Indian Space Research Organisation

Top ISRO scientist claims he was poisoned three years ago

11:55 pm January 5, 2021

Bengaluru: A top ISRO scientist on Tuesday claimed he was poisoned more than three years ago. Tapan Misra alleged he was poisoned with deadly arsenic trioxide on May 23, 2017, during a promotion interview at ISRO headquarters here. ”Fatal dose was probably mixed” with chutney along with Dosa, in snacks after lunch, he said. Misra is presently working […]

Space suits for Gaganyaan astronauts under production in Russia

11:07 pm September 7, 2020

Bengaluru: Russian research and development enterprise ‘Zvezda’ has started manufacturing of space suits for the Indian astronauts, who are likely to be part of India’s first manned space mission ‘Gaganyaa’, a Russian organisation said on Monday. Research, Development and Production Enterprise Zvezda, a subsidiary of Russian space organisation Roscosmos, has started manufacturing personal flight equipment for the Indian cosmonauts undergoing training in Russia, Glavkosmos said on Monday. Glavkosmos […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Teachers’ Day: Brother-sister duo in J-K reaches out to orphaned kids with masks, sanitisers

8:28 pm September 5, 2020

Jammu: A twin brother-sister duo, in a unique way of celebrating Teachers’ Day, on Saturday reached out to orphaned children in the city with handmade masks, sanitizers and other hygiene products that they bought from their pocket money. Swapnil and Swapnila Acharya, class 11 students, also taught the kids how to make beautiful home decoration […]

Space sector reforms not aimed at privatising ISRO: Chairman K Sivan

7:30 pm August 20, 2020

Bengaluru: The recently announced space sector reforms are not aimed at privatisation of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), its Chairman and Secretary in the Department of Space, K Sivan asserted on Thursday. The space agency also stated that the draft on the proposed space activity bill is almost final and it will soon be placed before the Union Cabinet for approval. “When […]

Gaganyaan: Unmanned space mission planned for Dec 2020 likely to be delayed

11:05 pm August 16, 2020

New Delhi: Hit by disruptions due to the coronavirus pandemic, the launch of India’s unmanned space mission under the first leg of Gaganyaan, planned for December 2020, is likely to be delayed, sources said. It was part of the two unmanned missions to be undertaken by the Indian Space Research Organisation ahead of the planned […]

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