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PM to reveal names of Gaganyaan pilots, launch 3 space projects today

In preparation for the final mission, Isro is conducting a series of 'Gaganyaan' tests, including three uncrewed missions

Isro completes human rating of CE20 cryogenic engine for Gaganyaan mission

Isro has also successfully concluded acceptance tests for the flight engine designated for the first unmanned Gaganyaan (G1) mission

Isro to launch weather monitoring satellite INSAT-3DS today, check time

The mission is fully funded by the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES)

Female Robot 'Vyommitra' to be launched before Isro's 'Gaganyaan' mission

Woman Robot Astronaut 'Vyommitra' will fly into space ahead of ISRO's ambitious 'Gaganyaan' mission, which will be India's first human-manned space flight carrying Indian astronauts into space

Chandrayaan-3 lander serving as location marker near lunar south pole

An instrument on Chandrayaan-3 lander has started serving as a location marker near the lunar south pole, the ISRO said on Friday. The Laser Retroreflector Array (LRA) on the Chandrayaan-3 lander has begun serving as a fiducial point (precisely located markers for reference) on the Moon, the national space agency headquartered here said in a statement. US space agency NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) achieved a laser range measurement using the LRA by successfully detecting signals reflected by it on December 12, 2023, it said. "The ranging utilised the Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter (LOLA) on the LRO. The observation occurred during lunar night time, with the LRO ascending to the east of Chandrayaan-3," ISRO said. NASA's LRA was accommodated on the Chandrayaan-3 Vikram lander under international collaboration. It comprises eight corner-cube retroreflectors on a hemispherical support structure. This array facilitates lasers ranging from various directions by any orbiting .

Aditya L1's mission life is 5 years; 7 payloads to study Sun: All details

The Aditya L1 is located at a distance of roughly 1.5 million km from earth around the Lagrange Point 1 (L1) and will study the solar activities and its effect on space weather

LIVE: Aditya-L1 is at the right place, says Isro chief S Somanath

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Highlights: Isro's Aditya- L1 satellite to reach destination orbit L1 soon

Catch all the highlights on Isro's Aditya- L1 satellite here

Isro set to place Aditya-L1 in final orbit tomorrow. All you need to know

Isro launched the Aditya-L1 solar observatory on September 2, 2023, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre to study the Sun

Elated to witness successful launch of XPoSat, says Mallikarjun Kharge

Earlier, on Monday, Isro successfully put the X-ray Polarimeter Satellite in its desired orbit

India launches historic XPoSat mission today to study Cosmic X-rays

India becomes the second country after the US to launch a specialised astronomy observatory to study black holes. Here's all you need to know about the XPoSat mission

Gaganyaan mission astronauts ready, waiting for 2025 flight: Isro chief

Indian Space Research Organisation chairman S Somanath said here on Saturday that the astronauts selected for India's first human space flight programme Gaganyaan are ready and waiting for the flight to happen for the 2025 mission. The Gaganyaan programme aims to send four astronauts into space for a three-day mission in 2025 and bring them back safely to Earth. ISRO, whose Chandrayaan-3 made a historic landing near Moon's south pole in August, is working day and night to develop technology to make it happen, Somanath said. For the first mission we have selected four of them, and it is our endeavour to send them at least by 2025 to space and bring them back safely. Bringing them back safely is a very important element of this mission, Somanath said while addressing graduating students at the 11th convocation of Pandit Deendayal Energy University (PDEU). A lot of technology needs to be developed in the coming days to make it possible. And at ISRO we are working day and night to make

Isro exploring collab with Boeing, Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin in space sector

The potential partnerships could also involve Indian commercial entities, India's Department of Space said in a statement Wednesday

Deregulation imperative for space sector growth: Isro chairman Somanath

ISRO Chairman S Somanath on Saturday emphasised the necessity of deregulating unnecessary controls in the space sector to foster improved growth. He also attributed India's significant progress in the space industry to the opening up of the sector. Speaking to media here during the celebration of 60 years since India's first sounded rocket launch, Somanath highlighted that the involvement of the private sector in space science development has led to remarkable expansion in India's satellite-building capabilities. "Earlier, it was only ISRO for the development and production of satellites, launch vehicles, and related technologies. ISRO has only 17,000 people and a budget of Rs 13,000 crore. It remained so for all these years," Somanath said. He said that India now has more than 130 startups in the space sector, with some companies boasting a workforce of 400 to 500 employees and a turnover ranging from Rs 500 to 1000 crores. "Some of them are paying better salaries than ISRO, and

Isro's test flight for Gaganyaan mission on Saturday. All details here

Like with all Isro launches, the Gaganyaan test flight too will take off from the agency's Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Andhra Pradesh's Sriharikota

Indian Space Conclave 2023: Global leaders to unite for the Future of Space

The three-day event is planned to start the Indo-French Space Summit, coordinated in association with the French embassy and to be attended by astronaut Thomas Pesquet from the European Space Agency

Isro moves to wake up Chandrayaan-3 rover, lander as dawn breaks on Moon

The solar-powered modules were put to sleep on September 4 after completed Isro's main scientific objectives on the south pole of the Moon

Aditya-L1 completes Trans-Lagrangian 1 Insertion, sends data from 50,000 km

India's first solar space observatory mission has successfully completed the Trans-Lagrangian Point 1 Insertion manoeuvre. The spacecraft has started sending scientific information

Japan launches X-ray satellite, Moon Sniper lunar lander. Details here

Japan's Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) is taking a uniquely long route to the Moon and is scheduled to make a landing in four to six months

Aditya-L1 spacecraft takes selfie, images of Sun and moon from space

The spacecraft, which is on a mission to study the sun, is currently on its way to the Sun-Earth L1 point