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ISRO Makes Historic Leap: Re-usable Launch Vehicle "Pushpak" Lands Successfully

ISRO Makes Historic Leap: Re-usable Launch Vehicle Chitradurga, Karnataka - March 22nd: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) achieved a significant milestone today with the successful landing of its indigenously developed Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV), named "Pushpak." This marks a major step forward in making space exploration...
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PM Modi Inaugurates Space Infrastructure Projects, Honors Astronauts at Vikram Sarabhai Space Center

PM Modi Inaugurates Space Infrastructure Projects, Honors Astronauts at Vikram Sarabhai Space Center New Delhi - Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Vikram Sarabhai Space Center (VSSC) in Thiruvananthapuram alongside Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Chairman S Somnath on Tuesday.  The Prime Minister inaugurated three significant space infrastructure projects, collectively valued at approximately...
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India successfully puts into orbit its 3rd Gen Meteorological satellite - INSAT-3DS

India successfully puts into orbit its 3rd Gen Meteorological satellite - INSAT-3DS Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), Feb 17 (IANS) India successfully put into orbit its third generation meteorological/weather satellite INSAT-3DS on Saturday evening in a copybook style. The 2,274 kg INSAT-3DS was carried by Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) rocket code-named as GSLV-F14....
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2024: The year of Gaganyaan for ISRO

2024: The year of Gaganyaan for ISRO Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), Jan 1 (IANS) The Indian space agency has named the year 2024 as the year of Gaganyaan with several tests being planned for the realisation of manned space mission in 2025, said a top official. Gaganyaan is...
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India begins 2024 by orbiting XPoSAT & will test fuel cell in space

India begins 2024 by orbiting XPoSAT & will test fuel cell in space Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), Jan 1 (IANS) India on Monday ushered in the New Year in a grand manner by orbiting its X-ray Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSat) ISRO and the space agency will also test its fuel cell, a precursor for powering...
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ISRO to usher in 2024 with launch of XPoSat on Jan 1

ISRO to usher in 2024 with launch of XPoSat on Jan 1 Chennai, Dec 31 (IANS) India will usher in the New Year 2024 in a grand manner launching the X-ray Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSat) on Monday morning with 10 other payloads, said the Indian space agency. The 25-hour countdown for the launch...
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Countdown for Saturday's test flight of India's space crew module, escape system to begin tomorrow

Countdown for Saturday's test flight of India's space crew module, escape system to begin tomorrow Chennai, Oct 19 (IANS) The countdown for the first Flight Test Vehicle Abort Mission-1 (TV-D1) on Saturday to demonstrate the crew escape system of the Indian rocket that would carry its astronauts to the space will begin at 8 a.m....
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ISRO preps first flight test to demonstrate crew escape system for human space mission

ISRO preps first flight test to demonstrate crew escape system for human space mission Chennai, Oct 7 (IANS) The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is preparing for the first Flight Test Vehicle Abort Mission-1 (TV-D1) to demonstrate the crew escape system as part of its human space mission called Gaganyaan. According to the space...
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India’s Aditya-L1 spacecraft orbit raised for second time

India’s Aditya-L1 spacecraft orbit raised for second time Chennai, Aug 29 (IANS) Indian space agency in the wee hours of Tuesday said it had successfully manoeuvred its space based solar observatory Aditya-L1 to a new orbit. According to Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), the second earth bound manoeuvre...
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India’s moon lander Vikram hopped & soft landed again

India’s moon lander Vikram hopped & soft landed again Chennai, Sep 4 (IANS) India’s moon lander Vikram can hop around the moon it seems after the moon rover Pragyan went to sleep. According to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Vikram soft landed on the lunar soil for a...
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India’s PSLV-XL rocket has close links with Moon, Mars and the Sun

India’s PSLV-XL rocket has close links with Moon, Mars and the Sun Chennai, Sep 2 (IANS) The XL variant of India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) seems to have an interesting connection with Moon, Mars and now the Sun. The rocket made its maiden flight on October 22, 2008 for India’s first...
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Sunshine moment for India as PSLV orbits Aditya-L1 to study the Sun

Sunshine moment for India as PSLV orbits Aditya-L1 to study the Sun Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), Sep 2 (IANS) India’s workhorse rocket PSLV successfully put its Aditya-L1 spacecraft to study the Sun into an intermediate orbit or low earth orbit on Saturday afternoon in a textbook style. From there, begins a long 125...
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