India to boost space assets to meet demand (Lead)
July 16th, 2012 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
Mysore (Karnataka), July 16 (IANS) India is boot-strapping its space-based assets to meet the growing demand for enhanced services in communications, broadcasting remote-sensing and navigation, a top space agency ... Read more...
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India for international synergy in space missions
July 16th, 2012 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
Mysore (Karnataka), July 16 (IANS) India Monday called for international synergy in space missions for low-cost access to space resources and planetary explorations."I would call for international synergy in ... Read more...
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‘India’s lunar mission found moon alive & kicking’
July 16th, 2012 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
Mysore (Karnataka), July 16 (IANS) India's maiden moon mission Chandrayaan-1 found the earth's satellite alive and kicking, demolishing myths about it being bone dry and inactive for millions of ... Read more...
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Indian astronomy satellite to study universe at multi-wavelengths
July 16th, 2012 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
Mysore (Karnataka), July 16 (IANS) Astrosat, the $50 million astronomy satellite India will put in polar circular orbit in 2013, will study the universe at multi-wavelengths for the first ... Read more...
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More smart Indians opting to be space scientists: ISRO
July 15th, 2012 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS
Mysore (Karnataka), July 15 (IANS) More and more smart graduates and research scholars across India are opting for an exciting career in space science, as evident from thousands of ... Read more...
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Global scientists descend on Mysore for space summit
July 14th, 2012 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS
Mysore (Karnataka), July 14 (IANS) Over 2,500 scientists from 75 countries descended on this city of palaces, for a week-long international space summit, being held in India for the ... Read more...
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ISRO stars skip science congress
January 5th, 2011 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 5 (IANS) Two big guns of the Indian space agency skipped the country's prestigious science event, the 98th Indian Science Congress.Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman K. Radhakrishnan was ... Read more...
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ISRO to launch satellites to boost transponder capacity
January 5th, 2011 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 5 (IANS) To make up to the loss of two communication satellites in 2010 and some going out of service, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) plans some quick ... Read more...
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German-made connectors snapped: ISRO
January 5th, 2011 - 3:44 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 5 (IANS) The 10 connectors that snapped prematurely destroying the Indian rocket - geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle (GSLV) - Dec 25 were imported from Germany, an Indian Space Research ... Read more...
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ISC-2011 to focus on science education, planetary exploration
March 15th, 2010 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Mar 15 (IANS) Collaboration with space agencies of different countries for planetary explorations and India-US student exchange programme will be the highlights of the next Indian Science Congress (ISC) in ... Read more...
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‘Space technology holds key to challenges facing India’
January 4th, 2010 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
By Fakir Balaji
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 4 (IANS) Space technology and its applications can help India meet its food and energy security needs, a top space scientist said here Monday."Space technology and applications ... Read more...
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Review of Indian cryogenic engine holds up rocket launch
January 4th, 2010 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
By Fakir Balaji
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 4 (IANS) The test flight of a geo-synchronous satellite launch vehicle (GSLV-D3) powered by an Indian cryogenic engine with super-cooled fuel has been put on hold as ... Read more...
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