NEW DELHI: In a significant step toward sustainable space exploration, the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) has pledged to achieve debris-free space missions by the end of this decade. This initiative follows a recent satellite mission that “practically left zero debris in orbit,” as said by Isro Chairman S Somanath. The mission accomplished this by … 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
ISRO chief S Somanath. (Photo/ANI) Ludhiana: Indian Space Research Organisation Chairman S Somanath on Tuesday said the Chandrayaan-4 mission is in the “process of developing”. He said space research is a continuous process and the country is on the trajectory of “great progress”. He was interacting with the media after attending the twentieth anniversary of … Read more
BENGALURU: The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) Monday said it accomplished another significant milestone on March 21, when the PSLV Orbital Experimental Module-3 (POEM-3) successfully re-entered Earth’s atmosphere in a controlled manner, leaving minimal orbital debris.The POEM-3 was part of the PSLV-C58/XPoSat mission launched on Jan 1, 2024. After deploying satellites into their intended orbits, … 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
BENGALURU: The launch readiness date of the Nasa-Isro Synthetic Aperture Radar (Nisar) satellite, an Earth-observing mission, will be determined at the end of April, Nasa has said in its latest update about the mission. A key component of the satellite is being returned to the US for additional work.The TOI had reported last week that … Read more
BENGALURU: An important programme that will demonstrate one of the technologies needed to meet India’s ambitions of sustained human presence in space is scheduled for a key landing experiment (LEX) at the Aeronautical Test Range (ATR) in Challakere, Chitradurga, 220km from Bengaluru, Isro chairman S Somanath confirmed to TOI in an exclusive interview. The experiment … Read more
BENGALURU: In a firm indication that India’s endeavours of sending astronauts to space will not be a one-off show of strength but a programme for sustained human presence in space, the process to select the second batch of astronauts for follow-up missions could begin in six months. The current astronaut training centre in Bengaluru — … Read more
NEW DELHI: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman, S Somanath, recently disclosed that he had been diagnosed with cancer on the day of the launch of India’s Aditya L1 solar mission. In an interview with Tarmak Media House, Somanath shared that he underwent surgery and chemotherapy, and he is now completely cured of the disease.“I … Read more
Thoothukudi: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader and Fisheries Minister Anitha Radhakrishnan accepted the mistake on Thursday after the Tamil Nadu government was left red-faced after an advertisement for a new Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) that featured a rocket with the flag of China. Radhakrishnan said that a small mistake was made in the newspaper … Read more
