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M. Mohan has been appointed as director of the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC) located at Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala. Mr. Mohan, who is currently Director (Projects) at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), succeeds V. Narayanan as the LPSC director. ISRO issued his appointment order on January 25. Mr. Mohan was director of the Human Space…
The model of the Gaganyaan crew module, a spacecraft that will carry a crew of three astronauts into orbit and back to Earth displayed at HAL stall. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre of ISRO has dispatched the Crew Module for the first uncrewed mission of Gaganyaan (G1) after successfully completing…
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The model of the Gaganyaan crew module, a spacecraft that will carry a crew of three astronauts into orbit and back to Earth displayed at HAL stall. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre of ISRO has dispatched the Crew Module for the first uncrewed mission of Gaganyaan (G1) after successfully completing…
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Prayagraj: India’s space agency, using Indian satellites, has beamed down images of the ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela – the world’s single largest religious gathering – at Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj. The images by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) show a massive infrastructure made at the fair, where about 40 crore people are expected to visit…
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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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