Page 15 - Latest Updates on ISRO
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
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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
'Another milestone': Isro's PSLV accomplishes zero orbital debris mission
This was achieved on March 21, when the PSLV Orbital Experimental Module-3 (POEM-3) met its "fiery end" through a re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere
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Highlights: 2004 poll results will repeat itself, says Jairam Ramesh
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Isro successfully executes landing mission of RLV 'Pushpak' in Karnataka
This is the third successful RLV launch mission conducted by the Isro and is estimated to have cost more than Rs 100 crore
Diagnosed with cancer on day of Aditya L1 launch, cured now: Isro chief
He said he had realized that there were some health issues during the launch of the Chandrayaan-3 mission but was not very clear about it
Isro chief Somnath diagnosed with cancer on day of Aditya-L1 launch
Isro chief S Somnath stated that he has been entirely cured of cancer and has resumed his duties
Charting Indian space odyssey: Gaganyaan mission is ambitious, indigenous
The Gaganyaan mission is ambitious and indigenous. Shine Jacob explains the nuts and bolts in its planning
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Isro ad row: BJP's birthday greeting to M K Stalin comes with a twist
The BJP's birthday greeting comes amid a row over an advertisement for Isro's new launch complex in Tamil Nadu, which featured a 'Chinese flag'
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Statistics Min ties up with Isro to conduct digital Urban Frame Survey
This collaboration is aimed at transforming Urban Frame Survey (UFS) from analogue to digital mode and help MoSPI to achieve the targets of updating urban frame regularly in a timely manner
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Modi govt trying to boost space startups in bid to close gap with China
"Everything will be defined: What can be done, what restrictions there will be, authorization processes, vendor policy, supply chain management and other factors," Goenka said in an interview
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China's flag on DMK's ad for Isro spaceport sparks political firestorm
Prime Minister Modi accused the DMK of putting its stamp on the BJP-led Centre's projects and trying to claim credit for them
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Gaganyaan mission: Meet the four astronaut-designates taking India to space
Gaganyaan astronauts: All of the four pilots are aged between 39-48 years and have a flying experience in the range of nearly 2,000-3,000 hours
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