CHENNAI: President of the Indian Space Research Organization (Isro) K Sivan on Saturday it said the space agency was developing ‘green propulsion’ for its ambitious human spaceflight mission, ‘Gaganyaan‘. He also said that it could be adopted for use in all stages of a rocket. He was speaking at the …
Read More »Gaganyaan Likely 1 Year Delayed Due to Covid-19, Says ISRO
India’s first manned spaceflight mission, Gaganyaan, is likely to be delayed for a year due to the adverse impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to officials from the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). Under Gaganyaan’s mandate, two unmanned missions would take place prior to the manned mission. Consequently, the unmanned …
Read More »India’s Last Earth Observation Satellite Soars Up In ISRO’s First Launch Since Lockdown
India’s PSLV-C49, carrying its last EOS-01 earth observation satellite and nine client satellites, took off from the spaceport here on Saturday. The polar satellite launch vehicle (PSLV-C49 / EOS-01) lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Center here at 3.12pm at the end of a 26-hour countdown. Liftoff was originally …
Read More »Gaganyaan Spacesuit Production Begins in Russia | India News
Representative image BENGALURU: A Russian research company has started the production of spacesuits for Indian astronauts as part of Gaganyaan mission, Glavkosmos, a subsidiary of Russia’s Roscosmos space corporation, said Monday. “Research, development and production company Zvezda under Glavkosmos contract with Human Space Flight Center of Indian Space Research Organization …
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