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Ladakh's Lunar Landscape: Protoplanet Quietly Trains ISRO Astronauts For Historic Human Space Mission Saturday, April 04, 2026 by Indian Defence News The Indian Space Research Organisation has embarked on a pioneering collaboration with Protoplanet to launch Mission Mitra, a high-altitude simulation project situated in the rugged terrains of Ladakh. This initiative is designed to replicate the extreme conditions of near-space environments, providing a rigorous training ground for India's burge ...Read More >
Bengaluru -- Orbital compute infrastructure start-up Starcloud has raised $170m at a $1.1bn valuation as companies including Elon Musk's SpaceX and Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin race to move power-hungry AI data centres off-planet. Led by Benchmark and EQT Ventures, the fundraise underscores surging investor appetite for space infrastructure bets as massive AI computing requirements strain terrestrial energy grids and data centre capacity, even as space-based systems offer access to near-continuous s ...Read More >
Chennai, July 9 (UNI) ISRO has successfully conducted two hot tests of the Gaganyaan Service Module Propulsion System (SMPS) at ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC), Mahendragiri in Tamil Nadu. The tests were conducted on July 3, ISRO said in an update today. The two short duration hot tests were conducted for 30s and 100s to validate the test article configuration. The overall performance of the propulsion system during these hot tests was normal as per pre-test predictions. During the 100s t ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) ISRO on Wednesday said it has successfully conducted two hot tests of the Gaganyaan Service Module Propulsion System (SMPS), a key advancement for the Gaganyaan human spaceflight mission. The hot tests were carried out on July 3 at the ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC) in Mahendragiri in Tamil Nadu's Tirunelveli District. "Two short-duration hot tests were conducted for the 30s and 100s to validate the test article configuration. The overall performance of the p ...Read More >
Bengaluru: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has taken another step towards the launch of the Gaganyaan human spaceflight as the space agency validates the performance of the propulsion system for the mission. It successfully conducted two hot tests of the Gaganyaan Service Module Propulsion System (SMPS) at its Propulsion Complex in Mahendragiri on July 3. In a statement issued on Wednesday, ISRO said that the short-duration tests, lasting 30 seconds and 100 seconds respectively, w ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Jun 26 (PTI) Former chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) S Somanath has taken on the role of Honorary Chief Technical Advisor at Skyroot Aerospace, country's leading private rocket developer. In his new capacity, Somanath will advise Skyroot as the city-based startup prepares for the launch of its Vikram-1 launch vehicle, India's first privately developed launch vehicle capable of deploying satellites in Earth's orbit, a release from the firm said on Thursday. T ...Read More >
Chennai: In a groundbreaking achievement, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully grown crops in space, marking a significant leap in space biology and food production for long-duration human space missions. This remarkable feat, which saw the cultivation of crops under microgravity conditions, is expected to play a crucial role in future human missions to space, where food sustainability is a major concern. The experiment, conducted aboard the PSLV-C60 mission, involved ...Read More >
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