Indian Space Research Organisation
GSLV's first test flight for India's human space mission delayed
Fri, Jun 12, 2020
In his address at the 70th Annual General Meeting and National Conference on "Recent Developments in Aerospace and Defence Technology" organised by Aeronautical Society of India in February, ISRO chief K. Sivan had said that the "design and engineering of the launch vehicle and orbital module system for India`s human space flight has been completed. A series of tests have to be competed to validate the design and engineering of the systems in 2020".
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Big feather in ISRO cap! Over Rs 90 cr spike in Forex from satellite launch in FY19
Fri, Dec 13, 2019
Contracts with 10 countries namely the US, the UK, Germany, Canada, Singapore, The Netherlands, Japan, Malaysia, Algeria and France were signed in the last five years under commercial arrangements.
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ISRO RISAT-2BR1 launch by PSLV-C48 on December 11: Where and how to watch LIVE Streaming
Mon, Dec 09, 2019
ISRO RISAT-2BR1 launch by PSLV-C48: The Indian space agency, ISRO is set to launch country's latest spy satellite RISAT-2BR1 on December 11 using India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV).
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Countdown for the launch of India's Cartosat-3 satellite in progress
Tue, Nov 26, 2019
The 44-metre-tall, about 320 ton PSLV-XL is a four stage/engine rocket powered by solid and liquid fuels alternatively. The rocket has six strap-on booster motors to give additional thrust during the initial flight stages.
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On India's Vikram lander, did navigation system fail?
Thu, Sep 26, 2019
The official said that predicting orbits below 50 km is very tricky and usually they are estimated with an accuracy of plus/minus 1 km. If the lander`s predicted height was at 30 km, the actual orbit height may remain anywhere between 29 to 31 km.
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ISRO announces Vikram Sarabhai Journalism award in space science, technology and research
Wed, Aug 07, 2019
The nominations for Vikram Sarabhai Journalism Award are open to all Indians who have good amount of experience in journalism. The articles published from 2019 to 2020 will be considered.
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Right decision to call off Chandrayaan-2 launch : Ravi Gupta
Mon, Jul 15, 2019
Launch of Chandrayaan-2 has been called off by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) due to technical snag. Former Director of Public Interface DRDO, Ravi Gupta spoke to ANI on the matter and said that it was the right decision. Gupta said, “It was the right decision to call off Chandrayaan-2 launch
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Proud moment! 'Big Bird' ISRO GSAT-11 communication satellite launched! Check the big numbers
Thu, Dec 06, 2018
In a proud moment for India, Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) GSAT-11, 34th communication satellite also called the "Big Bird" was launched into space on 5 December at 2:07 AM (IST) from French Guiana, South America.
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Isro recruitment 2018: Junior Personal Assistant, Stenographers posts on offer; check isro.gov.in
Mon, Apr 16, 2018
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Department of Space (DOS) has invited applications for the posts of Junior Personal Assistant and Stenographers in Level 04 of Pay Matrix. These recruits will be deployed in various ISRO Centres or Units across India.
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