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ISRO's Chandrayaan-2 detects presence of water molecules on moon

Chandrayaan-2, ISRO's second lunar mission, has detected the presence of water molecules on the moon, data obtained from the mission has revealed.

Earth Observation Satellite 03 scheduled for launch on August 12

The Earth Observation Satellite-03 is scheduled to be launched on August 12, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Monday. Singh is the Minister of State in-charge of the Department of Space. "GSLV-F10 is slated to launch Earth Observation Satellite, EOS-03 on August 12, 2021 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota. #ISRO," Singh tweeted on Monday. Last week, in a written response to a question in Lok Sabha, Singh had said that GSLV F10 would launch EOS-03 in the third quarter of 2021. PSLV-C52 is scheduled to launch EOS-04, another earth observation satellite, in the third quarter of 2021. The first developmental flight of the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle, SSLV- D1, is scheduled to launch EOS-02 in the fourth quarter of 2021. PSLV-C53 is also scheduled to launch EOS-06 in the fourth quarter of 2021, Singh said.

Geo-imaging satellite scheduled for launch in Q3 of 2021: Jitendra Singh

A few countries, including Colombia, Dominican Republic, Luxembourg and Romania, have expressed interest in space cooperation with India

First uncrewed mission of Gaganyaan programme not possible in Dec: ISRO

The launch of the first uncrewed mission planned in December will be delayed due to the COVID-induced disruption in delivery of hardware elements for the ambitious venture, ISRO confirmed on Monday

ISRO's merchandiser programme takes off with 8 companies already onboard

The Indian Space Research Organisation's customised space-themed merchandise programme in partnership with industry has taken off with multiple companies on board. Now, one will be able to purchase authorised products connected to ISROs missions and work, such as scale models, T-shirts, mugs, space-themed educational games, science toys, and more. ISRO believes this brand promotion exercise can play a "game-changing" role in creating awareness and kindling interest of students, children and public, in the domain of space science & technology, and propagating its achievements. "Eight companies have so far registered with ISRO on a non-exclusive basis with a registration fee regarding customised ISRO-theme based articles / models", an official of the Bengaluru headquartered space agency, under the Department of Space (DoS), told PTI on Sunday. They include Indic Inspirations (Pune), 1947IND (Bengaluru), and Ankur Hobby Centre (Ahmedabad), sources said. "We will soon b

Rivals turn the heat on Sunil Mittal's stand on satellite spectrum

Mittal had said, with Airtel setting up only two ground stations for uplinking in rural areas, the requirement for spectrum was minimal and different from terrestrial mobile services

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk applauds Isro's progress for Gaganyaan Mission

The ISRO on Wednesday successfully conducted the third long-duration hot test of the liquid propellant Vikas engine for the Gaganyaan programme

ISRO, CII to organise international conference on space from Sept 13-Oct 4

The International Space Conference and exhibition will be held from September 13 to October 4, 2021

As Covid restrictions ease, Isro puts in place aggressive launch timelines

Isro's move is not only motivated by lower Covid-19 cases but also by the significance of some of the projects

Isro's Antrix launched 239 satellites in 3 years, earned Rs 6,289 cr: Govt

He said that the NSIL was set up to meet the ever-increasing demands of Indian space programme and to commercially exploit the emerging global space market.

Isro's new commercial arm NewSpace India officially inaugurated

NSIL was incorporated on March 6 2019, for commercially utilising research and development activities carried out by ISRO in the area of space

India's draft space transportation policy gives green push to Isro

The Indian government, while encouraging the private players to play a good part in the space sector with policy reforms, will continue to focus on research and development (R&D) on green fuel, robotic space exploration and reusable rockets, states the draft National Space Transportation Policy.

CBI team arrives in Kerala to begin fresh probe in ISRO spy case

The infamous ISRO spy case first surfaced in the mid nineties

The Cold War space odyssey

Bestselling author Stephen Walker has produced an utterly binge-worthy yet sobering history of spaceflight set against the biggest existential conflict of the 20th century

Order in space

International agreement will boost India's space capabilities

Leading in a crisis

Denial of a mistake is a terribly diminishing action. The fact that many leaders rarely admit to their mistakes is no excuse for not doing so

After 50-year hiatus, international space mining treaties are on the table

A dozen nations have signed on Artemis Accords, a NASA initiative that focuses on peaceful use of astronomical objects

Alpha Design gets tech from Isro for its oxygen concentrators

Indian defence firm had earlier won a Nasa contract for ventilators

Isro team at Sterlite Copper plant to fix snag affecting oxygen production

Vedanta Ltd owned Sterlite Copper plant has roped in experts from ISRO to help rectify the technical glitch developed in the cold box of its oxygen plant, leading to a suspension in production of th

Ingenuity: NASA to attempt 1st controlled flight on Mars as soon as Monday

NASA is targeting no earlier than Monday, April 19, for the first flight of its Ingenuity Mars Helicopter