Indian Space Research Organisation

Indian scientists develop sustainable process for making brick-like structures on Moon

7:38 pm August 14, 2020

Bengaluru: A team of researchers from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has developed a sustainable process for making brick-like structures on the moon, according to IISc. It exploits lunar soil, and uses bacteria and guar beans to consolidate the soil into possible load-bearing structures, Bengaluru-based IISc said […]

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10 launches, Gaganyaan, Chandrayaan ‘disturbed’ due to lockdown: ISRO chief

11:13 pm June 24, 2020

New Delhi: Ten space missions being prepared for launch this year have been “disturbed” due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown besides delay in the human space and Moon missions, ISRO chief K Sivan said on Wednesday. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will make an assessment of the impact of the lockdown on its missions, he said. The ISRO chief added that […]

Chandrayaan-3 to be launched in first half of 2021: Government

8:16 pm March 4, 2020

New Delhi: Chandrayaan-3 will be launched in the first half of 2021, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said, indicating that there could be a slight delay in the launch of the third moon mission. In written response to a question in Lok Sabha, Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office Singh said four biological and […]

ISRO readying for low cost satellite launch vehicles

8:17 pm January 31, 2020

Thiruvananthapuram: The Indian Space Research Organisation is readying low-cost satellite launch vehicles costing about Rs 30-35 crore each, which can put into orbit satellites weighing 500 kg. The first such launch from the country is expected to take place in the next four months. This capability will give ISRO a big commercial boost as it […]

ISRO to send lady robot ‘Vyomamitra’ in unmanned Gaganyaan

7:51 pm January 22, 2020

Bengaluru: Even before orbiting astronauts on India’s first manned mission to the space in December 2021, the Indian Space Research Organisation will send ‘Vyomamitra’, a ‘lady robot’, in unmanned Gaganyaan spacecraft. The robot was the centre of attraction at the inaugural session of the “Human Spaceflight and Exploration – Present Challenges and Future Trends” here […]