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ISRO launches GSLV-F08/GSAT-6A satellite to boost communication [Video]

The GSAT-6A satellite, carried by the GSLV-F08, blasted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, at 4.56 pm Thursday.

Mar 29, 2018

Countdown for ISRO's GSAT-6A satellite begins, launch on March 29

The 27-hour countdown for GSAT-6A satellite launch began at 1.56 pm Wednesday and the GSLV will blast off the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, at 4.56 pm Thursday.

Mar 28, 2018

Chandrayaan-2 cheaper than a Christopher Nolan movie

ISRO's Chandrayaan-2 launch postponed as lunar mission requires more tests

It was earlier said that ISRO would launch the second moon mission in April, but ISRO chairman K Sivan has revealed that Chandrayaan-2 will take off in October.

Mar 24, 2018

Horseshoe cloud spotted above Navada, USA on Thursday.

Horseshoe cloud appears over Nevada: Twitter divided over its shape and origin

The horseshoe cloud is formed from a horizontal vortex, but Twitter was quick to believe there is some alien involvement in Nevada, US.

Mar 11, 2018

Don't give up on Team Indus, their journey to the moon is yet to lift off [Video]

Team Indus lost the ISRO contract but should India give up on this ambitious team just as yet? Rahul Narayan, CEO Team Indus, India's first private aerospace start-up, speaks about their hits & misses on BizTalk.

Mar 2, 2018

Widespread water on moon could mean future lunar colonies will use it directly from the surface

The water found on the moon's surface is in the OH form — which can also be converted into hydrogen and oxygen for rocket fuel, or just oxygen to breathe.

Feb 28, 2018

First private-funding mission to the moon to be carried out in 2019

Vodafone to set up 4G network on the Moon in 2019: Everything you need to know

While the 4G network is yet to become available on all parts of the Earth, Vodafone wants to be the first telco to set up the high-speed network on the Moon.

Feb 28, 2018

ISRO working on building 'igloos' on Moon similar to India's outpost in Antarctica

Indian space agency ISRO is planning to build igloos on the Moon's surface using robots and lunar materials to shelter astronauts on long missions.

Feb 26, 2018

Real cheaper than reel: ISRO's Chandrayaan-2 mission more economical than Christopher Nolan's Rs 1,062 crore film

It is not only Chandrayaan that is cheaper than a movie, ISRO's Mars mission Mangalyaan too was much more reasonable compared to Gravity.

Feb 21, 2018

Chandrayaan-2, set to place robotic rover on the moon, 'more powerful than NASA's Apollo missions'

Chandrayaan-2 is also equipped with several scientific capabilities and could send important data regarding the moon back to the Earth.

Feb 17, 2018

ISRO gears up for Chandrayaan-2 mission in April, rover will spend 14 active days on moon's surface

For the Chandrayaan-2 mission, the GSLV Mk II will launch the spacecraft that will weigh about 3,290kg, which includes an orbiter, a rover and a lander to the moon.

Feb 5, 2018

India all set for second Moon mission: Chandrayaan-II is on schedule, says ISRO

India's second Moon mission Chandrayaan-II is on schedule. "We have to find out whether it is in March or not," says ISRO chairman A S Kiran Kumar.

Jan 12, 2018

ISRO's 100th satellite launch: Twitter lauds space agency as PSLV lifts off

The satellite launch is being considered a major landmark in India's space history.

Jan 12, 2018

India makes space history as ISRO launches 100th satellite [Video]

ISRO launched its 100th satellite on Friday, January 12 at 9.29 am from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota.

Jan 11, 2018

ISRO's Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota

12 launches a year vs. 360 new rice varieties a year

Why is the agriculture sector taken for granted, especially given that it caters to a more basic and crucial need than space missions?