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Europe launches space program to boost secure connections
Bloomberg
PUBLISHED ON FEB 22, 2021 04:09 PM IST
The commission said it was currently carrying out a feasibility study to specify the project’s scope and associated costs.
Chandrayaan-2 captures image of crater on Moon; ISRO names it after Vikram Sarabhai
By Press Trust of India| Posted by Susmita Pakrasi | New Delhi
UPDATED ON AUG 14, 2020 11:23 PM IST
The statement said the Sarabhai Crater, captured in 3D images, shows that it has a depth of around 1.7 kilometres taken from its raised rim and the slope of crater walls is between 25 to 35 degrees.
‘Youth shouldn’t forget Gandhi’s message of Ahimsa’: President on the eve of Republic Day
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON SEP 01, 2020 02:02 AM IST
Republic Day 2020: The President listed several government programmes and said they had helped in empowering the citizens of the country and taking them out of poverty.
For PM’s innovative learning scheme, HRD ministry to zero in on 60 talented kids
By Amandeep Shukla | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON OCT 02, 2019 12:22 AM IST
The ambitious new scheme that aims to hone the skills of the brightest Indian students in classes IX to XII will be launched from the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) Bangalore headquarters on October 10, a senior government official said.
Isro tweets thank you for support to Chandrayaan 2 after losing contact with lander
By Press Trust of India | Bengaluru
UPDATED ON SEP 17, 2019 11:56 PM IST
Prime Minister Modi, who had flown down to Bengaluru to watch the planned touchdown of Vikram, had told ISRO scientists not to get dejected and disheartened and said the country was proud of them.
Isro now has just a week to establish contact with moon lander Vikram
By Press Trust of India | Bengaluru
UPDATED ON SEP 13, 2019 10:44 PM IST
Lander Vikram, with rover Pragyan housed inside it, lost communication with ground-station early on September seven during its final descent, just 2.1 kms above the lunar surface, minutes before the planned touch-down on the Moon.
Vikram Sarabhai: Pioneer of Space Programme
By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON AUG 23, 2019 03:54 PM IST
This physicist is considered the father figure of India’s space programme. He is lauded for initiatives such as establishing reputable institutions and developing nuclear power.
Google Doodle celebrates Vikram Sarabhai’s 100th birthday
By Indo Asian News Service | New Delhi
UPDATED ON AUG 12, 2019 01:00 PM IST
The Sarabhai family was an important and rich Jain business family. His father Ambalal Sarabhai was an affluent industrialist and owned several mills in Gujarat.
More scientific missions needed, but budget a key consideration, say experts
By Anonna Dutt | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JUN 14, 2019 07:03 AM IST
India’s space station will be an extension of the Gaganyaan mission — the human spaceflight programme — and will help in carrying out microgravity and biological experiments. It is likely to weigh 20 tonnes, much less than ISS’s 419 tonnes.
China launches rocket from ship at sea for first time
By Reuters | Beijing, China
UPDATED ON JUN 05, 2019 12:20 PM IST
China has made its space programme a top priority in recent years as it races to catch up with the United States and become a major space power by 2030.
Human spaceflight is a worthwhile investment
UPDATED ON JAN 02, 2019 07:47 AM IST
An investment in human spaceflight is an investment in future; it can inspire an entire generation of students into pursuing science.
Sunita Williams among nine astronauts named by NASA for new human space programme
By Press Trust of India | Houston (United States)
UPDATED ON AUG 04, 2018 11:31 PM IST
Eight active NASA astronauts and one former astronaut-turned-corporate crew member will launch on Boeing CST-100 Starliner and SpaceX Dragoncapsules to the International Space Station beginning in 2019.