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Twitter goes berserk after PM Modi's speech; Rahul Gandhi wishes World Theatre Day

PM Modi has announced that India has become a space superpower along with the United States, Russia and China.

Mar 27, 2019

India successfully launches communication satellite GSAT-31

According to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), the telecommunication satellite, GSAT-31, was successfully launched on February 6 from Kourou launch base.

Feb 6, 2019

Onlookers watch an ISRO launch at Sriharikota

India's heaviest satellite GSAT-11 launched successfully; ISRO chief calls it nation's 'richest space asset'

Post-separation, ISRO's Master Control Facility at Hassan, in Karnataka, took over the command and control of GSAT-11 and found its health parameters normal.

Dec 5, 2018

India's manned space flight ambition passes a vital test

Indian space agency ISRO's plans for a manned space flight gets a boost with GSLV Mk3 launch that placed GSAT-29 to a geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO).

Nov 15, 2018

GSLV Mk III: ISRO launches India's heaviest rocket from Sriharikota

With the first unmanned Gaganyan mission set to happen in 2020, ISRO said that they are looking to schedule the first manned mission out of India by December 2021.

Nov 14, 2018

Pakistan to send 1st astronaut to space from China by 2022 as India ponders Gaganyaan same year

Pakistan wants to send their astronauts to space the same year as India intends to launch manned mission to space -- the race seems to be high on.

Oct 26, 2018

ISRO's PSLV-C42 launches 2 UK satellites into space making it first ever night launch

The satellites are from UK-based Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL), which has an agreement with Antrix Corporation Ltd, the business arm of ISRO.

Sep 18, 2018

What is Gaganyaan? India and France collaborate on ISRO's first manned space mission

The two nations will collaborate on building the launch vehicles of the future as they take Indians to space.

Sep 7, 2018

Here is why ISRO has to postpone Chandrayaan-2 mission once again

As per reports, the chairman of ISRO has stated that they are looking to launch Chandrayaan-2 on January 3, 2019

Aug 14, 2018

From starting TV channel to launching 2 space missions each month, ISRO's plans pique interest

The space agency also announced that they're planning to conduct training camps for school students and start an incubation centre for startups with ideas that can contribute to space exploration.

Aug 13, 2018

Vikram Sarabhai: Remembering the father of Indian space programme on 99th birth anniversary

Sarabhai played an integral role in establishing the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), the largest government space agency in the world.

Aug 12, 2018

ISRO Chandrayaan-2: India's mission to Moon faces another delay- launch moved to 2019

India was all set to be the fourth country to land on the Moon, but this delay could mean Israel will it make there by 2019, before India.

Aug 5, 2018

Electric vehicle industry in India to get a boost from ISRO's battery tech

Over 130 companies have signed up to receive ISRO's new lithium-ion battery tech. Pre-application conference on Tuesday will set the tone for purchases.

Jul 16, 2018

China releases stunningly clear images taken on Moon surface by Chang'e-3 rover

Chang'e-3's objective was to land on the dark side of the Moon and explore that region using a rover, something that has not happened since the Apollo missions.

Jun 28, 2018

Chandrayaan 2: India to embark on journey to moon in search of a trillion-dollar nuclear fuel?

According to experts, helium-3 is limited on Earth, however; it's so much abundant on the moon that theoretically, it'll be enough to sustain Earth's global energy demands for the next 250 years

Jun 27, 2018

India's ISRO to help build Oman's space programme

The MoU was signed between Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and Oman's Ministry of Transport and Communications in Muscat in February and will provide impetus to explore newer research activities and application possibilities.

Jun 7, 2018

Centre clears Rs 10,900 crore for 30 PSLV, 10 GSLV Mk III launches

India is also looking forward to the upcoming launch of Chandrayaan-2, besides other space missions, which is going to happen in October-November, Indian Space Research Organisation chairman K Sivan said.

Jun 7, 2018

ISRO ponders alternative propulsion tech, reusable launch vehicles

ISRO has a few lofty goals set for itself in the coming years – reducing the cost of space travel, improving manufacturing technology, building reusable rockets and vehicles, and nuclear propulsion are all things that India is looking seriously at.

May 13, 2018

India reckons ISRO as thunderstorms wreak havoc across northern parts

ISRO plays an important role in forecasting weather, here is how they use satellite images and other cloud data to pinpoint where and how winds, cyclones, and rain move through the country.

May 11, 2018

India recalls GSAT-11 satellite for tests from Arianespace's rocket port

GSAT-11 was designed, assembled and integrated by the ISRO, and will have an estimated lift-off mass of 5,870 kg. This advanced communications satellite is to provide multi-spot beam coverage over the Indian mainland and nearby islands, bringing significant advantages to the user community when compared with India's existing INSAT/GSAT satellite systems.

Apr 26, 2018

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