SRIHARIKOTA SPACEPORT FUTURE
Modi government strangulating, emasculating ISRO, says Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh
The Congress party criticises the Modi government's aggressive privatisation agenda for India's space program. They question the rationale behind weakening ISRO's capabilities and transferring its assets. Reports indicate ISRO's role in rocket development will be severely limited by this new policy. The party also notes that key ISRO professionals have recently resigned from their positions. Concerns are raised about the future of ISRO's historic spaceports under this privatisation drive.
India's first pvt rocket to place tech payloads, postcard from PM into orbit
India's first privately developed orbital rocket, Vikram-1, will launch Saturday into low earth orbit. The rocket will deploy multiple technology demonstration payloads, both domestic and foreign. It will also carry a micro-art payload and a handwritten postcard from Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This launch marks the private space sector's entry into the orbital launch market. Engineering data from this test flight will guide future commercial satellite missions.
ISRO targets to launch seven missions by March 2026: Chairman Narayanan
By March 2026, ISRO aims to execute an impressive seven missions, highlighted by the inaugural uncrewed Gaganyaan launch, the G1 Mission. The agency is also gearing up for a series of rocket launches that resonate with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambitious vision for India's space pursuits.
ISRO scores a 100, PSLV takes the cake with most to space
ISRO achieved a historic milestone with its 100th mission, highlighting the reliability of the PSLV with 62 missions. The PSLV, dubbed the 'trusted workhorse,' has injected satellites into precise Low Earth Orbits. Notable missions include Chandrayaan-1 and the Mars Orbiter. Despite initial challenges, GSLV's recent success marks a significant technological advancement.
GSLV mission planned in January would be 100th launch from Sriharikota: ISRO chief
ISRO is preparing for its 100th launch from Sriharikota. This will be a Geosynchronous Launch Vehicle mission in January. The recent PSLV-C60 mission was the 99th launch. Future missions, including the navigation satellite launch, are planned for 2025. Additional space docking experiments are expected to take place in the near future.
ISRO's keenly-awaited SpaDEx manoeuvre to be set in motion tonight with big PSLV launch
ISRO will launch two satellites on Monday night to demonstrate in-orbit docking and undocking, making India the fourth country to achieve this feat. The mission, called SpaDEx, aims to develop and demonstrate technologies crucial for India's future space initiatives. The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle will place the satellites in orbit. This mission includes 24 additional payloads for various experiments.
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ISRO, NASA discuss potential opportunities in space exploration
"NISAR will map the entire globe in 12 days and provide spatially and temporally consistent data for understanding changes in Earth's ecosystems, ice mass, vegetation biomass, sea level rise, ground water and natural hazards including earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes and landslides," according to ISRO.
India plans crucial test for its crewed space mission 'Gaganyaan' by October
India is planning to conduct a crucial test for its crewed space mission, Gaganyaan , as early as next month. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is currently training four astronauts and intends to expand the team for future manned missions. The mission has a budget allocation of Rs 90.23 billion ($1.1 billion).
Chandrayaan-3 is gritty India's fightback after failures and heartbreaks
India's third moon mission, Chandrayaan-3, successfully soft-landed on the lunar surface on August 23, 2023, following the loss of the Vikram lander in the Chandrayaan-2 mission a few years back. This is thus the gritty India's comeback after failures and heartbreaks. Not only ISRO and the country's leaders, but citizens too were waiting for a successful soft landing and propel India to a new zenith in the this field
ISRO looking at testing Gaganyaan crew module mission by July, says Chairman Somanath
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is preparing for a range of activities including testing its crew module to ready for the ambitious Gaganyaan mission in July and launching the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar Mission (NISAR) that will analyse and understand the reasons and results of global land surface changes using radar imaging. The space agency is also preparing to launch a weather observation satellite, INSAT-3Ds, and GSLV and PSLV flights in the coming months. The SHAR will host activities toward these efforts, and ISRO is on the verge of acquiring 2,000 acres of land for a launch pad for a small launch vehicle in Kulasekarapattinam and for future rocket launches by private players.
