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Gaganyaan test flight mission successful, crew escape module splashes down

October 21, 2023 admin

ISRO’s TV-D1 test flight of Mission Gaganyaan lifts off from Satish Dhawan Space Station, in Sriharikota on October 21, 2023. Photo: X/@isro via PTI ISRO scientists, after a two hour delay and nerve-wracking moments as the engine of TV-D1 failed to ignite initially, on October 21 launched the rocket carrying payloads related to crew safety…

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ISRO To Carry Out First Test Today

October 21, 2023 admin

Gaganyaan Mission LIVE: The stakes are much higher this time because human lives will be involved. Attempting to prepare for every possibility, which is now a part of its ethos, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will carry out an abort test for the human space mission, Gaganyaan, today. A similar fail-safe approach had been…

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Gaganyaan: ISRO all geared up for first test flight

October 20, 2023 admin

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) shares an update on preparations for the Flight Test Vehicle Abort Mission-1 (TV-D1) as ISRO is about to commence unmanned flight tests for the Gaganyaan Mission in Sriharikota. | Photo Credit: ANI The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on October 21 will conduct the Gaganyaan’s first Flight Test Vehicle Abort…

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“Day Not Far When An Indian Will Land On Moon In…”: PM Modi

October 20, 2023 admin

PM said India of the 21st century was writing new chapters of progress. (File) Sahibabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the government has drawn up a roadmap for the development of space sector and that day was not far when an Indian will travel to the Moon in an indigenously built spacecraft. Addressing…

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To Prepare For Gaganyaan Success, ISRO Will Test A Failure Tomorrow

October 20, 2023 admin

The test is scheduled to take place at 8 am on Saturday. New Delhi: It’s going to be a flight of failure, which will set up ISRO for success. Attempting to prepare for every possibility, which is now a part of its ethos, the Indian Space Research Organisation will carry out an abort test for…

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India’s Agnikul raises 2 billion rupees more ahead of first rocket launch

October 17, 2023 admin

Pawan Chandana and Bharath Daka, founders of Skyroot Aerospace, an Indian Space-Tech startup, pose for a photograph with a mockup of Vikram-S rocket, India’s first private rocket developed by the Skyroot, in Hyderabad, India, October 24, 2022. | Photo Credit: Reuters Indian space startup Agnikul Cosmos said on Tuesday it had raised 2 billion rupees…

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ISRO Chief Sreedhara Somanath Meets Chess Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa

October 16, 2023 admin

S Somanath said he is very proud of what R Praggnanandhaa has achieved Chennai: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman Sreedhara Somanath met Indian chess player Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa at his house in Chennai on Monday. The ISRO chief gave a replica miniature of the GSLV rocket to the chess player as an encouraging gift…

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ISRO “Very Busy” With Series Of Space Exploration Missions: S Somnath

October 15, 2023 admin

“So many things are there and we are very busy doing all of this,” S Somnath said. (File) Chennai: ISRO has lined up a series of exploration missions including to Mars, Venus and to the Moon again, apart from the maiden human spaceflight programme, Chairman S Somanath said on Sunday. The space agency also has…

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ISRO To Conduct Three More Test Flights For Gaganyaan Mission

October 15, 2023 admin

The test vehicle development flight (TV-D1) will be conducted at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre. Madurai: ISRO will conduct three more test vehicle missions under the ambitious Gaganyaan programme after the maiden TV-D1 test flight, which is scheduled on October 21, the space agency’s chairman S Somanath said on Saturday. The Gaganyaan project envisages a…

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ISRO to hold more test Gaganyaan vehicle missions after maiden test flight on Oct 21: Chairman Somanath

October 14, 2023 admin

S. Somanath, Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar K ISRO will conduct three more test vehicle missions under the ambitious Gaganyaan programme after the maiden TV-D1 test flight, which is scheduled on October 21, the space agency’s chairman S. Somanath said on October 14. The Gaganyaan project envisages a…

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