‘Very severe’ cyclonic storm Dana is approaching the Odisha coast rapidly and is expected to make landfall between Bhitarkanika in Kendrapara district of Odisha and Dhamra in Bhadrak early on Friday with a wind speed up to 120 kmph.As both Odisha and neighbouring West Bengal braces up for the storm, satellite images have captured its…
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…
NEW DELHI: To boost India’s surveillance system from space, the Cabinet Committee on Security led by PM Narendra Modi has quietly approved the phase III of the Space Based Surveillance (SBS-III) for launching a big bunch of spy satellites in low earth and geostationary orbits.“CCS on Monday gave the approval for launching 52 satellites under…
Gaganyaan group Captain Angad Pratap BENGALURU: In an online talk Friday, the first such for any of the four astronaut-designates of the Gaganyaan programme since their selection, Group Captain Angad Pratap said that as India’s human spaceflight programme evolves, the astronaut pool would become more diverse and that aspirants should internalise that there are no…
Gaganyaan group Captain Angad Pratap BENGALURU: In an online talk Friday, the first such for any of the four astronaut-designates of the Gaganyaan programme since their selection, Group Captain Angad Pratap said that as India’s human spaceflight programme evolves, the astronaut pool would become more diverse and that aspirants should internalise that there are no…
The Union cabinet has approved significant expansions to India’s space exploration initiatives, including the Chandrayaan-4 mission, Gaganyaan follow-up missions, and the Venus Orbiter Mission. Speaking on the decisions, Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw today announced, “Chandrayaan-4 has been expanded with additional elements, and the next step is a manned mission to the Moon.Preparatory steps have been…
In a recent stimulating statement, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman has stirred conversations about the potential existence of extraterrestrial life. Emphasising the rapid advancements in human technology, the ISRO chief suggests that the existence of alien civilizations is not just possible but likely across the universe. This intriguing perspective invites us to rethink…
NEW DELHI: Space minister Jitendra Singh, who released a report on the socio-economic impacts on Indian space programmes and data on Chandrayaan-3 on National Space Day, said on Friday that India not only became the first to reach Mars in one go and first to land on the Moon’s south pole but “will also become…
NEW DELHI: Isro aims to launch the first mission of the ambitious Gaganyaan project by December, Isro chairman S Somanath announced on Friday in Sriharikota. His statement came after the successful launch of the third and final developmental flight of the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV), which placed the Earth Observation Satellite into orbit earlier…
NEW DELHI: Isro will use its newly-developed small satellite launch vehicle SSLV-D3 to launch Earth Observation Satellite-8 (EOS-8) a day after India’s Independence Day. The liftoff is scheduled on “August 16 in a launch window of one hour starting at 09:17 Hrs (IST)”, Isro posted on X.This will be SSLV’s third and final development flight…
