India’s space programme soars with new milestones, eyes human spaceflight in 2025: Report

New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) India’s space ambitions continue to scale new heights, marked most recently by the successful launch of a 4,400-kg communication satellite — one of the heaviest the country has ever placed in orbit, a report has said. With decades of domestic innovation since the launch of Aryabhata in 1975, India entered […]
ISRO delegation’s visit to Mauritius boosts bilateral space cooperation

Port Louis, Nov 10 (IANS) In a significant step towards enhancing bilateral cooperation, a delegation from the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) paid a three-day visit to Mauritius as part of the India-Mauritius Joint Satellite initiative. According to the Indian High Commission in Port Louis, the delegation held technical sessions with the Mauritius Research and […]
ISRO receives advanced Chandrayaan-2 polar data to aid future lunar exploration

New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Saturday announced that it has received advanced data products from the Chandrayaan-2 orbiter, including new parameters on the physical and dielectric properties of the Moon’s polar regions. The agency described this development as a significant enhancement for future global exploration. ISRO said in […]
Know all about India’s heaviest communication satellite CMS-03 set for launch on Sunday

New Delhi, Oct 28 (IANS) The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is all set to launch the country’s heaviest communication satellite CMS-03 on Sunday. The CMS-03 is a multi-band military communication satellite, also known as GSAT-7R, and will be launched aboard the Launch Vehicle Mark 3 (LVM3) — the country’s most powerful rocket. The launch […]