Just over a month after the first launch mission of the year, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is gearing up to launch a communication
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ISRO’s Gaganyaan mission delayed due to COVID-19 pandemic
India is one of the major members of space missions around the world, with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) leading the nation to the
Indian startup Pixxel to launch its first satellite on ISRO rocket
Pixxel, which is building India’s first private constellation of Earth-observation satellites, will launch its first satellite on an Indian rocket, shifting from an earlier plan
Chinese probe Chang’e 5 collects Moon samples
A Chinese space probe Chang’e 5 sent to gather material from a previously unexplored part of the moon has completed its mission and is preparing
HAL delivers biggest ever cryogenic propellant tank to ISRO
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited said it has delivered the biggest cryogenic propellant tank (C32-LH2) ever fabricated by the company to ISRO, much ahead of the contractual
Indian and Russian satellites “dangerously close” to each other
India’s remote sensing satellite CARTOSAT-2F is “dangerously close” to a Russian Earth observation satellite Kanopus-V in the near Earth orbit, and space agencies of both
ISRO shortlists foreign payload proposals for Shukrayaan mission
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has short-listed 20 space-based experiment proposals, including from France, for its proposed Venus Orbiter Mission ‘Shukrayaan‘ to study the
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk becomes world’s second richest person
The SpaceX CEO has added close to $100 billion to his wealth in 2020 and is now the second richest person in the world. According
China launches Chang’e 5 to bring back Moon rocks
China launched a spacecraft to the Moon’s surface, aiming to be the first nation to bring back lunar rock and soil samples in more than
IRNSS is now a part of World Wide Radio Navigation System
In an accomplishment, under the ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ (Self-Reliant India) initiative, the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) received a green signal from the International Maritime