Why today’s ISRO launch is the most important in 23 years
A successful launch of the GSLV MKIII, which can carry payloads up to 4,000kg into GTO, will give India the ability to launch heftier satellites on its own. The post Why today’s ISRO launch is the most...
View ArticleIndia to avoid foreign rockets to launch satellites: ISRO chief
With its plans to compress the capabilities of six tonne communication satellites in a four-tonne spacecraft, India intends to use ... The post India to avoid foreign rockets to launch satellites: ISRO...
View ArticleIndian American selected among 12 NASA astronaut candidates
Indian American Raja Chari, a Lieutenant Colonel with the US Air Force, has been selected by space agency NASA among ... The post Indian American selected among 12 NASA astronaut candidates appeared...
View ArticleIndia to launch 31 satellites on Friday
India on Friday will launch its earth observation satellite Cartosat-2 series weighing 712 kg and 30 co-passenger satellites (29 foreign, ... The post India to launch 31 satellites on Friday appeared...
View ArticleIndia puts Cartosat, NIUSAT, 29 foreign satellites into orbit
In yet another multiple satellite launch, India on Friday successfully put into orbit its own earth observation satellite Cartosat, nano ... The post India puts Cartosat, NIUSAT, 29 foreign satellites...
View ArticleCartosat-2E adds to India’s strategic heft but satellite imaging leaders are...
The first lot of images from Cartosat-2E are better than before, but the imaging capability of the Cartosat-2 series clearly lags behind global leaders. The post Cartosat-2E adds to India’s strategic...
View ArticleIndia test-fires quick reaction missile
India on Monday successfully test-fired an indigenously developed short-range and quick reaction surface-to-air missile (QRSAM) from Chandipur along the Odisha coast. ... The post India test-fires...
View ArticleThis Bengaluru startup has developed a satellite propulsion technology that...
Bellatrix Aerospac has patented a satellite propulsion thruster that it claims is more efficient than traditional ones and will make space missions cheaper. The post This Bengaluru startup has...
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Space is becoming big business, but ISRO is getting left behind
As moments of national pride go, ISRO’s world-record feat of sending 104 satellites into orbit in one launch is only comparable to its own previous feats. It is also a powerful underdog story: India’s...
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Yuri Gagarin, space operas and humanity’s ‘life insurance’
Some people are just mad. Take Yuri Gagarin, for instance. On this day (April 12, 1961) 56 years ago, the man put himself in a rocket, knowing fully well that the chance of his survival was no better...
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