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ISRO rocket lifts off with Cartosat, 30 other satellites

Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh): In yet another successful multiple satellite launch mission, India on Friday successfully put into orbit its own earth observation satellite Cartosat, nano satellite NIUSAT and 29 foreign satellites from 14 countries. The rocket Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle’s (PSLV) main cargo was India’s 712 kg Cartosat-2 series satellite for earth observation with a […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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ISRO, NASA team up to inspect 'oldest civilisation' site in Haryana

Chandigarh: Teams of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) of the United States and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) would inspect the excavation being carried out at an archaeological site in Haryana’s Fatehabad district to verify claims of it being the oldest civilisation in the world. Archaeologists have recovered artefacts pre-dating the Harappan […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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ISRO gearing up for maiden launch of its heaviest rocket in June

Chennai: Buoyed by the successful launch of the South Asia Satellite, the Indian space agency is now busy preparing for the maiden launch of its heaviest rocket — the 640-tonne Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-Mark III (GSLV Mk III). The notable aspect of this rocket is that the main and bigger cryogenic engine has been developed […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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India begins countdown for South Asia Satellite launch

Chennai: A 28-hour countdown for the Friday launch of the South Asia Satellite or GSAT-9 commenced on Thursday, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) announced. According to ISRO, the countdown began at 12.57 p.m. The Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-Mk II) carrying the GSAT-9 is expected to blast off from the second launch pad at […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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CBI gets sanction to act against ex-ISRO chief

New Delhi: The CBI on Monday told a court here that it has got sanction to try three former ISRO officials including ex-chairman G. Madhavan Nair in the Devas-Antrix deal case. The CBI told Special Judge Virender Kumar Goyal that the three accused were Nair, former ISRO Director A. Bhaskar Narayana Rao and former Antrix […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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First Human Rated Test Flight For India's Gaganyaan Not In 2021

The first test flight of Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-Mk III (GSLV Mk III) that will carry the Indian astronauts to space later will not happen this year owing to the Covid-19 pandemic and the lockdown, said a top official of Indian space agency.

  • Thursday, 01 July 2021
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Major fire breaks out at ISRO's Ahmedabad wing

  Ahmedabad: A major fire broke out at a research facility located in the Space Application Centre (SAC) of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) here this afternoon, officials said. Nobody was reported injured in the blaze, they added. “A major fire broke out at the research centre inside the sprawling SAC campus in the […]

  • Tuesday, 29 June 2021
ISRO to set up research centre in Guwahati

Guwahati: The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) will set up a research centre here for start ups, academicians, environmentalists and entrepreneurs. ISRO would set up the exclusive research facility in Assam to explore the possibility of using geospatial technology, which include data generated through global positioning system (GPS), geographical information systems (GIS) and satellite remote […]

  • Tuesday, 29 June 2021
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20 Winners of Tata Steel Organised YATS return from ISRO Visit

Bhubaneswar: A week-long trip to the Space Application Centre of the Indian Space Research Organisation in Ahmedabad by 20 winners of Young Astronomer Talent Search 2016-17 has concluded. Twenty school students from across Odisha were declared winners and sent to ISRO as an appreciation of their effort. The journey concluded yesterday with their return from Ahmedabad, […]

  • Monday, 28 June 2021
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India Successfully Test-Fires Agni Prime Missile Off Odisha Coast

India on Monday successfully test-fired its new generation nuclear-capable Agni Prime missile from a defence base off Odisha coast, DRDO sources said.

  • Monday, 28 June 2021
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CTTC-Bhubaneswar signs agreement with ISRO

The Central Tool Room and Training Centre (CTTC), Bhubaneswar, has signed an agreement with ISRO for technology transfer and a contract for supply of spacecraft component

  • Monday, 28 June 2021
20 school students from Odisha visit ISRO

A group of 20 school students from Odisha got a rare opportunity to visit and know about operations of the Space Applications Centre of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Gujarat Science City in Ahmedabad

  • Monday, 28 June 2021
Coast Guard ship recovers ISRO's crew module from sea

Few hours after ISRO successfully launched GSLV Mk III rocket from Sriharikota, which separated an unmanned crew module at an altitude of around 126 km, an Indian Coast Guard ship recovered the three-tonne weighing module, which had safely descended in the Bay of Bengal off Andaman and Nicobar Islands

  • Sunday, 27 June 2021
'Cryogenic engine for GSLV Mk-III in 2 years'

The cryogenic engine for the latest GSLV Mark III rocket capable of carrying heavier payloads upto four tonnes, is expected to be ready within two years, ISRO Chairman K Radhakrishnan said here on Thursday

  • Sunday, 27 June 2021
India takes step towards manned space mission, tests crew module

Taking its baby steps towards realising India's ambition to send humans into space, ISRO on Thursday successfully tested the atmospheric re-entry of a crew module after its heaviest launch vehicle GSLV Mk-III blasted off from here

  • Sunday, 27 June 2021
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