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ISRO Achieves Significant Milestone For Gaganyaan Mission
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) announced that it has reached a significant milestone in the Gaganyaan Programme, with the first solid motor segment moved from the production plant to the launch complex.
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ISRO's C20 Cryogenic Engine Qualified For Gaganyaan Mission Passes Key Test
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Thursday announced that itsC20cryogenicengine, which had qualified forGaganyaanmission, has successfully aced a crucialtest.
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Aditya-L1 Records Coronal Mass Ejection, Reveals New Details on Solar Plasma Movement and Magnetic Activity
Aditya-L1, India’s first solar mission, observed a Coronal Mass Ejection on July 16, 2024. Researchers found that the event caused significant coronal dimming, increased turbulence, and solar plasma deflection due to magnetic fields. These insights, derived from VELC measurements, deepen our understanding of solar activity and its space weather i...
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ISRO Puts PROBA-3 In Orbit. A 10-Point Guide About The European Satellite
Indian space agency ISRO today successfully launched the European Space Agency's PROBA-3 satellite. The launch was on board ISRO's workhorse rocket - the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle or PSLV in its 61st commercial mission 'C-59'.
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ISRO Mission A Success, Places European Sun-Observation Satellites In Orbit
The Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) workhorse rocket PSLV successfully achieved its launch objectives, deploying the European Space Agency (ESA) Proba-3 satellites.
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ISRO Delays PSLV Launch That Will Carry ESA’s Proba-3 to Space, to Take Place on December 5
ESA’s Proba-3 mission, aimed at studying the Sun’s corona through an artificial eclipse, has been rescheduled to December 5, 2024, following a technical delay. The mission, which will launch aboard India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), will use two satellites to demonstrate advanced formation-flying technology. These satellites will ...
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India to Launch European Proba-3 Satellites Today: How to Watch Live and Everything You Need to Know
ESA’s Proba-3 mission, set to launch aboard India’s PSLV rocket on 4th December 2024, will create artificial eclipses in space using two satellites. These eclipses will allow extended observations of the Sun’s corona, advancing solar research and testing innovative formation-flying technology. The mission marks a major step in satellite colla...
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ISRO To Launch PROBA-3 Mission Satellites From Sriharikota Tomorrow
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has announced that the lift-off for the anticipated launch of PSLV-C59/PROBA-3 mission satellites will take place on December 4 (Wednesday).
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Gaganyaan Astronauts Finish First Phase of Training for ISRO-NASA Joint Mission
Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla and backup astronaut Group Captain Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair, selected for India's historic Gaganyaan mission, have completed the first phase of their training in collaboration with NASA. The training, which began in August 2024, was designed to prepare the astronauts for their roles in India’s first-ever human sp...
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Why India's Solar Mission Aditya-L1 Is Important For The World
NASA and space agencies of other countries have also been watching the Sun for decades. But the coronagraph on Aditya-L1 has a slight advantage over other missions' equipment.
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ISRO PSLV to Launch ESA Proba-3 That Aims to Study the Sun's Corona on December 4
ISRO is set to launch ESA's Proba-3 mission on December 4. The mission will explore the Sun’s corona using groundbreaking precision formation flying. Two satellites will create an artificial eclipse to observe the corona for extended periods. Proba-3 will also monitor solar irradiance and space weather, advancing our understanding of solar phenom...
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ISRO Gets Government Nod for Shukrayaan Venus Orbiter Mission and Chandrayaan-4
India’s Venus Orbiter Mission (VOM) and Chandrayaan-4 mission, approved by the government in September 2024, mark historic steps toward India's space vision for 2047. VOM will study Venus's surface, atmosphere, and solar interaction, while Chandrayaan-4 will return lunar samples from the South Pole. These missions are set to advance technology an...
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Centre Approves India's Own Space Station, Venus Orbiting Mission: ISRO
The Union government has given the green light to Shukrayaan-1 -- part of India's Venus Orbiter Mission (VOM) --, and setting up Bharatiya Antariksha Station (BAS) -- India's own space station.
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ISRO And Australian Space Agency Sign Implementation Agreement for Gaganyaan Crew Recovery
ISRO has formalised an Implementation Agreement (IA) with the Australian Space Agency (ASA) to enhance cooperation on crew and crew module recovery for India's Gaganyaan mission. Signed on November 20, 2024, the agreement enables both space agencies to collaborate on ensuring support during the contingency phase of the mission, specifically focusin...
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India Plans to Build Moon-Orbiting Space Station by 2040: Report
India has set an ambitious goal to build a moon-orbiting space station by 2040, marking a major step in its space exploration efforts. The station will support crewed lunar missions and serve as a hub for scientific research. This plan follows India’s successful robotic missions, including the Chandrayaan-3, which made India the fourth country to...
