[ad_1] BENGALURU: Isro on Thursday said it has completed two more hot tests on the Gaganyaan Service Module Propulsion System (SMPS) on Wednesday (July 26). The SMPS — designed and developed by the Liquid Propulsion System Centre (LPSC), which has facilities in Bengaluru and Valiamala (Thiruvananthapuram) — is the propulsion system powering the service module … Read more
[ad_1] Isro scientists on Monday completed the fifth Earth-bound manoeuvre to further increase Chandrayaan-3’s altitude and take it away from Earth. “The orbit-raising manoeuvre was performed successfully. The spacecraft is expected to attain an orbit of 1,27,609 km X 236 km. The achieved orbit will be confirmed after the observations,” Isro said.The fifth manoeuvre, which … Read more
[ad_1] BENGALURU: Isro, which on July 20 entered the second phase of crew recovery training, has been using crew modules developed by private industry in Bengaluru for the same. Tata Elxsi, a global design company has designed and developed two crew module recovery models (CMRM) for recovery team training of the space mission. In a … Read more
[ad_1] BENGALURU: Isro on Saturday said that on July 21, it demonstrated its commitment to fostering the space ecosystem in India by enabling a successful rocket-engine test conducted by startup Skyroot, at the Isro Propulsion Complex (IPRC) Mahendragiri. The test, enabled by the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe), took place in the … Read more
[ad_1] BENGALURU: The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) is almost ready with XPoSat (X-ray Polarimeter Satellite), the country’s first dedicated polarimetry mission to study various dynamics of bright astronomical X-ray sources in extreme conditions, chairman Somanath S said on Thursday. He said preparations are under way for the Aditya-L1 mission to study the Sun, adding … Read more
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Chandrayaan-3 mission, which was launched on Friday, “will take up the exploration of the Moon where India’s first lunar mission, Chandrayaan-1, left and in the process it will also look for resources that could sustain life” on the Earth’s natural satellite, Union space minister Jitendra Singh has said.In an interview to … Read more
[ad_1] Isro scientists on Sunday completed the second manoeuvre around Earth to push Chandrayaan-3‘s altitude at the closest point to Earth (perigee) in its current elliptical orbit. This was a minor operation compared to the one carried out Saturday. The onboard thrusters were fired for about 42 seconds and the perigee of Chandrayaan-3 is now … Read more
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: While thousands witnessed the historic launch of India’s third Moon mission, an Indigo passenger flying from Chennai to Dhaka had a special view. He not only enjoyed the view from his window seat of Chandrayaan-3 as it soared majestically but also captured it. Friday saw the historic launch of Chandrayaan-3 on-board LVM3-M4 … Read more
[ad_1] India’s third moon mission Chandrayaan 3 will attempt the technically challenging soft landing on lunar surface on August 23, ISRO Chairman S Somanath said on Friday.Addressing reporters after the successful launch of the estimated Rs 600 crore mission, Somanath said the craft’s infusion into the lunar orbit has been planned from August 1.The soft … Read more
[ad_1] SRIHARIKOTA: Isro on Friday successfully launched the LVM3 in its fourth operational mission and put the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft into the intended orbit. The launch vehicle’s smooth performance — it placed the spacecraft in the precise orbit of 36,500km as planned — has added to Isro’s confidence, which has spent nearly four years planning its … Read more