Tuesday 17 May 2011

WHY COUNTDOWN IS SO IMPORTANT IN ROCKET LAUNCH?

A countdown is loudly counting in reverse from 10 to 1,prior to an event.In a rocket launch,a countdown is a carefully devised set of procedures ending with the ignition of a rocket engine,which starts 72 to 96 hours prior to its launch time.During the countdown,step by step procedures like placing the vehicle at the launch site,loading the essentials needed for the launch,setting up communication with the launch centre ,etc are executed.When everything is okayed,"T minus Time",that is,3 minutes and 40 seconds is set and the process of ignition begins.

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