In its 50th PSLV mission, the Indian Space Research Organisation will launch ‘sharp eyed’ radar imaging earth observation satellite RISAT-2BR1, weighing 628 kg and nine commercial satellites from the spaceport of Sriharikota on 11 December. Continue Reading
ISRO chief K Sivan has rejected NASA’s claims that they have located the debris of the crashed Vikram lander on the lunar surface and said the Indian Space Research Organisation had located it long back. Continue Reading
NASA’s Moon-orbiting spacecraft has found the debris of Chandrayaan 2’s lander Vikram on the surface of the Moon, the US space agency confirmed on Tuesday, nearly three months after India’s ambitious mission made a hard landing near the uncharted lunar south pole. Continue Reading
Sivan said beginning a space programme in India in 1960 was a crazy idea but Dr Sarabhai foresaw the potential of the space technology in transforming India. Continue Reading
Lunar Orbit Insertion (LOI) manoeuvre was completed successfully at 0902 hours as planned, using the onboard propulsion system, the Bengaluru headquartered space agency said in a statement. Continue Reading
If you find any water on the moon, you know whom to call first. This was the comical congratulatory message for ISRO from – guess who? Chennai Metrowater! Continue Reading
India has successfully launched its second lunar mission, Chandrayaan-2, on board its powerful rocket GSLV-MkIII-M1 from the spaceport in Sriharikota to explore the unchartered south pole of the celestial body by landing a rover. Continue Reading
The Rs 978-crore mission, which has been rescheduled for today after scientists corrected the glitch in the rocket (the most powerful GSLV-Mk0III-M1), was set to be launched at 2.43 pm from the second launchpad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota near Chennai. Continue Reading
The countdown for the launch scheduled for 2.51 am was stopped 56 minutes and 24 seconds before lift-off at 1.55 am following the announcement from the Mission Control Centre. Continue Reading
Chandrayaan-2 is India’s second ambitious lunar mission after Chandrayaan-1. It will be launched by Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) Mark III. The mission includes a lunar orbiter, lander and rover, all developed by Indian scientists. Continue Reading