The Latest Breaking News from ISRO

Two-hour long maiden test flight of Gaganyaan mission to commence at 7 am on October 21

The Gaganyaan mission aims to demonstrate the capability to launch human beings (three crew members) to low earth orbit and bring them back safely to earth by landing them in either the Bay of Bengal or the Arabian Sea.

The Hindu · Oct 16, 2023

ISRO chairman visits Kalam’s memorial in Ramanathapuram district; interacts with school children; flags off marathon

ISRO chairman S. Somanath paid rich tributes at the Kalam memorial and also participated in a few events jointly organised by the Ramanathapuram district administration and Kalam Foundation

The Hindu · Oct 15, 2023

ISRO to hold more test Gaganyaan vehicle missions after maiden test flight on October 21: Somanath

The test vehicle development flight (TV-D1) will be conducted at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh to test the crew module that is scheduled to house Indian astronauts during the human spaceflight late next year.

The Hindu · Oct 14, 2023

Chandrayaan-3 in two lakh roses

The Mysuru Dasara flower show pays tribute to ISRO's success in the Chandrayaan-3 mission with a special model of two lakh roses. The 24-ft-tall rocket, five-ft-tall moon, 15-ft-tall Vikram Lander and Pragyan Rover will be displayed in the glass house of the Kuppanna Park. This is a special acknowledgement of…

The Hindu · Oct 10, 2023

Second spaceport of ISRO to be set up at Kulasekarapattinam in Tamil Nadu

The launch pad in the second spaceport will be used exclusively by the private sector

The Hindu · Oct 10, 2023

India’s space economy has potential to reach ₹35,200 crore ($44 billion) by 2033 with about 8% of global share

At present, the share of the domestic market is ₹6,400 crore ($8.1 billion). The export market share is ₹2,400 crore ($0.3 billion). The aim is to increase the domestic share to ₹26,400 crore ($33 billion), and the export share to ₹88,000 crore ($11 billion).

The Hindu · Oct 10, 2023

IIT-Madras honours 12 alumni who were part of Chandrayaan-3 project

Alumni of IIT-M interact with students on Chandrayaan-3 mission; S. Somanath, chairman of ISRO, pursuing PhD from Mechanical Engineering dept. Event hosted to inspire students to take pride in their subject and strive for success.

The Hindu · Oct 9, 2023

Science This Week | 2023 Nobel Prize winners announced, ISRO to begin unmanned flight tests for Gaganyaan and more

Check out The Hindu’s science wrap featuring top 7 stories on new discoveries, findings, and studies in the scientific world from this week.

The Hindu · Oct 8, 2023

Aditya-L1 mission: ISRO performs trajectory correction manoeuvre

ISRO said that the TCM was performed on October 6 and that the spacecraft is healthy and on its way to the L1.

The Hindu · Oct 8, 2023

ISRO to begin unmanned flight tests for Gaganyaan; gearing up for Test Vehicle Abort Mission

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), which is planning to commence uncrewed flight tests for the Gaganyaan mission, has started to make preparations for the Flight Test Vehicle Abort Mission-1 (TV-D1).

The Hindu · Oct 7, 2023