Indian Space Research Organisation
Chandrayaan mission confirms moon was once molten
02 Sep 2009
An American experiment onboard the Chandrayaan-1 has confirmed the Lunar Magma Ocean hypothesis, an explanation for the formation of the Lunar Highlands.
American astronautics society award for Chandrayaan-1 team
01 Sep 2009
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) has selected ISRO’s Chandrayaan-1 mission as one of the recipient’s of its annual, AIAA SPACE 2009, awards, which recognize key contributions to space science and technology.
ISRO looks at a Mars mission by 2013-2015
31 Aug 2009
Shrugging off the loss of its lunar orbiter, Chandrayaan-1, the ISRO chief has outlined the vision of an Indian mission to the Red Planet in less than a decade from now.
ISRO terminates Chandrayaan-1 mission
31 Aug 2009
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Sunday said the Chandrayaan-1 moon mission had been formally called off after loss of radio contact with the craft.
ISRO loses radio contact with Chandrayaan-1
29 Aug 2009
India’s space agency, ISRO, has said radio contact was abruptly lost with its lunar orbiter, Chandrayaan-1, early on Saturday.
ISRO-NASA in joint experiment with lunar probes
21 Aug 2009
A few minutes before midnight, India’s lunar mission Chandrayaan-1 would have crossed another milestone conducting an extremely complicated joint experiment with NASA’s recently launched Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) intended to look at the possibility of water ice existing on moon’s surface.
ISRO completes Chandrayaan-2 design
17 Aug 2009
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has completed the design of the Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft, slated to be the agency’s next mission to the moon.
ISRO gearing up for Mars mission
12 Aug 2009
Still basking in the glow of the success of its lunar mission, ISRO today announced it will launch a mission to Mars sometime over the next six years and that it had received seed money of Rs10 crore from the government.
ISRO to develop Indian satellite security cover
10 Aug 2009
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will develop its own version of the US GPS and Russian Glonass system with the added advantage of providing the country’s defence establishment round-the-clock security cover through a constellation of seven satellites.
Chandrayaan-II may have N-powered systems
08 Aug 2009
The Indian Space Research Organisation is carrying out feasibility studies which will look at powering some parts of India’s second moon mission, Chandrayaan-II, with nuclear energy.
ISRO to tap US satellite launch market post tech agreement
31 Jul 2009
The Indo-US Technology Safeguard Agreement (TSA) signed recently will now allow India to launch non-commercial, US-made satellites, according to ISRO chief G Madhavan Nair.
ISRO to help put US satellites into space
31 Jul 2009
ISRO should mull putting man on the moon: chief
20 Jul 2009
Chandrayaan-I loses critical sensor, may curtail operations
17 Jul 2009
After a successful eight-month long orbit, India's lunar probe Chandrayaan-I has developed a malfunction that may compel a shortening of its operational life.
China, India, Korea should partner ISS programme: ESA chief
07 Jul 2009
With the life of the International Space Station being extended to 2020 the involvement of other space-faring nations, such as India, China and Korea in the programme should be sought, according to European Space Agency (ESA) director general, Jean-Jacques Dordain.
Student satellite Anusat to ride into space soon
23 Mar 2009
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