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Axiom's Ax-4 astronaut-designate Shubhanshu Shukla’s mantra is ‘to dream big’
Indian Air Force test pilot Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, chosen for Axiom mission, is set to become the first Indian to visit International Space Station.
Updated on Apr 22, 2025 09:41 AM IST
SpaDeX mission: Satellites close in to 3m in trial, call on final docking soon
ISRO said in a post on X that the two satellites sent for SpaDeX mission - SDX01 (Chaser) and SDX02 (Target) - were just 3 metres apart in trial attempt.
Updated on Jan 12, 2025 09:34 AM IST
SpaceX to launch India’s GSAT-20 satellite in major deal with ISRO
The GSAT-20 satellite, weighing 4,700 kg, is too heavy for India’s own rockets to carry, so SpaceX was chosen for the launch.
Published on Nov 16, 2024 12:22 PM IST
ISRO's new mission: Weather satellite readies at launch port in Sriharikota
ISRO chairperson S Somanath has set forth an ambitious agenda for 2024, aiming for a minimum of 12 launches.
Updated on Jan 28, 2024 01:12 AM IST
Aditya-L1 mission: ISRO activates second instrument on solar spacecraft
According to ISRO, ASPEX comprises two instruments, 'the Solar Wind Ion Spectrometer (SWIS) and SupraThermal and Energetic Particle Spectrometer (STEPS).
Published on Dec 02, 2023 11:23 AM IST
Why are countries racing to the moon's heavily cratered south pole?
The south pole - far from the equatorial region targeted by previous missions, including the crewed Apollo landings - is full of craters and deep trenches.
Published on Aug 23, 2023 06:57 PM IST
Reuters |
Chandrayaan 3 is an invaluable milestone
The Moon mission will show the world India can undertake complex projects. And, it will create a new pantheon of heroes for the country
Published on Jul 14, 2023 01:23 AM IST
India’s moonshot will mark an epoch
Chandrayaan-3 will help understand our closest neighbour better and act as landmark for Indian science and technology.
Updated on Jul 12, 2023 09:33 PM IST
Earlier mission ‘success-based’, Chandrayaan-3 factors in failures: Isro chief
Isro chief S Somnath said the Indian space agency has perfected the part of reaching up to the moon. But it was the landing that the agency is working on.
Updated on Jul 11, 2023 03:38 AM IST
Soumya Pillai, New Delhi
Isro develops three types of ventilators to battle Covid-19
A low-cost and portable critical care ventilator, 'Prana' ("Programmable Respiratory Assistance for the Needy Aid') is based on the automated compression of an Ambu (Artificial Manual Breathing Unit) bag.
Published on Jun 07, 2021 02:06 PM IST
PTI |
PSLV lifts off with Amazonia-1, 18 other satellites; ISRO says launch successful
The 637-kg Amazonia-1 is the optical earth observation satellite of the National Institute for Space Research (INPE), the research unit of Brazil's ministry of science.
Updated on Feb 28, 2021 10:50 AM IST
hindustantimes.com | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi
ISRO to launch Amazonia-1 along with 18 other satellites today
After this, the ISRO will gear up to launch its geo imaging satellite GISAT-1, which will facilitate near real-time observation of the Indian sub-continent, under cloud-free condition, at frequent intervals.
Published on Feb 28, 2021 07:19 AM IST
hindustantimes.com | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi