he Indian space agency may be sending rockets and satellites to various planets but are also guided by their own superstitions and beliefs, said a retired official of the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro).
On the home front, Isro will not start the countdown for a rocket flight at Rahu Kaalam, said the official not wanting to be quoted.
Rahu Kaalam, or the one-and-a-half-hours of planet Rahu, is considered inauspicious to start any new work.
"In the case of interplanetary missions, it is not possible to coincide auspicious time with the rocket's launch time. The latter is decided based on the position of the target planet on the day when the spacecraft is expected to enter its orbit. So, the countdown is started on the auspicious time," he explained.
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he Indian space agency may be sending rockets and satellites to various planets but are also guided by their own superstitions and beliefs, said a retired official of the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro). On the home front, Isro will not start the countdown for a rocket flight at Rahu Kaalam, said the official not wanting to be quoted. Rahu Kaalam, or the one-and-a-half-hours of planet Rahu, is considered inauspicious to start any new work. "In the case of interplanetary missions, it is not possible to coincide auspicious time with the rocket's launch time. The latter is decided based on the position of the target planet on the day when the spacecraft is expected to enter its orbit. So, the countdown is started on the auspicious time," he explained.