Page 48 - Latest Updates on ISRO
ISRO completes launch rehearsal of PSLV-C51 mission, 2 satellites drop out
The Indian Space Research Organisation on Thursday completed launch rehearsal of the PSLV-C51 mission slated for February 28.
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NASA's Perseverance rover sends HD panoramic view of Mars landing site
According to a release by NASA, it was the rover's second panorama ever, as the rover's Navigation Cameras, or Navcams, also located on the mast, captured a 360-degree view on February 20
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ETA February: Martian orbit to congest as Earth missions reach Red planet
Mars-bound missions from US, UAE and China will arrive in February with plans to deepen human understanding of the possibility of life beyond Earth
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Covid impact: Chandrayaan-3 launch delayed to 2022, says Isro chief
Chandrayaan-3, India's third mission to Moon, is likely to be launched in 2022, ISRO chief K Sivan has said.
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Human Space Programme: Isro to send first unmanned flight by this December
Under Gaganyaan mission, India plans to send three astronauts into space. They will orbit at about 400 km above the earth for five to seven days before returning
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US: NASA names Indian American Bhavya Lal as acting chief of staff
Lal is an active member of the space technology and policy community, having chaired, co-chaired, or served on five high-impact National Academy of Science committees
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2021 to be year of Chandrayaan-3, says FM, allocates Rs 4,000 cr for oceans
The government allocated Rs 4,000 crore to study the oceans and explore the oceanic biosphere
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Isro decides to partner with industry to launch space-themed merchandise
Isro to identify and authorise parties, agencies on non-exclusive basis for a registration fee
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Death of galaxy: Galactic collision spews gases equal to 10,000 suns a year
The merging galaxy formed 4.5 billion years ago is dubbed ID2299 and is ejecting gases equivalent to 10,000 Suns-worth of gas a year
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Isro to adopt 100 Atal Tinkering Labs to promote education in STEM
An Atal Tinkering Lab provides activity-based learning in the identified schools across the country where young minds can give shape to their ideas for societal problems
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How did water originate on Earth? Data from asteroid Ryugu deepen mystery
Asteroid Ryugu was chosen for sending and returning a mission as it "belonged to a class of asteroids that are dark in colour and suspected to have water-bearing minerals"
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Two Indian flight surgeons to visit Russia for space medicine training
Two flight surgeons will soon fly to Russia where they will get hands-on experience in space medicine from their Russian counterparts for the Gaganyaan mission, ISRO said
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A highly promising and challenging decade awaits Isro: Chairman K Sivan
Isro new decade plans include green propulsion as well as electric propulsion
Isro working on green fuels like hydrogen peroxide for rockets
Isro is working to replace its existing hazardous fuel with non-hazardous and environment- friendly fuels for its rockets and satellites
Isro chairman K Sivan gets one-year extension till January 2022
Sivan joined Isro in 1982 and was inducted into PSLV Project
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Isro to launch first satellite developed entirely by Brazil's space agency
Emirates SkyCargo brings the satellite from Brazil to Chennai
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Finding cure to pushing cosmic boundaries: 2020 was no bad year for science
It was the science that came to the aid of the planet as we settled into working from home and other 'new normals' amid successive lockdowns.
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ISRO developing green propulsion for human space mission: K Sivan
ISRO has made space grade lithium-ion batteries and this technology is useful for mass adoption of electric vehicle", he noted
Chandrayaan-2 mission's first set of data released for all, says ISRO
The Indian Space Research Organisation on Thursday said it has released the first set of data from the country's second mission to the Moon, the Chandrayaan-2, for the general public.
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ISRO puts out data on Chandrayaan-2 mission, indicates good performance
India's second mission to the Moon, Chandrayaan-2 was launched on July 22, 2019 from Sriharikota
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