Sunday, February 18

Contents:

1. ISRO Successfully Launches Meteorological Satellite Into Orbit

2. Fact of the Day

3. Quote of the Day

4. Word of the Day

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has managed to launch a meteorological satellite into orbit around Earth, marking another successful milestone in India's space program. They launched their GSLV-F14 rocket yesterday, which released their INSAT-3DS satellite into Earth's orbit 18 minutes after liftoff. It will work together with India's INSAT-3D and INSAT-3DR satellites to continue monitoring Earth's surface and oceans while also collecting data on Earth's atmosphere for meteorological purposes. This is a big step forward and gives everyone at ISRO a lot more confidence in their next launch in collaboration with NASA, which will be launching their NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) satellite in the coming months.

Fact of the Day: Scientists have decided that the average color of the universe is called cosmic latte.

Quote of the Day: No matter how brilliant your mind or strategy, if you’re playing a solo game, you’ll always lose out to a team. (Reid Hoffman)

Word of the Day (Merriam-Webster): Rapport (noun)- When you have a rapport with someone, your relationship is characterized by agreement, mutual understanding, or empathy that makes communication possible or easy.

In a Sentence: Once our daughter had developed a rapport with her piano teacher, she began to show some real enthusiasm for learning and practicing the piano.