Meanwhile, The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) has started preparations for unmanned flight tests as part of the Gaganyaan mission, the agency said on Saturday
"The organisation is equipped with a robust cybersecurity network to face such attacks," he said
According to ISRO, the first development flight Test Vehicle (TV-D1) is in the final stages of preparation
The proposed new units will add an additional infrastructure of 300,000 sq ft to its existing infrastructure, and will be capable of handling bulk production
Former ISRO chairman Sivan, Chandrayaan (1 and 2) project director Mylswamy Annadurai and Director of Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre-ISRO V Narayanan were among those honoured today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was in Johannesburg, South Africa, to attend the 15th BRICS Summit from August 22-24
The stakes are high: the $400 bn global commercial space market is expected to be worth $1 trn by 2030, but at the moment India has only a 2% share - about $8 bn - which the govt wants to change
The national space agency is now gearing up for XPoSat or X-ray Polarimeter Satellite launch which may take place in November or December, he said
After getting the license, Starlink will become eligible for spectrum allocation, after which it can start providing satellite broadband services
Delivering a lecture organised by the Indian National Science Academy (INSA), Somanath said the space agency was also planning a mission to study the planet Venus
She also congratulated India on its successful lunar mission Chandrayaan-3 and stated that it is a great advancement
Desai said that till now no signals have come and that the efforts to establish contact with the Chandrayaan-3's lander Vikram and the rover Pragyan are underway
Attempts to make contact with the lander and rover will continue, the national space agency said on social media platform X
Chandrayaan-3: Isro is gearing up to wake the Vikram lander and Pragyan from 'sleep mode' to face the sun's rays after they were put into deep sleep having completed their set tasks
The solar-powered modules of Chandrayaan-3 were put to sleep on September 4 after completed Isro's main scientific objectives on the south pole of the Moon
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While the rocket itself will be constructed elsewhere, all internal systems for Gaganyaan will be developed in Ahmedabad
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday said the decision to mark August 23 as 'National Space Day' will inspire future generations to set high goals in life and to work hard to realise them
While speaking in the Rajya Sabha, the Union Minister briefed the House about the Chandrayaan-3 mission of the Indian Space Research Organisation
With the success of 'Chandrayaan-3', India also became the first country to have placed a lander on the moon's hitherto unexplored south pole