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ISRO: Experimental launch of GLSV Mark III in May/June

The Indian Space Research Organisation(ISRO) would carry out an experimental launch of GSLV Mark III in May/ June. The national space agency, ISRO is also set to send...

February 27, 2014

India joined 'Cryo Club' with successful launch of GSLV-D5; 6th spacefarer to develop a cryogenic engine

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched its heavy-duty rocket Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-D5 (GSLV-D5) from Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh and placed communication satellite GSAT-14 into orbit.  GSAT-14...

January 11, 2014

MOM enters Mars trajectory: ISRO

In a historic development, India’s first Mars mission- the Mars Orbiter Mission’s (MOM) spacecraft’s was propelled into the Mars Transfer Trajectory freeing it from the influence of Earth’s...

December 2, 2013

ISRO gears up for GSLV mission

After the jubilant launch of the Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), India’s space research organization ISRO is preparing for flight-testing of GSLV with indigenous cryogenic engine. The launch is scheduled for...

November 12, 2013

Mars nerve centre moves to ISTRAC

After putting the India’s maiden spacecraft to Mars into space from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, the nerve centre of the ongoing Mars...

November 6, 2013

India’s Mangalyaan blasts off for 300-day odyssey to Red Planet

India’s ambitious Mars mission, orbiter Mangalyaan lifted off into space from Sriharikota spaceport, starting its 300-day voyage to study the Red Planet’s atmosphere. The 350-tonne rocket carrying the...

November 5, 2013

ISRO conducts successful test run of Mars Orbiter Mission

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) performed a glitch free rehearsal of India’s first mission to the Red Planet designated the Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) at Sriharikota centre....

November 2, 2013

Day set for India’s Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) 'Mangalyan'

As per the announcement by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), India’s first mission to Mars –Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) will be launched on November 5, 2013 from Sriharikota...

October 25, 2013

Indian scientists detect endogenous water on the Moon

In a latest development in the field of science, Indian scientists from the Space Applications Centre (SAC) of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in Ahmedabad have found...

September 9, 2013

NASA uses Chandrayan’s data to detect water on Moon

Scientists from the US space agency NASA have detected magmatic water under the Moon’s surface. They used the data collected by the Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3) instrument aboard the Indian...

August 30, 2013

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