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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 […]

Action against IIT-G students for supporting teacher who raised graft charges

10:50 pm January 21, 2020

Guwahati: The IIT-Guwahati has initiated disciplinary proceedings against nine students for organising a protest march and a hunger strike in support of a faculty member who was given “compulsory retirement” for raising several corruption charges against the institute. Issuing notices to the students on Monday, the Assistant Registrar of Students’ Affairs of the Indian Institute […]

Top ISRO scientist claims he was poisoned three years ago

ISRO, Xiaomi in advanced talks over NaVIC chipsets

10:43 pm January 1, 2020

Bengaluru: The Indian Space Research Organisation and Chinese mobile manufacturer Xiaomi are in advanced stage of talks on provision of chipsets that can support NaVIC, the Indian version of Global Positioning System (GPS), an official said here on Wednesday. The NavIC-friendly chipset, being manufactured by the US chip manufacturer Qualcom, is designed to provide accurate […]

Four astronauts identified for ISRO’s Gaganyaan mission: Chief K Sivan

1:56 pm January 1, 2020

Bengaluru: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Wednesday said the training of astronauts for the ambitious manned mission ‘Gaganyaan’ will commence from the third week of January in Russia. Four astronauts have been identified for the mission, ISRO chief K Sivan said adding the training of astronauts will start from third week of this […]

14 missions lined up for launch in 2021: ISRO chairman

PSLV strikes gold, touches 50th mission milestone: ISRO

7:08 pm December 11, 2019

Sriharikota: The PSLV, often hailed as a trusted workhorse, touched a new milestone of its 50th mission on Wednesday when it placed earth observation satellite RISAT- 2BR1 and nine other foreign satellites in orbit, ISRO chairman K Sivan said here. The space agency head, hailing the versatility and unbeatable performance of the PSLV for over […]