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14 Nov

Arunachal Pradesh has ISRO’s first Space Education Lab

Banasree SarkarArunachal PradeshISRO

On November 13, a pioneering Space Education Lab, the first of its kind in Arunachal Pradesh, opened its doors at Government Higher Secondary School (GHSS), Yazali. The facility, built through a collaboration between ISRO Space Tutor and VYOMIKA Space Academy, represents a significant step forward in space education for India's northeastern area. Education Minister PD Sona, who opened the facility, commended it as a pioneering step that will stimulate young minds throughout the state. Dr. Nilesh Desai, Director of the Space Applications Centre (SAC/ISRO), emphasized India's growing involvement in space exploration during his first visit to the state. The project's…

10 Aug

Chandrayaan-3 now 1,437km away from Moon’s surface

Priyanka BhowmickIndiaindia, ISRO

After Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft moved closer to the lunar surface, it went through another orbital reduction strategy, ISRO released a new image on Thursday. Chandrayaan-3, India's ambitious third moon mission spacecraft, entered lunar orbit or moon orbit on August 5, after launching on July 14. https://twitter.com/isro/status/1689501590531760128?s=20 On Wednesday, ISRO tweeted,"Even closer to the moon’s surface. Chandrayaan-3's orbit is reduced to 174 km x 1437 km following a maneuver performed today."The next operation is scheduled for Aug. 14, between 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., ISRO said. According to ISRO sources, there will be two more orbit reduction techniques to bring the spacecraft…

18 Nov

Skyroot, Digantar: The private firms helping India fly high in space

Business CorrespondentTechnologyISRO

"We started with a leap of faith." That's what Naga Bharath Daka tells when asked about Skyroot Aerospace, the Indian space-tech start-up he co-founded with a partner in 2018. Motivated by the promise give by the space sector, he and associate engineer Pawan Chandana left their secure government jobs at the ISRO- the country's government-run space agency - to set up Skyroot, that designs and make rocket components to send satellites into space. This week, Skyroot is trying to form a history by launching India's first privately developed rocket from ISRO's Sriharikota space centre in east of India. India's funding…

01 Jul

Confident many more Indian companies will reach space, says PM Modi ; praises Isro on PSLV-C53 launch

editorBusiness, India, Tech ByteISRO, PM Modi

PM Narendra Modi on Friday congratulated the Indian Space Research Organisation for efficiently launching three Singaporean satellites into space. The Indian space corporation lifted off the three payloads in a textbook launch onboard its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV). “The PSLV C53 mission has executed a new milestone by launching two payloads of Indian startups in Space. Congratulations@INSPACeIND and @isro for enabling this venture,” Modi tweeted, adding that he is confident that many larger Indian companies will reach space in the future. The spacecraft on Thursday carried DS-EO satellite, NeuSAR, a one hundred and fifty-five kg satellite, and Scoob-1 of…

15 Feb

Launch of PSLV-C52: Scientists been congratulated by PM Modi and ISRO Chairman

editorIndiaISRO, PM Modi

PM Modi greeted the Indian Space and Research Organisation (ISRO) on successful launch of PSLV C52 mission from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, SHAR, in Sriharikota. The picture perfect launch, the first one to take place in 2022, injected Earth Observation Satellite (EOS-04), into an intended sun synchronous polar orbit of 529 km altitude at 6:17 am Indian Standard Time, a note from the ISRO stated confirming the success of the mission. Prime Minister in a tweet later congratulates Indian space scientists on successful launch of PSLV C52 mission. He said the EOS-04 satellite would provide all weather high resolution images.…