India In Space
Bharatiya Antariksh Station to be assembled in multiple phases by Isro
07 February 2024 | INDIA TODAY
India's space ambitions are reaching new heights as the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) sets its sights on constructing the Bharatiya Antariksh Station (BAS), a modular space station planned to be assembled in multiple phases. More
Maharashtra’s Navi Mumbai Could Soon Be Home to Asia’s First Private Astronaut Training Facility!
31 January 2024 | The Weather Channel
Astroborne's co-founder and CEO Akshat Mohite has expressed optimism, stating that once the land acquisition is finalised, the facility could be operational within 18 to 24 months. This facility aims to serve a diverse clientele, including private astronauts, government personnel and space enthusiasts. More
Gaganyaan mission | ISRO to commence unmanned flight tests; preparations under way for TV-D1
07 October 2023 | THE HINDU
Mission Gaganyaan: ISRO to commence unmanned flight tests for the Gaganyaan mission. Preparations for the Flight Test Vehicle Abort Mission-1 (TV-D1), which demonstrates the performance of the Crew Escape System, are under way. More
India’s first solar observatory mission Aditya-L1 launched by ISRO
02 September 2023 | THE HINDU
India’s first solar observatory mission — Aditya-L1 — was launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on September 2.The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), in its 59th flight with the Aditya-L1 onboard, took off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota at 11.50 a.m. More
Sun mission, Japan collaboration and more: What has ISRO planned after Chandrayaan-3’s success?
27 August 2023 | TheIndianEXPRESS
ISRO is focussing on the early September launch of Aditya-L1, India’s first mission to study the Sun. The spacecraft will be placed in a halo orbit around the Lagrange point 1 (L1) of the Sun-Earth system, which is about 1.5 million km from the Earth. More
Video Shows Pragyan Rover Roaming Around Chandrayaan-3's Touchdown Point
27 August 2023 | NDTV
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Saturday released a video showing the Pragyan rover roaming around Shiv Shakti point, the touchdown site of lander Vikram, on the lunar surface. India entered record books as the first country to successfully place a lander on the unexplored lunar South Pole on Wednesday evening. More
Chandrayaan-3: India makes historic landing near Moon's south pole
ISRO, Navy Conduct Harbour Recovery Trials For Gaganyaan Human Spaceflight Mission
ISRO, Navy Conduct Harbour Recovery Trials For Gaganyaan Human Spaceflight Mission
23 August 2023 | BBC
India has made history as its Moon mission becomes the first to land in the lunar south pole region.
With this, India joins an elite club of countries to achieve a soft landing on the Moon, after the US, the former Soviet Union and China.
The Vikram lander from Chandrayaan-3 successfully touched down as planned at 18:04 local time (12:34 GMT). More
ISRO, Navy Conduct Harbour Recovery Trials For Gaganyaan Human Spaceflight Mission
ISRO, Navy Conduct Harbour Recovery Trials For Gaganyaan Human Spaceflight Mission
ISRO, Navy Conduct Harbour Recovery Trials For Gaganyaan Human Spaceflight Mission
22 July2023 | NDTV
Recovery trial operations of the Gaganyaan mission has entered into the second phase with the commencement of harbour trials at the Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam.
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Indian Navy jointly carried out the trials on July 20 with the ship identified for the recovery operations during the first Development Mission of the Test Vehicle. More
India-US to sign Artemis accords: Why this is big for Indian space aspirations
ISRO, Navy Conduct Harbour Recovery Trials For Gaganyaan Human Spaceflight Mission
India-US to sign Artemis accords: Why this is big for Indian space aspirations
Sibu Tripathi | 22 June 2023 | INDIA TODAY
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the American space agency Nasa will sign the Artemis Accords during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the United States.
The new agreement aims to boost cooperation between the two countries and explore the domain beyond the boundaries of Earth. More
Private Indian Startups
Indian startup GalaxEye to develop world's first satellite with both SAR, optical sensors
Indian startup GalaxEye to develop world's first satellite with both SAR, optical sensors
Indian startup GalaxEye to develop world's first satellite with both SAR, optical sensors
By Manish Pant | 15 September 2022 | Business Today
The Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M) incubated imaging satellite operator GalaxEye has inked an MoU with California-based satellite software provider Antaris to develop the world’s first satellite containing both Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and optical sensors. More
Meet the IIT Bombay professor who wants to build cities in space
Indian startup GalaxEye to develop world's first satellite with both SAR, optical sensors
Indian startup GalaxEye to develop world's first satellite with both SAR, optical sensors
By Aihik Sur | 127 April 2023| moneycontrol
Chowdhury draws his inspiration for InspeCity from American physicist Gerard K. O’Neill, who in the 1970s introduced the idea of creating habitable ecosystems somewhere between the Earth and the Moon. Although the idea snowballed, factors such as high launch costs and low cadence prevented the project from taking off. More