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…
MUMBAI: Chandrayaan-3, whose success made India world’s first country to have landed near lunar South Pole, has been awarded World Space Award by International Astronautical Federation.Besides India, only the US, Russia and China have achieved the milestone of soft landing on the moon.The award ceremony is scheduled for October 14 during the opening ceremony of…
BENGALURU: In a meeting held at its headquarters in Bengaluru on Tuesday, Suresh Gopi, Union Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas & Tourism, sought Isro’s support to evaluate the flood risk associated with the Mullaperiyar and Idukki dams in Kerala, the space agency said Wednesday.Expressing concern over the increasing incidents of extreme weather…
BENGALURU: Former Isro scientist, Srinivas Hegde, 71, who was the mission director of India’s first lunar mission, Chandrayaan-1 that discovered water molecules on Moon, passed away at a private hospital here on Friday. He is survived by his wife and two sons.Hegde had a long career with Isro — from 1978 to 2014 — and…
BENGALURU: Weather permitting, Isro will attempt to achieve another milestone in the development of reusable launch vehicle (RLV) technology this month, may be as early as next week in Karnataka’s Challakere, while “issues” with chopper (Chinook) is delaying the integrated air-drop test (IADT) of simulated Gaganyaan crew modules at the spaceport in Sriharikota.Isro, which had…
BENGALURU: Two of the main scientific instruments (payloads) on India’s first dedicated solar space observatory mission, Aditya-L1, have captured images and data of intense solar activity during a period of heightened eruptions on the Sun in May 2024.Sharing data from the Solar Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (SUIT) and the Visible Emission Line Coronagraph (VELC) payloads on…
BENGALURU: Isro Saturday said it has demonstrated its commitment to nurturing a vibrant space ecosystem in India by providing extensive technical support and expertise to Agnikul Cosmos, the IIT-incubated start-up, for its recent suborbital mission, Agnibaan SOrTeD.“…This collaboration showcases Isri’s willingness to support and foster the growth of private start-ups in the country’s rapidly expanding…
BENGALURU: Isro Tuesday said it closely monitored and captured the signatures of the powerful solar storm triggered by the highly active sunspot region — AR13664 — that impacted Earth in early May 2024, unleashing a series of intense X-class flares and coronal mass ejections (CMEs) directed towards our planet. The resulting geomagnetic storm was the…
BENGALURU: Isro Tuesday said it closely monitored and captured the signatures of the powerful solar storm triggered by the highly active sunspot region — AR13664 — that impacted Earth in early May 2024, unleashing a series of intense X-class flares and coronal mass ejections (CMEs) directed towards our planet. The resulting geomagnetic storm was the…
NEW DELHI: Making India’s intention clear to join global efforts to remove debris from space, Isro chairman S Somanath on Tuesday announced that the country aims to achieve debris-free space missions by 2030.Addressing the 42nd Inter-Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee (IADC) annual meet in Bengaluru, Somanath said Isro has a clearly laid-out plan for space…
