PSLV-C15 countdown progressing well, launch tomorrow

PSLV-C15 countdown progressing well, launch tomorrow

Submitted by Anil Jangid on Mon, 07/12/2010 - 22:19

CHENNAI : The stage is set for the launch of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C15) carrying five payloads, including India's remote sensing satellite Cartosat-2B, from the spaceport in Sriharikota tomorrow.

cryogenic engine

Countdown for India’s cryogenic engine begins

Submitted by Anil Jangid on Wed, 04/14/2010 - 13:25

BANGLORE : The stage is all set for flight- testing of indigenous cryogenic stage and engine on homegrown rocket GSLV-D3 for the first time as an air of expectancy and anxiety grips the Sriharikota spaceport on the Andhra coast for the ambitious mission.

Indian Space Research Organisation

Boeing eyes collaboration with ISRO

Submitted by Anil Jangid on Wed, 03/31/2010 - 17:03

BANGALORE: Boeing has evinced interest in collaborating with Indian Space Research Organisation in the area of communication satellites, and the two entities are exploring joint opportunities, a senior ISRO official said.

K Radhakrishnan

Become risk-sharing partner in space field: Isro to industry

Submitted by Anil Jangid on Tue, 03/30/2010 - 12:22

BANGALORE: Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) K Radhakrishnan today advocated the need for Indian industry to become a risk-sharing partner for production of launch vehicles, satellites and ground equipment.

astronaut

Dosa or dum aloo. What will India's first astronauts eat?

Submitted by Anil Jangid on Fri, 03/19/2010 - 14:11

BANGALORE: The Mysore-based Defence Food Research Laboratory (DFRL) is busy working on the menu for India’s first astronauts vyomanauts who will embark on a space odyssey in 2015.

Isro's got a new job: Fishing

Isro's got a new job: Fishing

Submitted by Anil Jangid on Tue, 03/16/2010 - 14:47

MANGALORE: The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) may be synonymous with moon expeditions but now it is all set to help fishermen in the state land a bigger catch.

Jairam Ramesh

Forestry satellite by 2013: Jairam Ramesh

Submitted by Anil Jangid on Tue, 03/09/2010 - 11:10

TIRUPATI: Union Minister for Environment and Forest Jairam Ramesh has announced that the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch a dedicated forestry satellite in all likelihood in the year 2013.

Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft

Chandrayaan I finds ice near Moon's north pole

Submitted by Anil Jangid on Tue, 03/02/2010 - 15:51

WASHINGTON: Using data from a NASA radar that flew aboard India’s Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft, scientists have detected ice deposits totalling at least an estimated 600 million metric tons near the moon’s north pole.

Union Budget

Boost for manned mission

Submitted by Anil Jangid on Sat, 02/27/2010 - 14:35

NEW DELHI: India’s human space flight programme got a major boost as the Union Budget on Friday proposed a significant allocation to it and also sought increase in funds for setting up an indigenous global positioning system.

Holes to build homes on moon

Holes to build homes on moon

Submitted by Anil Jangid on Thu, 01/28/2010 - 14:52

BAQNGALORE: Living on the moon has been an age-old dream, but the harsh radiations posed a threat to human habitation.