www.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/content/numbers/238/03.shtml
87. http://www.satnewsasia.com/Stories/849.html
88. “A budgetary boost” by R. RAMACHANDRAN, Frontline Volume 19 - Issue 07, Mar. 30 - Apr. 12, 2002 http://www.frontlineonnet.com/fl1907/19070830.htm
89. ibid that validate my earlier estimates
90. SPECIAL FEATURE: ISRO A giant of a rocket by T.S. SUBRAMANIAN. Frontline Volume 20 - Issue 16, August 02 - 15, 2003
91. SPECIAL FEATURE: ISRO A giant of a rocket by T.S. SUBRAMANIAN. Frontline Volume 20 - Issue 16, August 02 - 15, 2003
92. ibid
93. Some definitions derived from http://www.astronautix.com/articles/engterms.htm and Dietrich.Haeseler@ri.dasa.de