July 2, 2024, 08:10 AM - 2 mins read
Launched on September 2, 2023, the Aditya-L1 mission aims to observe the sun from the advantageous Lagrangian point L1.
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June 26, 2024, 03:34 AM - 4 mins read
An alumnus of the National Institute of Technology in Nagaland and now a soil scientist at ISRO, Dr. Yimchunger and his team have successfully developed the Reusable Launch Vehicle – Technology Demonstrator (RLV-TD), marking a milestone in ISRO's quest to create a fully reusable launch vehicle aimed at reducing space mission costs.
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June 22, 2024, 08:40 PM - 3 mins read
"RLV-LEX-03 re-demonstrated the autonomous landing capability of the RLV under more challenging release conditions, including a cross range of 500 meters and more severe wind conditions," ISRO announced. The vehicle, named 'Pushpak,' was released from an Indian Air Force Chinook helicopter at an altitude of 4.5 km. From this release point, Pushpak autonomously executed cross-range correction maneuvers, approached the runway, and achieved a precise horizontal landing on the runway centerline.
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June 18, 2024, 07:54 AM - 5 mins read
The re-entry of this object was continuously monitored by ISRO’s facility, ISRO System for Safe and Sustainable Space Operations Management (IS4OM), ISTRAC.
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June 10, 2024, 02:02 AM - 2 mins read
ISRO's Aditya-L1 spacecraft's onboard instruments captured significant solar activity, including several X-class and M-class flares and associated coronal mass ejections, leading to major geomagnetic storms in May 2024.
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May 25, 2024, 03:22 AM - 2 mins read
ISRO plans to source payloads and satellites from Indian companies to propel them onto the global stage. Payload technology, essential for various space missions, includes equipment or cargo carried by vehicles like rockets or drones.
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May 12, 2024, 02:58 AM - 3 mins read
In a significant stride towards environmental sustainability and technological innovation, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman, S. Somanath, recently revealed the carbon reduction initiative of SFO Technologies, a flagship company of the NeST Group.
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April 16, 2024, 05:47 AM - 3 mins read
Addressing the 42nd Inter-Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee (IADC) annual meet here, he said ISRO has a very clearly laid out plan as far as space exploration and space utilisation are concerned for the coming days.
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April 16, 2024, 01:25 AM - 2 mins read
Indian Space Research Organisation said the agency has achieved a breakthrough in rocket engine technology with the development of a lightweight Carbon-Carbon (C-C) nozzle for rocket engines, improving payload capacity.
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April 9, 2024, 07:39 AM - 1 min read
Expressing ISRO's commitment to lunar exploration, Somanath reiterated Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of achieving a moon landing by an Indian by the early 2040s.
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April 7, 2024, 07:19 PM - 2 mins read
This celestial spectacle, due to occur on April 8th, will see the Moon briefly cloak the Sun entirely, plunging parts of North America into darkness.
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March 21, 2024, 09:17 PM - 3 mins read
"ISRO nails it again! Pushpak (RLV-TD), the winged vehicle, landed autonomously with precision on the runway after being released from an off-nominal position," stated the space agency, signifying the success of the mission.
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