First test flight of Gaganyaan mission aborted
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has aborted the first test flight for Gaganyaan mission on Saturday (October 21, 2023).
Countdown begins for Gaganyaan's first unmanned flight test tomorrow
Chennai/IBNS/UNI: The countdown for the launch of the first unmanned Flight Test Vehicle Abort Mission-1 (TV-D1) to demonstrate the crew escape system of the Gaganyaan programme, commenced at 7.30 pm at SHAR Range Sriharikota on Friday evening.
Countdown for Gaganyaan's first unmanned flight test to begin tomorrow morning
Chennai/IBNS/UNI: The 24-hour countdown for the first unmanned Flight Test Vehicle Abort Mission-1 (TV-D1) to demonstrate the crew escape system of the Gaganyaan programme, will begin at 8.00 a.m. at SHAR Range, Sriharikota on Friday.
NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity to attempt new flight on Mars
Los Angeles/UNI: Ingenuity, NASA’s Mars helicopter, is set to make its new flight on Mars later this week, the space agency said Wednesday.
First test flight of unmanned Gaganyaan crew module escape system on Oct 21
Chennai: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is gearing up to demonstrate its first flight to test the maiden human space mission’s crew module escape system as part of the Gaganyaan mission on October 21.
Annual Robotic Surgery Symposium: Three Indians among KS Robotic Surgery Video Contest Top 10
Bengaluru: The annual ‘Humans at the cutting edge of robotic surgery’ academic symposium opened here on Saturday with experts Sherry M Wren of Stanford University and Ahmed Ghazi of Johns Hopkins University, urging surgeons from Asia, Europe and Americas to adopt new approaches in surgical innovation and using simulation in their practice.
Moungi G. Bawendi, Louis E. Brus and Alexei I. Ekimov were named the winners of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 'discovery and synthesis of quantum dots', said The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and Anne L' Huillier win Nobel Prize in Physics
Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and Anne L’Huillier will get the Nobel Prize in Physics for their experiments, which have given humanity new tools for exploring the world of electrons inside atoms and molecules.
Aditya L1 travels over 9.2 lakh km, exits Earth's gravity: ISRO
Bengaluru: India's solar mission, Aditya L1, has travelled beyond a distance of 9.2 lakh km from Earth and has moved out of the Earth's gravitational pull.
ISRO successfully conducts Cryo Upper Stage Engine hot test for Gaganyaan mission
Chennai/IBNS/UNI: Marking a pivotal moment in the Gaganyaan mission programme, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully conducted the CE20 E13 engine hot test with a higher level of 22-tonne thrust qualification and the engine, a vital component of the Cryogenic Upper Stage (CUS), is now poised for the demanding requirements of the Gaganyaan mission and future endeavours.
95% Indian rocket components procured domestically: ISRO Chairperson S Somanath
New Delhi: ISRO Chairperson S Somanath stated on Tuesday that nearly 95% of the components used in Indian rockets are procured domestically, media reports said.
ISRO assesses space situation around Earth Lagrange’s Point 1 to ensure Aditya-L1's safety
Chennai/IBNS: With Aditya-L1 spacecraft, India's first solar exploratory mission, continuing its journey towards the Sun-Earth Lagrange’s Point 1 (L1), the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Tuesday assessed the space situation around L1 to ensure the safety of the spacecraft and avoid any possibility of close approaches with other neighbouring spacecrafts, with the support from NASA-JPL (Jet Propulsion Labortory).
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx brings first asteroid sample on Earth
After years of anticipation and hard work by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification and Security – Regolith Explorer) team, a capsule of rocks and dust collected from asteroid Bennu finally is on Earth.
Chandrayaan-3: No signal received from Vikram lander, Pragyan rover, says ISRO
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is attempting to establish communication with Chandrayaan-3's Vikram lander and Pragyan rover but no signal has been received so far.
Chennai/IBNS/UNI: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Friday evening announced that it was trying to establish contact with the Vikram Lander and Pragyan Rover to ascertain their wake-up condition launched as part of the third lunar mission-Chandrayaan-3.