NEW DELHI: The successful docking of two Isro spacecraft in space on Thursday has paved the way for future space and outer space missions as India desperately needs a permanent station in space for parking its spacecraft before pursuing a long space journey.The docking mission is a very challenging task as it involves reducing the…
BENGALURU: In a milestone for India’s space capabilities, Isro completed its first-ever satellite docking manoeuvre early Thursday (Jan 16), marking a crucial step toward multiple future missions — including Chandrayaan-4 and the country’s own space station — in the pipeline. Poll What do you think of ISRO’s successful satellite docking maneuver? The final command for…
NEW DELHI: The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) on Sunday said the two satellites were moved back to a safe distance after a trial attempt to reach up to 15 meters and further to 3 meters was completed.The space body said the “docking process will be done after analysing data further”. Isro’s final docking mechanism…
Bengaluru: The two Space Docking Experiment (SpaDeX) satellites, by Saturday evening, achieved a distance of 230m from the distance of 1.5km.“Arrested at Inter Satellite Distance (ISD) of 230 m, all sensors are being evaluated. Spacecraft’s health is normal,” Isro said. Again, the space agency did not commit to the time or date it plans to…
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: V Narayanan, who is set to take over as Isro chairman on January 14, described his task ahead as challenging, with many things, including a series of experiments for future missions, lined up in the coming months. Narayanan will also take charge from incumbent S Somanath as secretary of dept of space and chairman…
BENGALURU: As ISRO gears up for the ambitious space docking experiment, scheduled for Tuesday, the space agency and multiple startups that sent payloads on the PSLV Orbital Experiment Platform (POEM) have reported success. However, two key payloads from educational institutions — spinach sent by Amity University, Mumbai, and gut bacteria sent by RVCE in Bengaluru…
Isro has achieved a remarkable feat by successfully germinating cowpea seeds in microgravity conditions during their PSLV-C60 POEM-4 mission.The successful experiment utilised the Compact Research Module for Orbital Plant Studies (CROPS), demonstrating substantial progress in understanding how plants grow in space conditions.VSSC developed the CROPS payload, which functions as an automated system specifically created to…
The year 2024 proved to be an outstanding time in the realm of space exploration, where the milestones achieved by several agencies held the world in awe. Milestone scientific discoveries and technological achievements marked humanity’s unwavering quest to know more about the universe.From Moon to Mars, and from solar breakthroughs to democratising space access, a…
India on Monday got a step closer to becoming part of an elite group of nations with space-docking technology — ability to mate two spacecraft in space — with Isro’s putting two small satellites weighing 220 kg each, into orbit.The satellites, part of the Space Docking Experiment (SpaDeX) mission, lifted off around little past 10pm…
BENGALURU: Tonight, a few milliseconds past 10pm, India is poised to launch its Space Docking Experiment (SpaDeX) mission — the PSLV-C60 rocket will carry two small spacecraft, each weighing approximately 220 kg, into a 470 km circular orbit.This technology demonstration mission aims to showcase India’s capability in performing complex in-space docking maneuvers, a crucial technology…
