Topic: Gaganyaan
ISRO to send robot ‘Vyomamitra’ in unmanned Gaganyaan ahead of first human spaceflight
ISRO chairman K. Sivan told reporters the humanoid will simulate human functions in space and also interact with the environment control life support system.
Gaganyaan astronauts to get ISRO’s module-specific training in India after Russia session
The astronauts for India’s first crewed space mission were selected after a round of training in Russia by the launch service provider called Glavkosmos.
First Gaganyaan spaceflight likely to carry only one astronaut, and it’ll be a man
When PM Modi announced Gaganyaan on 15 August 2018, he had said 'an Indian son or daughter' will carry the national flag on the trip in 2022.
IIT-Delhi ties up with ISRO for research cell, will help with India’s manned space missions
ISRO is helping set up a research centre at IIT-Delhi that is expected to contribute to Gaganyaan project, through which India hopes to send manned missions to space.
This is how Indian astronauts will be trained for Gaganyaan in Russia
ISRO’s proposed Gaganyaan mission will be India’s first manned space flight, made using indigenous technologies. It is scheduled for December 2021.
IAF shortlists 10 test pilots who will go to space in manned mission Gaganyaan
At least 2 of the 10 are likely to be chosen for the 2022 mission. Those selected will be given initial training in India and advanced training abroad, which could be Russia.
First Gaganyaan flight unlikely to have woman astronauts
ISRO will pick three test pilots from the Indian armed forces, which currently have no women in these posts, for India's first manned space mission scheduled for 2022.
ISRO sets up centre in Bengaluru for manned space mission Gaganyaan
The space agency planning a human spaceflight programme which is likely to include a woman astronaut.
Pilots might stand a better chance at being chosen for Gaganyaan mission
ISRO chief K Sivan said they were looking for people with flying experience to send on India's first manned space flight being planned for 2022.
ISRO announces Chandrayaan-2 launch in April, Gaganyaan could be in space by 2021
Speaking at a press conference, ISRO chairman K. Sivan also said that he hoped women astronauts would be part of the human spaceflight programme.
Animals have come home. Covid-19 lockdown gives control back into nature’s hands
With people in India and elsewhere locked down in homes due to the coronavirus, the peaceful reclamation of public spaces by animals is teaching us important lessons.
Modi’s 9-min candle plan Sunday: Needless spectacle or much-needed motivation for Indians?
PM Modi requested Indians to light candles, lamps or mobile torches at 9 pm Sunday for nine minutes in a show of solidarity in the fight against Covid-19.
Defence
In a first, Army deploys medical team at civil coronavirus quarantine camp in Delhi
The Indian Army has so far only been operating out of quarantine camps set up by the armed service for coronavirus patients.
Poke fun at taali, thaali, diya and mombatti all you want. Modi couldn’t care less
Modi knows who he needs to speak to, who he should toss, who he can address in kind. People accuse him of infantilising his voters, but it’s a winning strategy.