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New Delhi: French President Emmanuel Macron is visiting India. Today, February 17, he will participate in several programs with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Afterwards, both leaders will depart for New Delhi. This is Macron's first official visit to Mumbai. The visit also highlights the potential defence deal between India and France, especially the Hammer missile. It is speculated that an agreement may be reached between India and France to manufacture the Hammer missile in India. Let's take ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 21 (PTI) SpaceX had probably taken "lightly" the liquid oxygen leak in the Falcon-9 rocket that launched the Axiom-4 mission to the International Space Station, putting at risk the lives for four astronauts, including Shubhanshu Shukla, ISRO chairman V Narayanan said here on Thursday. Narayanan said it was at the insistence of ISRO engineers that SpaceX examined the leak detected in the oxidiser lines that carry liquid oxygen to the rocket engines and discovered a crack that coul ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, July 14: Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla and three others of the commercial Axiom-4 mission on Monday embarked on a journey back to Earth as their Dragon Grace spacecraft undocked from the International Space Station - their home for the last 18 days. The Dragon spacecraft undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) at 4:45 PM IST, a 10-minute delay from the original plan, and fired thrusters twice to move away from the orbital laboratory. The Axiom-4 crew, comprising Shukla, co ...Read More >
Patna, July 14 (UNI) In a major step towards igniting the spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship across the state, Bihar Industries Minister Nitish Mishra launched the official Bihar Idea Festival Portal here today. Speaking at the event Mishra said Bihar Idea festival was not just an event but a revolution to make 'Samriddh Bihar'. He said that it will encourage the youth to take up entrepreneurship to solve the grassroot challenges of Bihar. He said that the youth will be sensitised and i ...Read More >
Bengaluru: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has announced that it has successfully completed the development of the Service Module Propulsion System (SMPS) for its ambitious Gaganyaan human spaceflight mission, following the conclusion of its qualification test program. The milestone moves India closer to its first crewed space mission, slated for the first quarter of 2027. A full-duration hot test of the SMPS was conducted for 350 seconds at the ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC) in T ...Read More >
BENGALURU: Isro has successfully completed the development of the Service Module Propulsion System (SMPS) for the Gaganyaan human spaceflight mission, marking a milestone in the programme's progress. The qualification test programme concluded with a full-duration hot test of the SMPS that lasted 350 seconds. "The test, conducted on July 11, validated the propulsion system's integrated performance for an off-nominal mission profile involving a service module-based mission abort. The system perfor ...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 >
NEW DELHI: India's Shubhanshu Shukla and three other astronauts entered the International Space Station (ISS) to warm hugs and handshakes on Thursday as the Dragon spacecraft docked to the orbital laboratory after a 28-hour journey around Earth. The new spacecraft -- fifth in the Dragon series, named Grace -- achieved a soft capture with the Harmony module of the space station at 4:01 pm IST over the North Atlantic Ocean and it took another two hours to establish communication, power links and ...Read More >
Japan's space agency JAXA halted the Epsilon S rocket engine test following an explosion at the Tanegashima Space Center. The incident caused damage, delaying the rocket's debut launch. Investigations are ongoing, impacting Japan's space program and involving partners like IHI Aerospace. Japan's space exploration efforts faced a setback as the Epsilon S rocket's engine test ended in a fiery explosion at the Tanegashima Space Center. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) reported no inju ...Read More >
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