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ISRO Achieves Significant Milestone For Gaganyaan Mission
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) announced that it has reached a significant milestone in the Gaganyaan Programme, with the first solid motor segment moved from the production plant to the launch complex.
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ISRO's C20 Cryogenic Engine Qualified For Gaganyaan Mission Passes Key Test
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Thursday announced that itsC20cryogenicengine, which had qualified forGaganyaanmission, has successfully aced a crucialtest.
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Aditya-L1 Records Coronal Mass Ejection, Reveals New Details on Solar Plasma Movement and Magnetic Activity
Aditya-L1, India’s first solar mission, observed a Coronal Mass Ejection on July 16, 2024. Researchers found that the event caused significant coronal dimming, increased turbulence, and solar plasma deflection due to magnetic fields. These insights, derived from VELC measurements, deepen our understanding of solar activity and its space weather i...
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ISRO Puts PROBA-3 In Orbit. A 10-Point Guide About The European Satellite
Indian space agency ISRO today successfully launched the European Space Agency's PROBA-3 satellite. The launch was on board ISRO's workhorse rocket - the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle or PSLV in its 61st commercial mission 'C-59'.
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ISRO Mission A Success, Places European Sun-Observation Satellites In Orbit
The Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) workhorse rocket PSLV successfully achieved its launch objectives, deploying the European Space Agency (ESA) Proba-3 satellites.
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ISRO Delays PSLV Launch That Will Carry ESA’s Proba-3 to Space, to Take Place on December 5
ESA’s Proba-3 mission, aimed at studying the Sun’s corona through an artificial eclipse, has been rescheduled to December 5, 2024, following a technical delay. The mission, which will launch aboard India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), will use two satellites to demonstrate advanced formation-flying technology. These satellites will ...
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India to Launch European Proba-3 Satellites Today: How to Watch Live and Everything You Need to Know
ESA’s Proba-3 mission, set to launch aboard India’s PSLV rocket on 4th December 2024, will create artificial eclipses in space using two satellites. These eclipses will allow extended observations of the Sun’s corona, advancing solar research and testing innovative formation-flying technology. The mission marks a major step in satellite colla...
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ISRO To Launch PROBA-3 Mission Satellites From Sriharikota Tomorrow
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has announced that the lift-off for the anticipated launch of PSLV-C59/PROBA-3 mission satellites will take place on December 4 (Wednesday).
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Gaganyaan Astronauts Finish First Phase of Training for ISRO-NASA Joint Mission
Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla and backup astronaut Group Captain Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair, selected for India's historic Gaganyaan mission, have completed the first phase of their training in collaboration with NASA. The training, which began in August 2024, was designed to prepare the astronauts for their roles in India’s first-ever human sp...
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Why India's Solar Mission Aditya-L1 Is Important For The World
NASA and space agencies of other countries have also been watching the Sun for decades. But the coronagraph on Aditya-L1 has a slight advantage over other missions' equipment.
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ISRO PSLV to Launch ESA Proba-3 That Aims to Study the Sun's Corona on December 4
ISRO is set to launch ESA's Proba-3 mission on December 4. The mission will explore the Sun’s corona using groundbreaking precision formation flying. Two satellites will create an artificial eclipse to observe the corona for extended periods. Proba-3 will also monitor solar irradiance and space weather, advancing our understanding of solar phenom...
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ISRO Gets Government Nod for Shukrayaan Venus Orbiter Mission and Chandrayaan-4
India’s Venus Orbiter Mission (VOM) and Chandrayaan-4 mission, approved by the government in September 2024, mark historic steps toward India's space vision for 2047. VOM will study Venus's surface, atmosphere, and solar interaction, while Chandrayaan-4 will return lunar samples from the South Pole. These missions are set to advance technology an...
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Centre Approves India's Own Space Station, Venus Orbiting Mission: ISRO
The Union government has given the green light to Shukrayaan-1 -- part of India's Venus Orbiter Mission (VOM) --, and setting up Bharatiya Antariksha Station (BAS) -- India's own space station.
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ISRO And Australian Space Agency Sign Implementation Agreement for Gaganyaan Crew Recovery
ISRO has formalised an Implementation Agreement (IA) with the Australian Space Agency (ASA) to enhance cooperation on crew and crew module recovery for India's Gaganyaan mission. Signed on November 20, 2024, the agreement enables both space agencies to collaborate on ensuring support during the contingency phase of the mission, specifically focusin...
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India Plans to Build Moon-Orbiting Space Station by 2040: Report
India has set an ambitious goal to build a moon-orbiting space station by 2040, marking a major step in its space exploration efforts. The station will support crewed lunar missions and serve as a hub for scientific research. This plan follows India’s successful robotic missions, including the Chandrayaan-3, which made India the fourth country to...
