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A revolutionary day for the ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation). Following the Vikram rover landing, India would have become the fourth in the world to do a soft landing on Moon; only it didn’t. The Chandrayaan-2 moon exploration mission’s moon lander lost contact with Earth just before the landing. At that time, ISRO was still […]
Did Lazarus hackers sabotage India’s moon mission Chandrayaan-2? Unlikely but something was indeed going on. The ambitious yet doomed lunar landing mission by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) called Chandrayaan-2 is supposedly failed on purpose by North Korea, claim Indian cyber-security experts. However, ISRO officials have denied that the mission was failed due to […]
After thirty days of space travel, India’s second moon mission, Chandrayaan-2 has finally entered the Moon’s orbit. The spacecraft lifted off from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh on July 22. Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) announced the incredible feat in a tweet — #ISROLunar Orbit Insertion (LOI) of #Chandrayaan2 maneuver was completed successfully today (August 20, […]
After a technical snag that delayed the launch of Chandrayaan-2; ISRO finally launched the spacecraft last week. While Chandrayaan-2 will study the South Pole of the moon, an unexplored area on the planetary body, India has now set its eyes on the Sun. Indian space agency ISRO is planning to launch its debut solar mission […]
After facing a technical snag in GSLV-Mk-III rocket last week, the Chandrayaan-2 was successfully launched today at 2:43 pm. It is India’s second lunar mission after the success of Chandrayaan-1 11 years ago which created history by being operational for 312 days and making over 3,400 orbits around the moon. Chandrayaan-2 will take almost 7 […]
Last week, the Indian Space and Research Organization (ISRO) announced its ambitious plan to launch its own space station and join the league of countries like the USA and Russia. ISRO chief K. Sivan has further confirmed the agency’s plans to build a space station in the next seven years and launch it in 2030. […]
As suggested by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)’s Chief K Sivan, India will soon get its own space station. The aim of launching an Indian space station is a part of the Gaganyaan mission and the announcement was made today. For the uninitiated, Gaganyaan mission is an Indian orbital spacecraft to carry three people […]
India’s national space agency, ISRO, has unveiled Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft that will be used in the country’s second Moon mission. After a successful debut lunar mission in 2008 under a project called Chandrayaan-1, India will be attempting to achieve a soft landing on the Moon in September 2019. If successful, India will become the fourth country […]
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has successfully launched the world’s lightest satellite — Kalamsat-V2, designed by students into space. The satellite, which weighs just 1.2 Kilograms and is touted to be lighter than a wooden chair, took off from the First Launch Pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota, on January 24, 2019. The satellite has […]
Indian Space Research Organization aka ISRO will reportedly launch an on-demand service for satellites weighing up to 500 Kg at max. The small satellites will be carried by a new rocket that could be prepared for flight within 72 hours. The rocket, known as “Small Satellite Launch (SSLV) Vehicle” would carry small payloads such as student-built space […]