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BENGALURU: ISRO Chairman V Narayanan said on Wednesday that apart from looking at procuring cryogenic engines from other countries, work on developing such engines indigenously has been speeded up. The Union government recently gave ISRO approval to procure cryogenic engines from other countries in the wake of mission failures. ISRO is said to be in talks with Russian space agencies on procuring state of the art cryogenic engines. Speaking on the sidelines of a three-day international conferenc ...Read More >
ISRO Chairman V Narayanan underscores the pivotal role of mission operations in ensuring the triumph of India's space endeavors, including Chandrayaan-3 and the upcoming Gaganyaan mission. Photograph: ANI PhotoKey PointsISRO Chairman V Narayanan stresses that effective mission operations are crucial for the success of India's growing space programme, especially for long-duration missions.The Chandrayaan-3 mission's successful landing near the Moon's south pole was attributed to sustained teamwo ...Read More >
Bengaluru, April 8: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman V. Narayanan on Wednesday said that three uncrewed missions are scheduled before the Gaganyaan mission, India's first human space venture Talking to reporters after the inaugural session of the International Conference on Spacecraft Mission Operations, Narayanan said: "Based on the guidelines, direction and the announcement made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, we are working on the Gaganyaan programme." "Before going for t ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Apr 8 (UNI) India's human spaceflight ambitions are entering a decisive phase, with the focus shifting from announcements to execution as the Gaganyaan programme advances through critical testing milestones. At the centre of this transition is ISRO Chief V Narayanan, who has underlined that the true complexity of human spaceflight lies not merely in launching a rocket but in managing an extended chain of mission operations that begin well before liftoff and continue long after. His ...Read More >
ISRO accomplished the first integrated air drop test for Gaganyaan programme on August 24 (File) The Gaganyaan mission is progressing steadily with nearly 90 per cent of the development work being completed, ISRO Chairman V Narayanan said on Thursday. The Gaganyaan mission is India's first human spaceflight mission under development. "The Gaganyaan mission is going very well. In fact, when you talk about the Gaganyaan mission, a lot of technology development has to take place, you are aware - ...Read More >
This year, India's space agency ISRO is gearing up for two exciting LVM-3 rocket launches. As the Gaganyaan human spaceflight mission approaches its grand finale, plans are already underway for future milestones, including Chandrayaan-4, which aims to return samples from the moon, and a vision for an Indian space station by 2035. ISRO has scheduled two launches of its heavy-lift rocket LVM-3 to place in orbit two satellites -- CMS-03 and private US communications satellite BlueBird--before this ...Read More >
India's space agency ISRO has set ambitious goals. Indians will land on the Moon by 2040. The Gaganyaan human spaceflight mission is planned for 2027. A national space station is expected by 2035. Several uncrewed missions will precede the crewed Gaganyaan flight. These developments signal India's growing prowess in space exploration. Ranchi: ISRO chairman V Narayanan on Wednesday said the space agency has set a target of landing Indians on the Moon by 2040, while its maiden human spaceflight m ...Read More >
Ranchi: ISRO chairman V Narayanan on Wednesday said the space agency has set a target of landing Indians on the Moon by 2040, while its maiden human spaceflight mission 'Gaganyaan' is on track for launch in 2027. Narayanan said a slew of ambitious space projects and sector reforms were currently underway, including a national space station by 2035, and three uncrewed 'Gaganyaan' missions by 2026, with the first one that includes a half-humanoid robot 'Vyommitra', targeted for December 2025. "P ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla has landed on Earth along with three other members of the Axiom-4 Mission as Dragon 'Grace' spacecraft safely splashed off the coast of San Diego, California. The landing was facilitated by the deployment of Drogue Parachutes for stabilising the descent at 5.7 kilometres altitude, followed by the main parachutes at around 2 kilometres -- just minutes before the SpaceX spacecraft made contact with the ocean. After spending 18 days at the Internationa ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, along with three other members of the Axiom Mission 4 crew, are getting ready for their journey back to Earth, following an 18-day sojourn at the International Space Station (ISS). The crew including -- mission commander Peggy Whitson, mission pilot Shukla, and mission specialists Slawosz Uznanski-Wisniewski of Poland and Tibor Kapu of Hungary -- have put on their space suits and have entered the Dragon 'Grace' spacecraft and are ready for 22.5-hour ...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 >
The hatch of the Progress MS-29 cargo spacecraft, which had brought essential supplies like food and fuel to the ISS, was opened and an unusual odour was detected. Astronauts also found small droplets inside the spacecraft. Detecting a potential hazard, the crew quickly sealed off the hatch and isolated the affected area from the rest of the space station. (Also read: Is Sunita Williams vulnerable to slowed cognitive performance due to space stay?) NASA acted swiftly and air-scrubbing syst ...Read More >
NASA stated that after the odor was noticed, cosmonauts shut the hatch connecting the Progress spacecraft to the ISS. Russian cosmonauts on the International Space Station (ISS) briefly locked down a segment of the station after noticing an unusual odor coming from a cargo spacecraft, Progress 90, NASA reported on Sunday. The odor, along with droplets observed by the cosmonauts, was likely caused by "outgassing" from materials inside the Russian spacecraft. NASA announced that there are no ...Read More >
In a recent incident that triggered panic, astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS), commanded by Sunita Williams, took swift safety measures on November 23 after Russian cosmonauts reported an unusual toxic odor while opening the Progress MS-29 cargo spacecraft. Upon opening the hatch, the cosmonauts detected a strange smell and observed small droplets.Astronauts commanded by Sunita Williams at the International Space Station (ISS) reported an unusual smell during the opening of ...Read More >
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