From carrying rockets on bicycles to Chandrayaan: NCERT modules document India’s space missions

From carrying rockets on bicycles to Chandrayaan: NCERT modules document India’s space missions

From carrying rockets on bicycles and bullock carts in the 1960s to landmark space missions like Chandrayaan and Gaganyaan, India’s rise among the global space powers is now part of NCERT’s special modules. Two modules titled ‘India: A rising space power’ highlights how the Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR), set up in 1962 […]

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First test flight of Gaganyaan mission in February next year: ISRO official

First test flight of Gaganyaan mission in February next year: ISRO official

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will start a series of test flights for India’s maiden human space flight mission from February next year, a senior official said here on Thursday. The space agency also plans to deploy the heavy lift Chinook helicopter and the C-17 Globemaster transport aircraft for testing the crew module, which […]

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