CHANDRAYAAN MISSION
India's 'audacious' goals key to lunar mission success, says Ex-NASA astronaut Steve Smith Former NASA astronaut Steve Lee Smith praised India's Chandrayaan-3 mission for its audacious goals and success in landing a spacecraft on the lunar South Pole region. Speaking at the GenAI Conclave, Smith emphasized the importance of resilience and...
11 Jul, 2024, 09.08 PM ISTNASA to train ISRO astronauts for ISS trip NASA and ISRO collaborate to train an Indian astronaut for an ISS mission, enhancing Indo-US space partnership through iCET technology. NASA administrator Bill Nelson emphasised joint efforts to advance human spaceflight and benefit humanity. India ...
21 Jun, 2024, 02.10 PM ISTNASA chief says US and India to expand collaboration in space; to train Indian astronaut for ISS NASA administrator Bill Nelson announced an expanded collaboration with India, including a joint effort aboard the International Space Station with an Indian astronaut. The US and India aim to deepen interoperability in space, commencing advanced tr...
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Women find their feet in India’s space sector Saraniya Periaswamy and Umamaheswari K played instrumental roles in the successful debut of the world’s first rocket equipped with a 3D-printed engine by Agnikul Cosmos from Sriharikota. They oversaw the project from inception to launch, highlightin...
10 Jun, 2024, 01.54 PM ISTAmerica will send Indian astronaut to International Space Station by year-end: US envoy US Ambassador to India, Eric Garcetti, announced that America plans to send an Indian astronaut to the International Space Station by the end of 2024. He also mentioned that the NISAR project, a joint mission between NASA and ISRO, is likely to be l...
23 May, 2024, 08.32 AM IST"ISRO aims to explore human space flight activities, build space stations": Chairman Somnath Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman Sreedhara Panicker Somanath on Sunday attended a programme at a school and said that the space agency aims to explore human space flight activities and build space stations.
19 May, 2024, 10.31 PM ISTA decade after India's Chandrayaan, Pakistan's maiden lunar mission 'Cube Qamar' jets off, thanks to China China and Pakistan are making remarkable strides in space exploration with their respective lunar missions. China's Chang'e-6 mission and Pakistan's ICUBE-Q mission highlight the growing capabilities and ambitions of these nations in the field of sp...
03 May, 2024, 03.51 PM ISTChandrayaan-3 launch delayed by 4 seconds to avoid collisions with debris, reveals ISRO report ISRO's recent report discloses a 4-second launch delay for Chandrayaan-3 to prevent collisions with debris objects and satellites. The Indian Space Situational Assessment Report (ISSAR) for 2023 highlights space asset vulnerability to environmental ...
29 Apr, 2024, 08.11 PM ISTPrivate players will make space more accessible: ISRO chief ISRO Chairman S Somanath expressed optimism about the role of private players in advancing space technology, citing SpaceX's success. He highlighted the importance of government support for private companies and mentioned Indian companies like Skyro...
28 Apr, 2024, 10.20 PM ISTISRO's Chandrayaan-4 to bring back Moon rocks and soil to Earth, use dual-rocket system India's space agency, ISRO, is preparing for its next lunar mission, Chandrayaan-4, which aims to collect moon rocks and soil and bring them back to Earth. The mission will utilize two rockets and feature five spacecraft modules, setting India apart...
10 Apr, 2024, 11.54 AM ISTChandrayaan-4 mission in 'process of developing', says ISRO chairman ISRO Chairman S Somanath reiterates commitment to moon missions, PM Modi's 2040s moon landing goal, continuous exploration, student involvement, and Chandrayaan-3 success at the lunar south pole in Ludhiana.
10 Apr, 2024, 08.54 AM ISTChandrayaan-3 team receives 2024 John L. 'Jack' Swigert Jr. Award for Space Exploration The award was received by India's Consul General in Houston D C Manjunath on behalf of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) during the opening ceremony of the annual Space Symposium in Colorado on Monday.
09 Apr, 2024, 09.40 PM ISTISRO holding discussions "internally' on Chandrayaan-4 mission: Chairman S Somanath ISRO is internally discussing plans for the Chandrayaan-4 mission, aiming to develop a novel design and high-end technology. After the success of Chandrayaan-3 in August 2023, ISRO aims for a more complex mission, involving bringing back soil from t...
17 Feb, 2024, 09.47 PM ISTIndia's ambitious plans on space station on track, says Chandrayaan-3 project director India's plans for a space station by 2035 and an Indian astronaut on the moon by 2040 are progressing. ISRO's Chandrayaan-3 mission is on track. The propulsion module successfully completed the mission objectives and returned to Earth's orbit with a...
10 Feb, 2024, 03.50 PM ISTAfter Chandrayaan 3, India set to leave its footprint again on moon thanks to world’s 2nd pvt lunar mission The Peregrine lander, carrying over 80,000 messages from children worldwide, is scheduled to lift off on Monday from Cape Canaveral Air Force station. Among the payloads is a piece of Mount Everest, which will be included in a German payload called ...
09 Jan, 2024, 10.21 AM ISTInterests on moon not over yet, now target is to bring rocks from surface: ISRO chief S Somanath During his nearly 40-minute talk, the chief of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said the mission to send "an Indian to space" is currently going on. Somanath said that the service and crew modules have been designed.
15 Dec, 2023, 09.43 AM ISTISRO to put first Indian astronaut on Moon by 2040 Currently, they are undergoing mission-specific training at Astronaut Training Facility (ATF) in Bengaluru, said ISRO chief S Somanath, who is also Secretary, Department of Space, and Chairman of, Space Commission.
12 Dec, 2023, 04.10 PM ISTSwedish Astronaut calls Chandrayaan-3 success 'amazing', says 'looking forward to next Indian mission like that' Fuglesang said that he is expecting to see the Gaganyaan flight with Indian astronauts on the Indian rocket and Indian capsule.
09 Dec, 2023, 07.16 AM ISTCarrying out feasibility studies for future Chandrayaan missions: Govt Chandrayaan-3, with lunar lander module Vikram and rover Pragyaan, was launched on July 22. The Vikram lander module had a soft-landing on August 23 and Pragyaan rover left imprints of the national emblem and ISRO's logo on the lunar surface. The ex...
07 Dec, 2023, 07.15 PM ISTIsro gears up for Spadex mission, aims to transport both lunar samples and astronauts Isro achieves a milestone with Chandrayaan-3, showcasing prowess by returning a module from the Moon. With steps toward lunar sample retrieval and astronaut missions, Isro gears up for the Spadex mission, aiming to master in-orbit docking. This tech...
07 Dec, 2023, 03.50 PM IST