Indian Space Research Organisation
ISRO readies launch of another high-tech spy satellite
19 Mar 2009
ISRO is readying a PSLV to launch an Israeli radar imaging satellite, in the first week of April.
Indian scientists discover 3 ‘alien’ microbes
18 Mar 2009
ISRO balloon experiment discovers three new bacteria species
17 Mar 2009
Indian space agency, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) may have achieved a unique distinction with a balloon-based experiment discovering three new species
Moon not high enough: India aims for the sun
07 Mar 2009
Planning Commission clears funds for ISRO manned space mission
23 Feb 2009
The Planning Commission has approved the Rs12,400-crore manned space project of the Indian Space Research Organisation
ISRO to launch student-made nano satellites
19 Feb 2009
ISRO chief G Madhavan Nair presented Manorma News award
11 Feb 2009
Defence minister A K Antony today presented ISRO chief Madhavan Nair with the Malyalam Manorama group's Manorama News award
Learn from ISRO, Obama government told
27 Jan 2009
Pointing towards India's stunning successes in space research, the US aerospace industry has urged the Obama administration to learn from it.
Chandrayaan yields unique data
13 Jan 2009
‘Indian on moon by 2020’
13 Jan 2009
ISRO to launch 4 foreign satellites this year
09 Jan 2009
The Indian Space Research Organisation has contracted to launch four satellites for Singapore, Netherlands, Italy and Algeria in 2009.
ISRO to launch Indo-French weather satellite Megha Tropiques
03 Jan 2009
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is now planning to embark on a fresh mission to launch a weather satellite.
ISRO conducts 'hot test' on cryogenic engine
20 Dec 2008
Indian cosmonaut to take off for space in 2013
10 Dec 2008
An Indian cosmonaut will once again be back in space in 2013 onboard a Russian space craft, just a couple of years before an ISRO manned mission to space takes off.
Chandrayaan update: 8 instruments functioning, remaining 2 to be activated later this month
01 Dec 2008
ISRO feels the heat as Chandrayaan 1's temperature rises
26 Nov 2008
The Chandrayaan 1 is under stress with the temperature inside the moon craft going up to over 50 degrees C.
ISRO: Manned mission in earth orbit to precede manned lunar mission
24 Nov 2008
A manned space mission into the earth's orbit will precede a manned lunar mission, and will launch by 2015, ISRO chairman G Madhavan Nair has said.
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