PM hails ISRO's PSLV C53 mission, says confident more Indian firms will reach space in near future
The PSLV Orbital Experimental Module (POEM) carried six payloads including two from Indian space start-ups -- Digantara and Dhruva Space -- enabled though IN-SPACe and NewSpace India Limited (NSIL).
After enhancing ties with Brazil, Australia, ISRO eyes new opportunities with Italy
On February 28, ISRO successfully launched the 637-kg Brazilian satellite Amazonia-1 on board PSLV-C51 rocket from Sriharikota spaceport.
Venkaiah Naidu congratulates ISRO for successful launch of satellites
"My heartiest congratulations to team @isro for successful launch of Amazonia-1 and 18 co-passenger satellites onboard #PSLVC51 today," the Vice President Secretariat tweeted quoting Naidu.
Brazilian, Indian startup satellite in ISRO's first mission in 2021
The satellites are slated to be launched onboard the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) C-51 at 10.24 am from the Sriharikota spaceport.
"Nail-biting", scientist recalls Chandrayaan-1 launch moment
Chandrayaan-1 scripted history by making more than 3,400 orbits around the Moon and was operational for 312 days till August 29, 2009.
Mann ki Baat: PM Modi makes strong push for water conservation
Modi said that "community efforts undertaken towards water conservation have been a great sign."
Isro set to launch satellite for J&K and northeast on November 14
In addition to operational payloads, the Isro chief said the "satellite will also carry three demonstration technologies - Q and V bands, optical communication and a high-resolution camera."
ISRO has very high profile missions this year: Chairman
"Lot of work is in front of you (scientists). Definitely you will be doing it. I do not have any doubt on that... the missions we are planning this year, all 10 missions are very high profile missions," K Sivan said.
Countdown to launch 31 satellites to begin tomorrow
The Indian satellites include the 710 kg Cartosat-2 series for earth observation, a 100 kg micro satellite and a 5 kg nano satellite. The 28 satellites are from Canada, Finland, France, South Korea, the UK and the US.
Stage set for GSAT-17 to blast off from French Guiana: ISRO
GSAT-17 is getting launched on June 28. We will be working on the replacement satellite for IRNSS-1, said ISRO Chairman A S Kiran.
ISRO readying GSLV-Mk III for human space flight: Kasturirangan
"ISRO is in the process of further improving the capability of this vehicle. It could go up to a ten-ton kind of capability," said Kasturirangan.
India's new, heaviest rocket lifts off with GSAT-19
Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), June 5 (IANS) India's brand new and heaviest rocket - the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-Mark III (GSLV-Mk III) - with the 3,136 kg communication satellite GSAT-19 on board, blasted off from the Sriharikota spaceport on Monday.
ISRO launch: Landmark day in India's space mission, says President Pranab Mukherjee
The President to convey his greetings to the members of team of scientists, engineers, technologists and all others associated with this "great mission."
ISRO plans to double launches, asks industry for bigger stakes
ISRO is working on a mechanism with the industry on sharing responsibility, both in terms of investment and in areas of co-development and co-innovation.
Second Vehicle Assembly Building being realised at ISRO
SVAB is being realised as an additional integration facility with suitable interfacing to second launch pad, it said.
Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao, YSRC president Jaganmohan Reddy hail PSLV C-23 rocket launch
Noting that the successful launch has made the country proud, they wished success for ISRO in its future endeavours.
ISRO's Mars satellite clears key launch test
Primary objectives of the mission are to demonstrate India's technological capability to send a satellite to orbit around Mars.
ISRO to flight-test GSLV with indigenous cryo on August 19
The team included Prof U R Rao and Prof Roddam Narasimha and academics associated with ISRO's rocket programme.
President Pranab Mukerjee hails ISRO for succesful PSLV launch
ISRO for its track record in launches, President Pranab Mukerjee today said the country was looking forward to the success of home-grown GSLV mission.
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