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Opening ISRO to private players — Modi govt’s latest space initiative echoes 2017 draft bill

Sandhya Ramesh - 17 May, 2020

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s announcement Saturday was met with hope and measured skepticism as more details are awaited.

Government opens space sector, ISRO facilities for private players

PTI - 16 May, 2020

For boosting private participation in space activities, the government will provide level playing field for private companies in satellites, launches and space-based services.

Cartosat-3 images are so clear that you can tell a truck from a car, read road markings

Sandhya Ramesh - 31 January, 2020

Social media users have begun processing Cartosat-3 images released by ISRO to test their quality. The results are stunning.

ISRO to send robot ‘Vyomamitra’ in unmanned Gaganyaan ahead of first human spaceflight

PTI - 22 January, 2020

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

Sandhya Ramesh - 17 January, 2020

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.

ISRO successfully launches ‘high power’ GSAT-30 on European rocket Ariane 5

PTI - 17 January, 2020

Launched from French Guiana, the GSAT communication satellite will help provide high-quality television, telecommunications and broadcasting services.

ISRO set to launch GSAT-30 satellite, its first space mission of 2020, from French Guiana

Sandhya Ramesh - 16 January, 2020

GSAT-30, to be launched early Friday aboard a European Ariane-5 rocket, is expected to provide telecommunication services to remote areas in India.

Indonesia’s sinking capital and over 1 billion animals dead in Australia

Sandhya Ramesh - 12 January, 2020

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

First Gaganyaan spaceflight likely to carry only one astronaut, and it’ll be a man

Anonna Dutt - 8 January, 2020

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.

Chandrayaan-3 on track, 4 astronauts selected for Gaganyaan — ISRO spells out 2020 plan

Sandhya Ramesh - 1 January, 2020

ISRO chief K. Sivan confirms land acquisition has been initiated for 2,300-acre land in Tuticorin to build the country's second spaceport.

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