India to launch three satellites next month
August 3rd, 2012 - 1:21 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 3 (IANS) India will launch three satellites next month and two more by the end of this year, said a senior official here."We will be launching Spot-6, ... Read more...
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India to ferry heaviest foreign satellite in August
April 29th, 2012 - 1:14 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 29 (IANS) India will ferry two foreign satellites - French and Japanese - on board its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C21) rocket in August this year for ... Read more...
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Ex-ISRO chief seeks fresh probe into Devas deal
February 26th, 2012 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 26 (IANS) Blaming the space department for misleading the government and the Space Commission on the spectrum deal, former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman G. Madhavan ... Read more...
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Jugnu capped India’s technological achievements (2011 in Retrospect)
December 21st, 2011 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) In terms of technological breakthroughs, it has been a mixed bag for India this year. But the pride of place goes to Jugnu, one ... Read more...
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‘Jugnu’ launch marks watershed in Indian space technology
October 25th, 2011 - 2:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS) The successful launch of Jugnu, a loaf-sized nano satellite designed by IIT-Kanpur, on Oct 12 marks a watershed in Indian space technology for miniaturisation ... Read more...
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Kakodkar to head railway safety panel
September 16th, 2011 - 7:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Aiming for "zero tolerance" safety standards akin to nuclear power plants and space technology institutions, the Indian Railways Friday set up a high-level committee, headed ... Read more...
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Manned missions being discussed: ISRO chief
July 15th, 2011 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), July 15 (IANS) India's space agency has plans to launch a manned space mission in the future, but a lot of work needs to be done ... Read more...
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India joins select band of titanium sponge producers
February 27th, 2011 - 5:05 pm ICT by IANS
Kollam, Feb 27 (IANS) India Sunday join a select band of titamium sponge producers with Defence Minister A.K. Antony inaugurated a 500 tonne-capacity plant at Chavara near here.A select group of nations ... Read more...
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An escalator to space - not very far away
January 9th, 2011 - 4:46 pm ICT by IANS
By V. Jagannathan
Chennai, Jan 9 (IANS) The day may not be far away when an elevator attendant asks your preferred destination - low earth orbit (LEO) or geostationary orbit (GSO). Research ... Read more...
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Indian satellite launch vehicle now taller, heavier (Lead)
December 17th, 2010 - 5:26 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 17 (IANS) India's satellite launch vehicle, which is scheduled to blast off Monday with an advanced communication satellite to retire one sent up in 1999 and ensure continuity of ... Read more...
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Indian GSLV rocket now taller, heavier
December 17th, 2010 - 3:51 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 17 (IANS) India's geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle (GSLV), scheduled to blast off Monday with an advanced communication satellite (GSAT-5P), is now taller by two metres and heavier by four ... Read more...
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ISRO to launch more satellites this year
July 12th, 2010 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
By Venkatachari Jagannathan
Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), July 12 (IANS) After successfully placing five satellites in orbit Monday, India's space agency ISRO said it will launch more satellites this year and efforts were ... Read more...
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Advanced sounding rocket launched with students’ payload
July 7th, 2010 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, July 7 (IANS) The advanced sounding rocket RH 200 was successfully launched Wednesday from the space station at Thumba, here, carrying a payload partly developed by students, officials said.
The ... Read more...
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Rocket scientist heads ISRO liquid propulsion systems centre
June 2nd, 2010 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 2 (IANS) Noted rocket scientist S. Ramakrishnan is the new director of the Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) liquid propulsion systems centre at Thiruvananthapuram.
The space agency Wednesday said Ramakrishnan, ... Read more...
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GSLV mission: Scientists say cryogenic engine had ignited
April 18th, 2010 - 4:53 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, April 18 (IANS) A team of Indian space scientists has established that the indigenously built cryogenic engine had ignited for a second during the failed GSLV mission Thursday.
"This took place ... Read more...
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Flight analysis of failed rocket mission begins
April 17th, 2010 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, April 17 (IANS) Space scientists have started reviewing the flight data of Thursday's failed rocket mission, which was for the first time powered by an Indian-built cryogenic engine.
The scientists Saturday ... Read more...
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ISRO scientists to meet Sunday to discuss cryo failure
April 16th, 2010 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 16 (IANS) Indian space scientists will meet in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday to discuss the reasons for the failure of Thursday's rocket mission, which was for the first time powered ... Read more...
