Chandrayaan-4 mission in ‘process of developing’, says S Somanath

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

Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) landing experiment likely next week in Challakere

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

Toyota Century: Isro to develop ECLSS for Gaganyaan mission after failing to get it from other countries: Somanath

PANAJI: Isro chairman S Somanath on Wednesday said the space agency has decided to indigenously develop the environmental control and life support system (ECLSS) for the upcoming human space flight mission Gaganyaan, after it failed to get it from other countries. The Gaganyaan project envisages a demonstration of Indian Space Research Organisation’s human spaceflight capability … Read more