Tag: ISRO
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India to launch Chandrayaan-4 in 2027 to bring back moon samples
India is planning to launch the Chandrayaan-4 mission in 2027, Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh has confirmed. The mission will work towards collecting samples from the Moon and returning them to Earth, in a breakthrough step in India’s space exploration efforts. “The Chandrayaan-4 mission aims to collect samples from the Moon’s surface and bring ... -
ISRO Makes History with Successful Docking of SpaDeX Satellites in Space
The SpaDeX satellites docking procedure was successfully finished by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) on Thursday. On December 30th 2024, the Space Docking Experiment (SpaDeX) mission was launched successfully. The historic event occurred just days after the space agency’s trial attempt to dock the satellites on January 12th got the two spacecraft to three ... -
India’s First Satellite Docking Test Faces Another Delay by ISRO
For the second time, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) postponed the satellite space docking experiment on Wednesday, citing high drift between the mission satellites. According to ISRO, the experiment was postponed because the “process requires further validation through ground simulations based on an abort scenario identified today.” Initially planned for Tuesday, the mission is ... -
Dr V Narayanan Appointed as New ISRO Chairman, Set to Take Charge on January 14
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has stated that Chairmans ISRO, well known scientist Dr V Narayanan will take over on January 14 from S Somanath. Dr Narayanan presently working for Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC), banglore holds about four decades of experience in rocket and spacecraft propulsion. Dr Narayanan graduated in Cryogenic Engineering from ... -
ISRO PSLV-C60 SpaDex Satellites Launching Today!!
2024 will be ending with the launch of ISRO’s PSLV-C60 SpaDex satellites on December 30 and the space agency has reported that the launch has been scheduled at 10 pm from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. It is the first ever attempt by ISRO with the Space Docking Experiment (SpaDex) Mission which demonstrates ... -
ISRO-NASA Joint Satellite to Transform Earth Mapping, Launch Scheduled for March 2025
Science Minister Jitendra Singh said in a parliamentary briefing that a new US – Indian satellite, a collaborative Earth mapping mission between NASA and the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is set to launch in March 2025. Signed in 2014, the NASA – ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) mission was scheduled to begin operations in ... -
Space Exploration: ISRO’s first analog space mission kicks off in Leh
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has just announced the launch of the country’s first analog space mission to simulate life in an interplanetary habitat to tackle the challenges of a base station beyond Earth. The mission is meant to help ISRO understand the issues that future astronauts are likely to encounter on missions beyond ... -
Can ISRO Save Sunita Williams? Exploring Her Space Legacy and Current Crisis
NASA astronaut Sunita Williams went to space in June 2023 on a mission with a plan to come back next week but has since then been hanging there because of the faulty Boeing Starliner Spacecraft. Nasa is now exploring ways to bring back the Indian Origin Astronaut as she has been there for two months ... -
ISRO’s SSLV-D3 Mission Triumphs, Launching Key Satellites into Orbit
ISRO successfully launched and placed an Earth observation satellite in orbit. The EOS-08 along with the SR-O DEMOSAT entered in their orbits today. The mission marks the third and final developmental flight of the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle-D3 (SSLV-D3). The rocket lifted off smoothly at 9:17 am from the first launch pad at the Satish ... -
ISRO’s Astronaut Prepares for Historic ISS Mission: A Step Towards Gaganyaan
ISRO chief S. Somnath has shared exciting details about the upcoming mission involving Indian astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla. He is an Indian Air Force pilot, who is set to take off on a mission to the International Space Station (ISS), marking a significant milestone as India gears up for its ambitious Gaganyaan mission. At ...