scorecardresearch
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
TopicIndian Space Research Organisation

Topic: Indian Space Research Organisation

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.

How can India get its own Elon Musk? ISRO Chair Somanath says agency has key role to play

In order to expand India’s private sector success into the space industry, ISRO will have to provide knowledge support, says Chairman S. Somanath at Delhi event.

ISRO successfully launches new earth observation satellite in 2022’s first launch

The PSLV-C52 mission injected the EOS-04 as well as two other satellites into orbit in the early hours of Monday.

On Camera

Iran and Israel don’t have free will to start a war. It’s contingent on geopolitics

The reasons for both sides preventing any escalation lie in the political and military context of the strategic situation in West Asia within the larger global geopolitical framework.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

‘No brides for Agniveers’: In Rajasthan’s ‘Shaheedon ki nagri’, few takers for defence coaching centres

Coaching centres for Army aspirants in Jhunjhunu are shutting down due to plummeting admissions in the face of a lack of job guarantees under Agnipath Scheme.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.