Pallava Bagla
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Maha Kumbh Mela As Seen From Space. ISRO Beams Down Images
The images show a massive infrastructure made at Prayagraj's Maha Kumbh Mela, where about 40 crore people are expected to visit over the period of 45 days.
- Wednesday January 22, 2025
- India News
- Reported by Pallava Bagla, Edited by Pushkar Tiwari
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India To Build Bigger, Better 3rd Rocket Launch Pad In Sriharikota Ahead Of 100th Liftoff
With an eye on sending an Indian on the Moon, the Union cabinet led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given permission to build a massive launch pad in Andhra Pradesh's Sriharikota.
- Thursday January 16, 2025
- India News
- Written by Pallava Bagla, Edited by Debanish Achom
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ISRO's SpaDeX Mission Successful, 2 Indian Satellites Dock In Space
India used the indigenously developed Bhartiya Docking System to achieve this feat just before docking the satellites moved closer to each other at a speed of 10 millimeters per second.
- Thursday January 16, 2025
- India News
- Written by Pallava Bagla
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'Fireflies' Light Up Sky As India Gets 1st Private Satellite Constellation
A Bengaluru-based space startup has made history by giving India the first private earth imaging satellite constellation. The constellation -'Firefly' - has been developed by Pixxel.
- Wednesday January 15, 2025
- India News
- Written by Pallava Bagla
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Opinion | Butt Of Jokes To Life Saver: The 150-Year Evolution Of Weather Office IMD
India's weather office, the India Meteorological Department, is one of the country's oldest scientific organisations and marked 150 years of its existence on Tuesday.
- Tuesday January 14, 2025
- Opinion
- Pallava Bagla
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India's Road Map For Space Developments Set Till 2047: New ISRO Chief V Narayanan
Incoming ISRO chief V Narayanan said India will fly humans to space by 2026 as part of the Gaganyaan mission.
- Monday January 13, 2025
- Science
- Written by Pallava Bagla
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ISRO Trial For Historic Space Docking, Satellites Close In Till 3 Metres
Two Indian satellites came as close as three metres in a trial attempt for space docking and are now moving back, the Indian space agency said this morning. The satellites will then move closer to each other at a speed of 10 millimeters per second.
- Sunday January 12, 2025
- India News
- Reported by Pallava Bagla, Edited by Chandrajit Mitra
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"Expect Space Docking In Few Days, Satellites In Good Health": ISRO Chief
India's first attempt to dock two live satellites in space has not been abandoned and the docking could actually take place in the next few days, ISRO Chairman Dr S Somanath has confirmed.
- Friday January 10, 2025
- India News
- Written by Pallava Bagla
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V Narayanan: IIT Alumnus And Cryogenic Engine Developer To Lead ISRO
V Narayanan will take over as the chief of ISRO on January 14, succeeding S Somanath.
- Wednesday January 8, 2025
- People
- Reported by Pallava Bagla
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V Narayanan Appointed New ISRO Chief, Will Take Over From S Somanath
The Centre has appointed V Narayanan as the new chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation and secretary, Department of Space. Mr Narayanan will take over from S Somanath, the current head of the organisation, on January 14.
- Wednesday January 8, 2025
- India News
- Reported by Pallava Bagla
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"Requires Further Validation": ISRO Postpones Docking Experiment By 2 Days
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has postponed the historic docking of two satellites in space from January 7 to January 9, confirming "both satellites are safe".
- Monday January 6, 2025
- India News
- Reported by Pallava Bagla, Edited by Divyam Sharma
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'Ballet In Space': How India Is Planning Historic Docking Experiment
India will conduct a space-docking experiment in space for the first time. This can also be referred to as "ISRO's Ballet in Space", or an "Antariksh jugalbandi".
- Monday January 6, 2025
- India News
- Written by Pallava Bagla, Edited by Debanish Achom
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In A First, Life Sprouts On ISRO's Space Lab
In a first for India, life has sprouted on a craft sent into space by the country. Cowpea seeds sent on the PS4-Orbital Experiment Module (POEM) or the Bharatiya Space Labhave germinated in the near zero-gravity and enclosed surroundings of space.
- Saturday January 4, 2025
- India News
- Written by Pallava Bagla
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R Chidambaram, Architect Of Operation Smiling Buddha, Dies At 88
Born in 1936, Dr Chidambaram was an alumnus of Presidency College, Chennai, and the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru.
- Saturday January 4, 2025
- India News
- Written by Pallava Bagla
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US Satellite Launch By ISRO May Make Phone Calls Directly Via Space A Reality
India is all set to launch a massive American communications satellite that would allow making phone calls using direct connectivity from space. This is a highly innovative and a more modern approach to satellite telephony than the existing services.
- Wednesday January 1, 2025
- India News
- Written by Pallava Bagla