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TopicIndian Space Research Organisation

Topic: Indian Space Research Organisation

ISRO to carry out 1st space docking experiment. Why the indigenous tech is crucial for future missions

Key SpaDeX experiment planned for 7 January. A successful demonstration will add India to an elite list—US, Russia, EU and China—to have performed docking in space.

World to witness 1 Indian in space and other Indian in deep sea by 2025, says Union Minister Jitendra Singh

At an event in Delhi, Singh outlined ambitious goals for space and marine sectors in India for the next year.

ISRO awarded Leif Erikson Lunar Prize for its Chandrayaan-3, India’s 3rd mission to the Moon

The award, given by the Exploration Museum in Husavik, Iceland, celebrates the first soft-landing of a spacecraft near the Lunar South Pole.

Chandrayaan-3 landing done. It’s now over to Pragyan Rover for next phase of Moon mission

Hours after ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 made a soft-landing on the Moon’s south pole, its rover Pragyan rolled out to do its job — study Moon's surface composition, measure seismic activity.

As Chandrayaan-3 touches down on Moon’s surface, meet the key scientists behind mission

Key figures include Chandrayaan-3 project director as well as ISRO chairman & directors of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, U R Rao Satellite Centre & Satish Dhawan Space Centre.

Modi govt’s space push counts on private players, investors gave $119m into Indian startups in 2022

According to analysts, investors see a less-costly alternative to European launchers that are grounded or under development, as well as access to a bustling manufacturing hub.

Why did ISRO drop a launch vehicle from a helicopter? It’s a test for tech that could slash rocket launch cost

Bengaluru: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Sunday successfully launched and landed a reusable launch vehicle — a development that brings India one step...

Indian space tech should now build small satellites, forge big global partnerships

As luck would have it, India’s domestic policy matrix as well as the international space regulatory scenario are currently aligned with the geopolitical aims.

More satellites, startups & revenue by 2025: Report sees big growth in Indian space industry

Report by Indian Space Association & EY provides projections for space economy up to 2025 & makes policy recommendations for govt aimed at helping industry become self-sustaining.

ISRO launches new rocket with satellite built by girl students, suffers ‘data loss’ in final phase

A new kind of rocket for launching small payloads into orbit, SSLV carried two satellites with payloads marking India’s 75th year of Independence. Status of satellites is currently unclear.

On Camera

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.