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‘There is likely to be strong private sector interest in India to take up contracts with the right incentives’ | Photo Credit: PTI India has set ambitious goals for its space programme in the next two decades. These goals hinge on powerful, reusable rockets such as the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)’s upcoming Next Generation…
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The Gaganyaan project seeks to demonstrate India’s human spaceflight capability. Guwahati: The Gaganyaan Mission, the country’s maiden crewed spaceflight program, is expected to be launched by the end of 2026, with the rocket’s first uncrewed test flight likely to be held early next year, Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) Chairman S Somanath said on Monday….
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ISRO Chairman S Somanath addresses a press conference on the Chandrayaan-4 mission at the National Media Centre in New Delhi on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: ANI Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman S. Somanath said on Friday (September 20, 2024) that the space agency will take all precautions by carrying out a sufficient number of…
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Dr. Philippe Baptiste, Chairman and CEO of Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES), interacting with The Hindu, during the 8th edition of Bengaluru Space Expo 2024 (BSX), a Biennial International Exhibition, by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), in association with the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), at Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC), on Tumkuru road…
Philippe Baptiste, Chairman and CEO of Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES), during the 8th edition of Bengaluru Space Expo 2024 (BSX), a biennial international exhibition by the CII in association with ISRO, Bangalore International Exhibition Centre, September 18, 2024. | Photo Credit: Murali Kumar K Philippe Baptiste, President of the French Space Agency, Centre National…
One of the four astronauts undergoing training for the Gaganyaan mission will travel to the International Space Station as part of a collaborative effort with National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Union Minister Jitendra Singh has informed the Lok Sabha. In a written reply, Mr. Singh said NASA has identified a private entity Axiom Space…
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Susmita Mohanty wears many hats: spaceship designer, serial entrepreneur, and space diplomat. She is co-founder and director-general of Spaceport SARABHAI (S2), India’s first space-focused think-tank, which she founded in 2021. Ms. Mohanty has spent more than 25 years in the international space sector working with the Americans, Europeans, Japanese, Russians, and Indians in various capacities,…
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Only one astronaut will fly to space in the Gaganyaan mission, Dr S Somanath said New Delhi: The Gaganyaan Mission is at a critical stage this year with three important missions scheduled for this year, ISRO Chairman Dr S Somanath told NDTV. “We are at a critical juncture with Gaganyaan this year. We have three…
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets Gaganyaan Mission astronauts-designate Prashanth Balakrishnan Nair, Ajit Krishnan, Angad Prathap and Shubanshu Shukla at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre in Thiruvananthapuram on February 27, 2024. Photo: PMO via PTI The story so far: On February 27, Prime Minister Narendra Modi publicised the final shortlist of candidates to be astronauts on…
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February 27, 2024 07:46 pm | Updated February 28, 2024 12:34 am IST – THIRUVANANTHAPURAM (From left) Astronauts-designate Shubanshu Shukla, Prashanth Balakrishnan Nair, Ajit Krishnan and Angad Angad Pratap. | Photo Credit: PTI All four Gaganyaan astronaut-designates, whose names were announced here on Tuesday, were commissioned into the fighter stream of IAF and are test…
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