IAF World Space award (Image credit: Isro X handle) In a significant achievement for India, Dr S Somanath, secretary of the department of space and chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro), received the IAF World Space award for 2024, in Milan, on Monday. The recognition was conferred for the Indian space agency’s success with … Read more
NEW DELHI: Seismic activity in the Moon’s soil could be due to impact from meteorites in the past or local heat-related effects, according to Isro’s preliminary analysis of data received from Chandrayaan-3’s quake-detecting instrument. However, detailed studies are needed to get more insights from the data, they said. Their research paper, published in the journal … Read more
Year Mission name Mission description 1975 Aryabhata India’s first satellite. 1980 Rohini Satellite Series (RS-1) India’s first satellite launched by its launch vehicle, the SLV-3. 1983 INSAT-1B Part of the Indian National Satellite System for telecommunications, broadcasting, and meteorology. 1987 SROSS Series (SROSS-1) Series of satellites for scientific research and observation. 1993 IRS-1E Part of … Read more
MUMBAI: Chandrayaan-3, whose success made India world’s first country to have landed near lunar South Pole, has been awarded World Space Award by International Astronautical Federation.Besides India, only the US, Russia and China have achieved the milestone of soft landing on the moon.The award ceremony is scheduled for October 14 during the opening ceremony of … Read more
NEW DELHI: Chandrayaan-3, the moon mission of India, experienced a delay of four seconds during launch to prevent possible collisions with debris objects and satellites, as disclosed in a recent report by the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) on Friday.The chairperson of Isro, S Somanath, presented the Indian Space Situational Assessment Report (ISSAR) for 2023, … Read more
People watch a live stream of Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft’s landing on the moon, inside an auditorium of Gujarat Science City in Ahmedabad, India, August 23, 2023. (Reuters) India’s space ambitions revealed in BJP’s election manifesto, targeting moon landing by 2035 and an Indian Space Station in LEO by 2040 The Indian Space Station is currently in … Read more
NEW DELHI: The country’s elite space agency Isro has been honoured with the prestigious US’s Aviation Week Laureates Award for its remarkable achievements in the Chandrayaan-3 mission, which made India the first country in the world to land on the Moon’s virgin south pole on Aug 23 last year. In another accolade for the space … Read more
REYKJAVIK: In a momentous recognition of India’s space prowess, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has been feted with the prestigious Leif Erikson Lunar Prize by the Husavik Museum here.The award acknowledges ISRO’s unwavering dedication and indomitable spirit in propelling lunar exploration forward and contributing significantly to unravelling celestial mysteries, particularly through the successful Chandrayaan-3 … Read more
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