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Bengaluru to produce India’s first high-speed 250 kmph bullet train: Report

The first train is expected to be completed by December 2026, serving the Mumbai-Ahmedabad corridor. (Representational Image/Shutterstock)
Published on Sep 20, 2024 01:10 PM IST

Boeing Starliner's crew debut delayed again over spacecraft issue

Starliner's latest mission, called the Crewed Flight Test, is due to be the final test before the spacecraft is certified by the U.S. space agency to fly routine astronaut missions to the ISS.
Published on May 15, 2024 02:48 AM IST

Vikram lander falls silent 2.1 km from Moon

The last 15 minutes of the mission, in which the lander attempts to guide itself with the help of its own propulsion system, had been described by Sivan earlier as “15 minutes of terror”.
Updated on Sep 07, 2019 11:54 PM IST

40 new Vande Bharat Express trains by 2022

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 15 launched the New Delhi-Varanasi Vande Bharat Express or Train 18, India’s first locally built semi high-speed train that can run up to a maximum speed of 160 km/hour.
Updated on Sep 05, 2019 12:27 AM IST

Chandrayaan 2 completes final de-orbital operations, all set for moon landing

Chandrayaan 2 lander Vikram is all set to land on the moon on September 7.
Updated on Sep 06, 2019 05:29 PM IST

Chandrayaan 2: Final orbit lowering move today, lander to separate out on Monday

This photo released by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) shows its Geosynchronous Satellite launch Vehicle (GSLV) MkIII carrying Chandrayaan-2 lift off from Satish Dhawan Space center in Sriharikota, India, Monday, July 22, 2019.
Updated on Jun 24, 2020 04:11 AM IST

Chandrayaan 2: Fourth orbit raising manoeuvre in Earth orbit complete, one more to go

In the course of 23 days, the scientists have to carry out a total of five orbit raising manoeuvres - four to increase the apogee and one to increase the perigee or the point on the elliptical orbit closest to the Earth.
Updated on Aug 02, 2019 06:45 PM IST

Chandrayaan-2: ISRO performs first orbit raising manoeuvre

India’s heaviest launch vehicle, the GSLV Mark III, placed the Chandrayaan-2 in a 169.7km x 45,475 km after launch.
Updated on Jul 25, 2019 06:09 AM IST

Isro on last-minute glitch that forced them to abort Chandrayaan-2 lift-off

In 2016, a “large breach” in the helium system led to an explosion destroying Space X’s Falcon 9. A similar helium leak in 2014 was detected early, and the mission was scrapped.
Updated on Jul 17, 2019 01:26 PM IST

Chandrayaan-2 launch aborted at eleventh hour

A view of the Chandrayaan-2 on board GSLVMkIII-M1 at Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Nellore district, Saturday, July 13, 2019.
Updated on Jul 16, 2019 12:01 AM IST

Engineers say all Indians should be proud of indigenous Train 18

Every Indian should be proud of Train 18, feel its manufacturers. (Photo by Burhaan Kinu/ Hindustan Times)
Published on Feb 18, 2019 11:20 PM IST

ISRO launches GSAT-7A satellite that will improve communications for armed forces

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Wednesday launched the country’s newest satellite GSAT-7A
Updated on Dec 19, 2018 05:03 PM IST