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Gloom at ISRO’s Kerala units as cryo engine launch fails
April 15th, 2010 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, April 15 (IANS) There was palpable excitement among the scientists of an Indian space agency centre here in Kerala as they watched live on screens the launch of GSLV D3 ... Read more...
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Satellite rocket with indigenous engine to be launched in April
March 23rd, 2010 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, March 23 (IANS) India will join an elite club of five nations in April when a rocket carrying a satellite blasts off using an indigenous cryogenic engine, an Indian Space ... Read more...
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India tests rocket booster for heavier satellites (Lead)
January 24th, 2010 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Jan 24 (IANS) India successfully conducted the static test of its largest solid fuel booster for launching heavier satellites using the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-Mk III), the space agency ... Read more...
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Indian rockets study solar eclipse, effect on atmosphere (Lead)
January 15th, 2010 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore/Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 15 (IANS) India Friday launched six "sounding" rockets - rockets carrying instruments to measure the physical parameters of the upper atmosphere - to study the millennium's longest annular ... Read more...
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India launching rockets to study solar eclipse effects
January 15th, 2010 - 2:08 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Jan 15 (IANS) The Indian space agency is launching five rockets Friday to study the effects of the millennium's longest annular solar eclipse in the southern part of the country, ... Read more...
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ISRO to launch rockets to study Friday’s solar eclipse
January 13th, 2010 - 4:27 pm ICT by ANI
Bangalore, Jan 13 (ANI): The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch a series of rockets from its two launch centres between Thursday and Sunday to study Friday's solar eclipse and ... Read more...
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K. Radhakrishnan takes over as new ISRO chairman
October 31st, 2009 - 3:24 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 31 (IANS) Eminent scientist K. Radhakrishnan Saturday took over as chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre here and acknowledged the expectations ... Read more...
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Successful firing of cryogenic engine a challenge for new ISRO chief
October 25th, 2009 - 12:03 pm ICT by IANS
By Fakir Balaji
Bangalore, Oct 25 (IANS) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman-designate K. Radhakrishnan, who takes over Oct 31, has said his first priority would be to see that the indigenously ... Read more...
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K. Radhakrishnan named new ISRO chief
October 24th, 2009 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
Thrissur (Kerala), Oct 24 (IANS) K. Radhakrishnan, director of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre in Thiruvananthapuram, was Saturday named the next chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
Armed with ... Read more...
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India’s top space scientist heads world astronautics body
October 12th, 2009 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 12 (IANS) India's top space scientist G. Madhavan Nair has been elected president of the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) at its general assembly in South Korea, the Indian ... Read more...
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Manmohan Singh to inaugurate space institute through tele-link
August 24th, 2009 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 24 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will inaugurate the new campus of the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST) Tuesday through a tele-link function to be held ... Read more...
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Indian space centre plans manned space probe by 2015
July 12th, 2009 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, July 12 (IANS) The Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), a unit of the country's premier Indian space research programme, plans to send two humans into space by 2015, an official said ... Read more...
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One killed as roof collapses on ISRO campus
March 31st, 2009 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, March 31 (IANS) One worker was killed and nearly 30 others were injured Tuesday when the roof of a building under construction came crashing down at the Indian Space Research ... Read more...
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India plans to hoist tricolour on moon by 2020
January 4th, 2009 - 11:32 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Jan 4 (IANS) India is planning to hoist the tricolour on the moon by 2020, a space agency official said here Sunday, adding that the country's first manned flight into space ... Read more...
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Two more Chandrayaan instruments to be activated in mid-December
November 29th, 2008 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Nov 29 (IANS) Two of the 10 remaining scientific instruments onboard India's first unmanned lunar mission Chandrayaan-1 will be activated in mid-December for conducting experiments while the spacecraft orbits over the ... Read more...
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A perfect 13th successful launch for PSLV
October 22nd, 2008 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), Oct 22 (IANS) The launch of Chandrayaan-1, India's first mission to probe the moon, from here Wednesday morning marked the 13th consecutive successful score for the India-built polar satellite ... Read more...
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Indias Chandrayaan all set and tested for its Moon mission
September 26th, 2008 - 1:08 pm ICT by ANI
Paris, September 26 (ANI): The integration of all instruments on the Indian Space Agencys Chandrayaan-1, Indias first mission to the Moon, is now complete and validation tests to check the functionality ... Read more...
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Kerala school kid eyes Guinness world record
July 26th, 2008 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, July 26 (IANS) A class 10 student in Kerala has is planning to cliam a place in the Guinness Book of World Records for memorising and recalling 250 words in two ... Read more...
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