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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…
New Delhi: In a first for India, life has sprouted on a craft sent into space by the country. Cowpea seeds sent on the PS4-Orbital Experiment Module (POEM), or the Bharatiya Space Lab, have germinated in the near zero-gravity and enclosed surroundings of space – and leaves are also expected to grow soon. This experiment…
New Delhi: India is all set to launch a massive American communications satellite that would allow making phone calls using direct connectivity from space. This is a highly innovative and a more modern approach to satellite telephony than the existing services. This is also the first time an American company is launching a massive communications…
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Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh): ISRO is gearing up to achieve a significant milestone with a Geosynchronous Launch Vehicle mission scheduled in January set to become the 100th launch from the Sriharikota spaceport, a top official said. The 99th launch from Sriharikota was Monday’s PSLV-C60 mission which successfully placed two spacecraft for conducting the Space Docking Experiment…
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Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu lauded ISRO’s successful PSLV-C60 mission, hailing it as a ‘milestone’ in India’s space exploration journey and a step closer to advancing human spaceflight capabilities. Congratulations to @isro on the successful PSLV-C60 mission from Sriharikota, marking another space milestone! SpaDeX (Space Docking Experiment) is a pioneering mission to establish India’s…
ISRO chief S. Somanath expressed hope that many more Space Docking Experiments would be taken up by the scientists in the coming days. File | Photo Credit: PTI ISRO is gearing up to achieve a significant milestone with a Geosynchronous Launch Vehicle mission scheduled in January set to become the 100th launch from the Sriharikota spaceport,…
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New: The skies over Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, were lit up at 10 pm today with the 62nd launch of the PSLV. The 25-hour countdown which started on Sunday, ended with the rocket lifting off from the First Launch Pad at this spaceport, exuding blinding orange fumes that streaked through the night sky. Within 15 minutes,…
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