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IAU approves ‘Statio Shiv Shakti’ as name for Chandrayaan-3 landing site

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IAU approves ‘Statio Shiv Shakti’ as name for Chandrayaan-3 landing site

An image of Chandrayaan-3 Vikram Lander, clicked through a Pragyan rover’s navigation camera, and released by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). | Photo Credit: ANI The International Astronomical Union (IAU) working group for Planetary System Nomenclature has approved the name Statio Shiv Shakti for the landing site of Chandrayaan-3’s Vikram lander. The approval was given…

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GSLV-F14 Launch: GSLV-F14 carrying INSAT-3DS to lift off on Feb 17: ISRO

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GSLV-F14 Launch: GSLV-F14 carrying INSAT-3DS to lift off on Feb 17: ISRO

Preparations underway for the launch of ISRO’s GSLV-F14/INSAT-3DS mission, at the Satish Dhawan Space Station, in Sriharikota. The GSLV-F14 carrying INSAT-3DS is scheduled for launch at 5.35 p.m. on February 17 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. “The launch is now scheduled at 17.35 Hrs. IST,” Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) tweeted on…

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ISRO chief Somnath says space agency prefers woman fighter test pilots for its crewed mission, possible in future

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ISRO chief Somnath says space agency prefers woman fighter test pilots for its crewed mission, possible in future

October 22, 2023 03:48 pm | Updated October 23, 2023 09:35 pm IST – Thiruvananthapuram ISRO prefers woman fighter test pilots or female scientists for its Gaganyaan mission, the space agency chief S. Somanath said. File | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar ISRO prefers woman fighter test pilots or female scientists for its much-awaited human…

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PM Modi “directs” ISRO to land man on moon by 2040

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PM Modi “directs” ISRO to land man on moon by 2040

Prime Minister Narendra Modi chairs a high-level meeting to assess the progress of the Gaganyaan Mission and to outline the future of India’s space exploration endeavours, in New Delhi on October 17, 2023. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman S Somanath is also present. | Photo Credit: ANI Signalling a roadmap for India’s future space…

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Launch was critical for Chandrayaan-3 success: ISRO chairman Somanath

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Launch was critical for Chandrayaan-3 success: ISRO chairman Somanath

S. Somanath, Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), attributes the success of the Chandrayaan-3 mission to the moon to “the result of the hard work of thousands of people in ISRO”, the “rigour of the reviews”, and “corrective action taken meticulously.” In an interview with T.S. Subramanian in Bengaluru, Dr. Somanath asserted that…

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Aditya-L1 successfully undergoes second earth-bound manoeuvre: ISRO

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Aditya-L1 successfully undergoes second earth-bound manoeuvre: ISRO

Aditya-L1, the first space-based Indian mission to study the Sun underwent the second earth-bound manoeuvre successfully, during the early hours on Tuesday, ISRO said. ISRO’s Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) carried out the operation. “The second Earth-bound manoeuvre (EBN#2) is performed successfully from ISTRAC, Bengaluru. ISTRAC/ISRO’s ground stations at Mauritius, Bengaluru and Port Blair…

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Aditya-L1 launch live updates | India’s first solar observatory mission set to launch today

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Aditya-L1 launch live updates | India’s first solar observatory mission set to launch today

For launching its Aditya-L1 mission on September 2, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will be using a variant of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) which also launched India’s first missions to the moon and Mars. With the PSLV-C57/Aditya-L1 mission, India’s first solar mission, the PSLV-XL variant will mark its 25th flight. Read more…

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India’s first solar observatory mission Aditya-L1 to be launched at 11.50 a.m. on September 2, 2023

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India’s first solar observatory mission Aditya-L1 to be launched at 11.50 a.m. on September 2, 2023

Aditya L1 onboard the PSLV-C57 the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on September 1, 2023 on the eve of its launch. Photo: X/@ISRO via PTI India’s first solar observatory mission, named Aditya-L1, will be launched onboard the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota at 11.50 am on…

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ISRO releases graph of temperature variation on lunar surface measured by Chandrayaan-3’s payload

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ISRO releases graph of temperature variation on lunar surface measured by Chandrayaan-3’s payload

The graph of temperature variation on lunar surface. Twitter/@isro ISRO on August 27 released a graph of the temperature variation on lunar surface with increase in depth measured by the ChaSTE payload onboard Chandrayaan-3’s Vikram lander module. According to the space agency, Chandra’s Surface Thermophysical Experiment (ChaSTE) measured the temperature profile of the lunar topsoil…

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