Page 15 - Latest Updates on ISRO
Committee on NTA reforms to plug irregularities, engage with parents
The seven-member panel met on Monday evening, under the chairmanship of former Indian Space Research Organisation chairman K Radhakrishnan
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Centre notifies 7-member panel to reform process of NTA-conducted exams
The seven-member committee, to be headed by former Isro chief K Radhakrishnan, will make recommendations o ensure transparent, smooth and fair conduct of examinations
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PM Modi to lead 10th International Yoga Day celebrations in J-K's Srinagar
On the occasion, the Prime Minister will address the gathering and participate in the Common Yoga Protocol session, highlighting Yoga's significance in nurturing physical, mental, and spiritual growth
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Nasa to further iCET initiative for benefit of humanity: Bill Nelson
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson visited India last year and held multiple meetings and interactions. He also lauded India for the success of the Chandrayaan-3 mission
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India, US working to train Isro astronauts at NASA's Johnson Space Center
The Lunar Gateway Programme aims to build a space station around the moon as part of the collaborative Artemis programme spearheaded by the US
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Isro Chairman inaugurates HAL facilities, boosting rocket manufacturing
HAL said the facilities would provide a major boost to Isro's ability to meet its growing production needs, particularly for the Launch Vehicle Mark3, India's heaviest and most powerful rocket
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Space startup AgniKul rockets into history books with Agnibaan liftoff
Agnibaan SOrTeD uses the world's first single-piece 3D printed engine, designed and built indigenously
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Space startup Agnikul calls off maiden rocket launch for fourth time
Launches of India's second privately built rocket, and first using a combination of gas and liquid fuel, had been aborted three times before because of technical issues
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Mangalyaan-2 unveiled: India poised to become third nation to land on Mars
India's space agency, ISRO, is gearing up for a historic milestone: a mission to land a rover and helicopter on Mars, a feat achieved only by the US and China so far
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Space industry offers good opportunity for private players: Isro chief
He said the union government envisages the space sector in the country to become a 9 to10 billion dollar industry in the next 5-10 years from the current levels of 2 billion dollars
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Isro working on semi-cryogenic engine that uses liquid oxygen kerosene
Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC) is the lead centre for the development of semi-cryogenic propulsion systems with the support of other launch vehicle centres of Isro
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Private players will make space more accessible: Isro chief Somanath
Answering a question on Chandrayaan-4, Somanath also shared an update on India's next moon mission
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Isro to have second trial flight of unmanned Gaganyaan mission today
After the airdrop test on April 24, two more uncrewed missions are slated for 2025, leading up to the manned mission by the end of the next year, pending successful operations
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Satellite monitoring shows 27% glacial lakes in Himalayas expanding: Isro
In a statement, the space agency said long-term satellite imagery covering the catchments of Indian Himalayan river basins from 1984 to 2023 indicates significant changes in glacial lakes
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Aditya solar mission continuously sending data about Sun: Isro chief
"We are looking into the sun in a continuous manner - UV magnetic charges observation, corona graph observation, X-ray observation and other things," he said
Isro to continue Chandrayaan series until an Indian lands on Moon: Somanath
Last August, the premier space agency's Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft made a soft landing on the south pole of the lunar surface, making India the first country to achieve the feat
Isro makes light-weight nozzle for rocket engines, terms it 'breakthrough'
Thiruvananthapuram-based VSSC leveraged advanced materials like Carbon-Carbon (C-C) composites to create a nozzle divergent that offers exceptional properties, an ISRO statement said
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India targets debris-free space missions by 2030: Isro chief Somanath
Somanath also said ISRO wants to make sure that for all the spacecraft that it is likely to launch in future, it takes action to make sure that it deorbits and also bring it to a safe location
Chandrayaan-3 mission receives prestigious US Space Exploration award
India's Chandrayaan-3 mission team was honoured with the prestigious 2024 John L. 'Jack' Swigert Jr. Award for Space Exploration
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Chandrayaan-4 mission in process of developing: Isro chairman Somanath
He said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had set the country's target of landing on the moon in early 2040s and ISRO is on a continuous exploration mission