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Friday, November 1, 2024
TopicSpace missions

Topic: space missions

Venus Orbiter Mission gets Cabinet nod. Why ISRO wants to study ‘Earth’s twin’ & what mission will entail

Mission approved with total funding of Rs 1,236 crore, of which Rs 824 crore will be spent on the spacecraft. ISRO officials say it will likely take flight by March 2028.

ISRO prepares for responsible space missions, aims to go debris-free by 2030

On maiden National Space Day, President Murmu said India needed to prepare for future challenges as space debris would be a potential risk in future.

ISRO’s reusable launch vehicle, made to cut down mission costs, set for 3rd test landing this week

Waiting for good weather for the test launch, says ISRO chairman S. Somanath. Launch to be carried out at Karnataka’s Challakere, on board the Indian Air Force’s Chinook chopper.

Making of 4 astronauts for Gaganyaan — rigorous training, medical & fitness tests, survival tasks

Training footage released by ISRO reveals aspects of survival training, parabolic weightlessness, extreme g-force simulation, psychological tests, and more.

After Moon, ISRO sets its eyes on Mars landing — ‘it’s an aspiration, work yet to begin’

ISRO chief S. Somanath details the agency’s planned missions, declines to comment on Chandrayaan-3, whose lander and rover were put to sleep when first lunar night set in.  

After moon landing, India’s 1st space-based mission to study the sun will blast off on 2 Sept

ISRO has invited citizens to witness the launch from the viewing gallery of spaceport Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, by registering on its website.

India capable of launching more interplanetary missions, says ISRO chairman

Somanath told reporters in Thiruvananthapuram that India is capable of 'travelling to the Moon, Mars & Venus' but will need more confidence and investment.

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.

Chandrayaan-3 successfully enters lunar orbit

India’s third lunar exploration mission was launched successfully from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh’s Sriharikota on 14 July.

Communication with space-probe Voyager 2 lost after NASA sends wrong command

The error occurred in July, preventing the probe launched in 1977 from receiving commands from earth.

On Camera

16th BRICS Summit was about building dollar-free world order. India can use it to expand trade

For New Delhi, a USD-free system is not an immediate priority nor an existential necessity to unconditionally support the China-Russia agenda.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

All about Major Bob Khathing, whose daring expedition & diplomatic parleys secured Tawang for India

The decorated Naga officer from Manipur also served as envoy to Myanmar & Nagaland chief secy. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a museum dedicated to the Tawang hero Thursday.

From 2004 to 2024, bad news has come wrapped as good news for Congress

Congress is silently acknowledging it over-read verdict of last general election. You can see it in easy concession to SP. It will likely be more reasonable in Maharashtra & Jharkhand.