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.

Air Chief Marshal PV Naik

Air Chief Marshal PV Naik wants missiles to destroy enemy satellites

Submitted by Anil Jangid on Sat, 01/23/2010 - 14:45

BANGALORE: Taking serious note of China’s growing defence capabilities, particularly its anti-satellite (ASAT) weapon system,

India’s first manned space flight in 2013

India’s first manned space flight in 2013

Submitted by Anil Jangid on Wed, 01/13/2010 - 13:29

MOSCOW: India would launch its first manned space flights by sending two astronauts into orbit in a Russian spaceship in 2013, according to reports.

Indian Space Research Organisation

Indian scientists detect signs of life on Moon

Submitted by Anil Jangid on Mon, 12/14/2009 - 15:03

Bangalore: Scientists at the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) are on the brink of a path-breaking discovery.

satellite

ISRO to launch 8 foreign satellites

Submitted by Anil Jangid on Mon, 11/30/2009 - 15:02

BANGALORE: India’s space agency has in its pipeline eight foreign satellites for launch and is scouting to acquire such spacecraft from abroad to expand capacity in the field of communication transponder back home.

G Madhavan Nair

New ISRO chief highly competent: Madhavan Nair

Submitted by Anil Jangid on Tue, 10/27/2009 - 12:29

Thiruvananthapuram: Exuding confidence that India’s space programme will soar fresh heights under new ISRO chief K Radhakrishnan,

ISRO

ISRO, IAF spar over seats on India's maiden space odyssey

Submitted by pawan rana on Tue, 10/20/2009 - 11:51

NEW DELHI: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Indian Air Force (IAF) are at loggerheads over who will be on board the spacecraft when the country’s first manned mission into space is launched in 2015.