What is ISRO’s ‘analog’ space mission and what is it’s aim? Why it chose Ladakh as base? – Times of India

ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) has achieved a milestone in space exploration: The Gaganyaan Mission, India’s first human spaceflight program. To ensure its success, ISRO is conducting an “analog mission” on Earth, which will take place in Ladakh. This mission will allow scientists to study the physical and mental challenges faced by humans in space….

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PM Modi launches 3 desi supercomputers to boost scientific research – Times of India

NEW DELHI: India’s Gaganyaan mission is not just about reaching space but about achieving “limitless heights of our scientific dreams,” said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, as he virtually inaugurated three indigenously-developed Param Rudra supercomputing systems to facilitate pioneering scientific research, along with two high-performance computing (HPC) systems – ‘Arka’ and ‘Arunika’ – designed…

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One Gaganyaatri will undertake space travel to ISS post-August: Minister Jitendra Singh | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Sharing an update on an Indian astronaut going to space in coming weeks, space minister Jitendra Singh has told Lok Sabha that “one Gaganyaatri from Isro will undertake space travel to the International Space Station (ISS)”.In a written reply to the Lower House on Wednesday, the minister said the Indian space agency is…

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