PSLV-C15 countdown progressing well, launch tomorrow
Submitted by Anil Jangid on Mon, 07/12/2010 - 22:19CHENNAI : 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.
Countdown for India’s cryogenic engine begins
Submitted by Anil Jangid on Wed, 04/14/2010 - 13:25BANGLORE : 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.
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Boeing eyes collaboration with ISRO
Submitted by Anil Jangid on Wed, 03/31/2010 - 17:03BANGALORE: 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.
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Become risk-sharing partner in space field: Isro to industry
Submitted by Anil Jangid on Tue, 03/30/2010 - 12:22BANGALORE: 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.
Dosa or dum aloo. What will India's first astronauts eat?
Submitted by Anil Jangid on Fri, 03/19/2010 - 14:11BANGALORE: 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
Submitted by Anil Jangid on Tue, 03/16/2010 - 14:47MANGALORE: 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.
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Forestry satellite by 2013: Jairam Ramesh
Submitted by Anil Jangid on Tue, 03/09/2010 - 11:10TIRUPATI: 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.
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Chandrayaan I finds ice near Moon's north pole
Submitted by Anil Jangid on Tue, 03/02/2010 - 15:51WASHINGTON: 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.
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Boost for manned mission
Submitted by Anil Jangid on Sat, 02/27/2010 - 14:35NEW 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.
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Holes to build homes on moon
Submitted by Anil Jangid on Thu, 01/28/2010 - 14:52BAQNGALORE: Living on the moon has been an age-old dream, but the harsh radiations posed a threat to human habitation.
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