By Amit Agnihotri New Delhi: India is committed to launching its first human space mission “Gaganyaan” on time before Aug. 2022 despite the roadblocks created by deadly COVID-19 which has severely impacted the country’s economy. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), supervising the Rs 10,000 crore ($1.33 billion) […]
New Delhi: India today approved a proposal to allow private sector participation in the Space sector, an historic reform announced by the Narendra Modi government a month ago in a bid to kick-in self-reliance and technological advancement critical industrial activities of the country. The move could invite entry […]
By Kartik Bommakanti The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) announced that it would be indefinitely postponing the launch of its GISAT-1 Earth Observation (EO) weather satellite. The launch, which was originally scheduled for Mar. 5. 2020 has now been indefinitely postponed by the ISRO. Although the ISRO did […]
Haifa (Israel): India has launched into space Israeli aerospace and defence firm Elbit Systems Limited‘s nano-satellite for commercial communication application, as part of a 10-satellite launch it carried out on Dec. 11. NANOVA™ nano-satellite was developed in collaboration with a US company, as part of the BIRD Foundation […]
Sriharikota: In a boost to its surveillance capabilities from the sky, India today successfully launched its third generation satellite Cartosat-3 that can look at objects just 30-cm in size on the ground. India Space Research Organisation‘s (ISRO’s) time-tested Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C47, also succesfully placed 13 commercial […]
