Countdown for LVM3-M3 OneWeb India-2 mission begins

Countdown for LVM3-M3 OneWeb India-2 mission begins

The LVM3-M3/OneWeb India-2 mission mission has commenced | Photo Credit: ANI The countdown for the launch of 36 satellites on-board LVM3-M3/OneWeb India-2 mission has commenced, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said on Saturday. Network Access Associates Ltd, United Kingdom (OneWeb Group Company) has signed an agreement with ISRO’s commercial arm NewSpace India Ltd to launch 72 satellites […]

Continue Reading
ISRO’s Next-Gen Launch Vehicle may assume PSLV’s role

ISRO’s Next-Gen Launch Vehicle may assume PSLV’s role

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is developing a Next-Gen Launch Vehicle (NGLV), which will one day replace operational systems like the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), ISRO Chairman S. Somanath has said. The PSLV, often dubbed the ‘trusted workhorse’ of ISRO, ‘‘will have to retire’‘ one day, Mr. Somanath said during the three-day Engineers […]

Continue Reading
ISRO eyeing 200th successful launch of RH-200 sounding rocket in a row

ISRO eyeing 200th successful launch of RH-200 sounding rocket in a row

3.5-metre-tall RH-200 is a trusted member of the Rohini sounding rocket family used by ISRO for atmospheric studies 3.5-metre-tall RH-200 is a trusted member of the Rohini sounding rocket family used by ISRO for atmospheric studies In a few weeks’ time, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) hopes to achieve a remarkable feat — the […]

Continue Reading
ISRO tests hybrid propulsion system

ISRO tests hybrid propulsion system

Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre performs tests at ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC), Mahendragiri. Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre performs tests at ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC), Mahendragiri. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said on Wednesday, September 21, 2022, that it has successfully demonstrated a hybrid propulsion system that uses a solid fuel and liquid oxidiser. The hybrid […]

Continue Reading
India to design, build reusable rocket for global market: ISRO

India to design, build reusable rocket for global market: ISRO

India has plans to design and build a new reusable rocket for the global market that would significantly cut the cost of launching satellites, a top government official said on Monday. “…all of us want launches to be much cheaper than what we do today,” Secretary in the Department of Space and Chairman of Indian […]

Continue Reading
ISRO tests system to recover spent rocket stages

ISRO tests system to recover spent rocket stages

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully tested a technology that could aid cost-effective recovery of spent rocket stages and safely land payloads on other planets. The Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerator (IAD) was designed, developed and successfully test-flown by ISRO’s Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) on a Rohini-300 (RH300 Mk II) sounding rocket from the […]

Continue Reading
Former ISRO colleagues challenge claims about Nambi Narayanan’s role in space programme

Former ISRO colleagues challenge claims about Nambi Narayanan’s role in space programme

Several Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) veterans, including A. E. Muthunayagam, former director, Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC), have challenged claims reportedly made by S. Nambi Narayanan, the former scientist who was implicated in the ISRO espionage case, and the Madhavan-starrer biopic Rocketry: The Nambi Effectregarding his contributions to the Indian space programme, especially those […]

Continue Reading
ISRO faces setback as maiden SSLV mission suffers ‘data loss’

ISRO faces setback as maiden SSLV mission suffers ‘data loss’

ISRO chief S. Somanath said all stages of the mission performed and separated before ‘data loss’ ISRO chief S. Somanath said all stages of the mission performed and separated before ‘data loss’ Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) tryst with history suffered a setback on Sunday, as the maiden Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) suffered “data […]

Continue Reading
ISRO’s ‘baby rocket’ and its umbilical cord with Thiruvananthapuram

ISRO’s ‘baby rocket’ and its umbilical cord with Thiruvananthapuram

When the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) lifts off from Sriharikota on its maiden developmental flight, Thiruvananthapuram, where India’s space programme took off in the 1960s, will have much to cheer about. Slated for launch from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre on August 7, the ‘baby rocket’ has been fully designed and developed by the […]

Continue Reading
Actor Madhavan reacts to criticism for claiming ISRO used ‘panchang’ for Mars mission

Actor Madhavan reacts to criticism for claiming ISRO used ‘panchang’ for Mars mission

“Though this cannot take away for the fact that what was achieved with just 2 engines by us in the Mars Mission.” “Though this cannot take away for the fact that what was achieved with just 2 engines by us in the Mars Mission.” It was ignorant on his part to say the ‘panchang’, an […]

Continue Reading