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ISRO launches Cartosat 2 Series satellite into space

ISRO has successfully launched weather observation satellite Cartosat 2 Series and 29 other spacecraft into the space from its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) C-40 from the Satish...

January 12, 2018

Aditya-L1 mission to be India’s first solar mission to take off in 2019

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch the India’s first mission to the Sun “Aditya-L1 mission” from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh on the PSLV- XL launch vehicle...

November 27, 2017

ISRO had launched navigation satellite IRNSS-1H into orbit, but mission failed

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has launched its navigation satellite IRNSS-1H into the orbit by the rocket PSLV C39 from the Satish Dhavan Space Centre at Sriharikotta,...

September 1, 2017

Jasleen Kaur Josan

Jasleen Kaur Josan is an Indian engineering graduate and aspiring space scientist from the state of Haryana. Her story drew national attention when she was mistakenly reported to...

August 30, 2017

NISAR (satellite)

The NASA–ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) is a joint Earth-observation satellite mission developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)....

August 8, 2017

Simorgh (rocket)

The Simorgh is an expendable Iranian satellite‐launch vehicle designed to place small satellites into low Earth orbit (LEO). It represents a significant development in Iran’s national space programme,...

July 29, 2017

‘Endeavour’ retires

NASA’s Space shuttle Endeavour retired from the service and was sent to a museum.  About Endeavour: Endeavour was introduced as a replacement to Challenger, which exploded during launch...

September 25, 2012

Sunita Williams: second woman in history to take command of ISS

Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams took over the command of International Space Station (ISS). The traditional ceremony of change-of-command, Expedition 33 Sunita Williams took over the command from Expedition...

September 20, 2012

Neil Armstrong, the first man to land on Moon passes away

Neil Armstrong, the first human being to walk on the moon passed away. He was the commander of the NASA’s Apollo 11 space flight on July 20, 1969. Armstrong’s second and last spaceflight...

August 26, 2012

India’s Mars mission gets cabinet approval

The Union Cabinet approved the proposal of Department of Space to launch a satellite to Mars in 2013. What will be the mission? The satellite will investigate Mars...

August 8, 2012

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