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New Delhi: India docked two satellites in space on Thursday, a key milestone for the country’s ambitions of a space station and manned Moon mission. “India docked its name in space history,” said the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on X. ISRO shared a behind-the-scenes video today to showcase the lead-up to the historic feat…
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New Delhi: With an eye on sending an Indian on the Moon, the Union cabinet led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given permission to build a massive launch pad in Andhra Pradesh’s Sriharikota. The Union cabinet today in a standalone decision cleared the construction of a third launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space…
Bengaluru: V Narayanan has assumed charge as the chairman of ISRO, replacing S Somanath, the Space Agency said. In a statement, the ISRO said, “Dr V Narayanan, Distinguished Scientist (Apex Grade), assumed the charge of Secretary, Department of Space, Chairman, Space Commission and Chairman, ISRO on the afternoon of January 13, 2025.” Prior to this,…
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New Delhi: The new ISRO chief V Narayanan said India will fly humans to space by 2026 as part of the Gaganyaan mission. Gaganyaan envisages launching a crew of three members to an orbit of 400 kilometres for a three-days-long mission and bring them back safely to earth, by landing in Indian sea waters. Speaking…
New Delhi: India’s first attempt to dock two live satellites in space has not been abandoned and the docking could actually take place in the next few days, ISRO Chairman Dr S Somanath has confirmed. “Space crafts are at a distance of 1.5 km and on hold mode. Further drift to 500 m is planned…
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New Delhi: The Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) LVM3 rocket will launch in March a communication satellite of a US-based firm AST SpaceMobile that plans to provide space-based cellular broadband network services on smartphones. “The commercial LVM3-M5 mission, set for March, will deploy BlueBird Block-2 satellites under a contract with the US-based AST SpaceMobile,” an…
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Photo: YouTube/@isroofficial5866 ISRO has once again postponed the Space Docking Experiment (SpaDEx) involving two satellites, citing excessive drift during a crucial manoeuvre. The SpaDEx was supposed to take place on January 9. “While making a manoeuvre to reach 225 m between satellites the drift was found to be more than expected, post non-visibility period. The…
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New Delhi: Rocket scientist V Narayanan will take over the mantle from current Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chief S Somanath on January 14. His elevation was announced by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet. Here some some key points about his academic and ISRO journey: Mr Narayanan completed his M Tech in Cryogenic Engineering and…
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The Compact Research Module for Orbital Plant Studies (CROPS) experiment aims to understand how plants grow in the unique conditions of space, which is essential for future long-duration space missions. | Photo Credit: X/@isro Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Saturday (January 4, 2025) said the cowpea seeds it had sent to space onboard the…