Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday welcomed the successful launch of Axiom-4 mission to the International Space Station and said astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla carries with him the wishes, hopes and aspirations of 140 crore Indians. "We welcome the successful launch of the Space Mission carrying astronauts from India, Hungary, Poland and the US," Modi said in a post on X. He said Group Captain Shukla is on the way to become the first Indian to go to International Space Station. "He carries with him the wishes, hopes and aspirations of 1.4 billion Indians. Wish him and other astronauts all the success," Modi said. The Axiom-4 mission, marking the return to space for India, Hungary and Poland, blasted off from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida at 12:01 pm on Wednesday. The astronauts will spend 14 days at the International Space Station conducting over 60 science experiments.
Fighter jet maker HAL had applied independently, Indian Space Research Organisation said in a statement on Friday
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The ISRO chief said that 7200 tests have been completed as of now, and 3000 tests are pending.
Addressing the 5th convocation ceremony of the Central Agricultural University (CAU) in Imphal yesterday, Isro chief highlighted the organisation's effort to ensure the country's safety
Prime Minister Modi said that the former Isro Chairman had the quality of prioritising innovation, further stating that his ability to learn something new was inspiring
Former ISRO chief K Kasturirangan passed away in Bengaluru on Friday, officials said. The 84-year-old had been unwell for quite sometime. "He left for heavenly abode this morning at his residence in Bengaluru. His body will be kept at Raman Research Institute (RRI) for paying last respects on April 27," the officials said. Kasturirangan, who was chairman of the drafting committee of the new National Education Policy (NEP), had also served as chancellor of the Jawaharlal Nehru University and as chairman of the Karnataka Knowledge Commission. He had also served as a member of the Rajya Sabha (200309) and as member of then Planning Commission of India. Kasturirangan was also the Director of the National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore from April 2004 to 2009. He had steered the Indian Space programme gloriously for over nine years as chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), of Space Commission and Secretary to the Government of India. As an astrophysicist
Ambassador Ray said that India is a responsible participant and also responsibly observes all rules, such as avoiding and mitigating debris
Deelan noted that India and the EU can do a lot of things together as they are both top-tier space-faring nations
While appreciating the astronauts, Isro Chairman Dr V Narayanan expressed the organisation's desire to utilise Sunita Williams' expertise in space exploration
A state government spokesperson said as part of the initiative, a high-level team of ISRO experts would soon visit Chhattisgarh to conduct a comprehensive study leveraging satellite imagery
Isro chief in an interview with TOI revealed that the first privately manufactured PSLV will carry a technology demonstration satellite TDS-1 that will test up to 35 technologies
Isro's NVS-02 satellite faced a setback as its thrusters failed to activate after launch. The glitch prevented the satellite from reaching the desired orbit
The launch was conducted after a 27-hour countdown and the 50.9-metre tall rocket took off at around 6.23 am from the second launch pad in Sriharikota
The Third Launch Pad project envisages the creation of launch infrastructure at Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, for ISRO's Next Generation Launch Vehicles (NGLV)
India became fourth nation after Russia, China and the United States to successfully achieve 'Space Docking' which is needed for spacecraft rendezvous, docking and undocking
Earlier on January 12, Isro brought the two spacecraft to three metres and then moved them back to safe distance
Isro aborted the SpaDeX mission due to sensor problems when the two satellites were just 3 metres away from successfully completing the docking
Students should cultivate the habit of not only studying hard to score more marks, but also should focus on overall personality development, ISRO Chairman designate V Narayanan said here on Sunday. Narayanan, who is currently the Director of the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre at Thiruvananthapuram, was here to offer prayers at a temple in his hometown. He extended his gratitude to his well-wishers and relatives who had been greeting him on his appointment as the Secretary, Department of Space by the Centre last week. "Students should first learn how to study. At a young age, a student may hail from different kinds of backgrounds. They may study whatever they want. But what is important is how they study their subjects. At the time of learning, they should also focus on overall personality development," he told reporters. Elaborating, he said, students should adopt two education systems - 'value based' and 'intellectual based'. "Intellectual-based education is what they study in .