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Space pioneer U R Rao passes into the ages

Space pioneer U R Rao passes into the ages

Rediff.com24 Jul 2017

Dr Rao accelerated the development of rocket technology which led to the successful launch of ASLV and PSLV satellites.

Is ISRO involved in Devas' meteoric rise?

Is ISRO involved in Devas' meteoric rise?

Rediff.com10 Mar 2011

The inquiry into Devas Multimedia's deal with Antrix, the commercial wing of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), has found that when the Indian arm of the company was founded in 2004, it had just two shareholders and a paid-up capital of Rs 100,000.

ISRO aircraft sends first images from Nallamalla

ISRO aircraft sends first images from Nallamalla

Rediff.com2 Sep 2009

The first images clicked by the manned aircraft of the Indian Space Research Organisation, sent earlier on Wednesday to find traces of the missing Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Y S Rajashekhar Reddy in the Nallamalla forests, have been received and are being analysed by the National Remote Sensing Centre in Hyderabad, according to sources in ISRO.

ISRO trying to track down Chandrayaan

ISRO trying to track down Chandrayaan

Rediff.com30 Aug 2009

The Indian Space Research Organisation is trying to track down Chandrayaan-1 with which it lost radio links on Saturday.

Mission Chandrayaan-1 aborted, declares ISRO

Mission Chandrayaan-1 aborted, declares ISRO

Rediff.com29 Aug 2009

The Indian Space Research Organisation has declared that Chandrayaan-1, India's first moon mission is over.

Devas deal explodes on Isro's launch pad

Devas deal explodes on Isro's launch pad

Rediff.com24 Feb 2011

The UPA government looks set to give the contract a decent burial and, in turn, redeem ISRO and itself.

Long-duration test of heavy rocket failed: ISRO

Long-duration test of heavy rocket failed: ISRO

Rediff.com6 Mar 2010

The long-duration static test of liquid core stage (L110) for a new-generation heavy rocket being developed by Indian Space Research Organisation has failed, sources said.

ISRO spectrum deal had Cabinet nod?

ISRO spectrum deal had Cabinet nod?

Rediff.com8 Feb 2011

Hyperactive Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal -- busy trying to 'rescue' the UPA government in the 2G scam ever since he took over after Andimuthu Raja resigned in November -- finds himself caught up in another spectrum scam of the Indian Space Research Organisation's gift of 70Mhz at throwaway prices to its former officer in 2005 that is now turning out to be a Rs 2-lakh crore (Rs 2 trillion) scandal.

'No major design flaw in failed GSLV-F06'

'No major design flaw in failed GSLV-F06'

Rediff.com6 Feb 2011

There was no major design flaw in the Indian Space Research Organisation's Geostationary Satellite Launch Vehicle, which crashed seconds after take-off on December 25 last year, said a fact- finding panel.

ISRO to start work on space mission in 6 months

ISRO to start work on space mission in 6 months

Rediff.com26 Jan 2010

The Indian Space Research Organisation's Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota will soon initiate the process of creating Third Launch Pad for human transportation into space, SHRC Director Chandra Datttan on Tuesday said during Republic Day celebrations.

Congratulate ISRO scientists on Mangalyaan launch

Congratulate ISRO scientists on Mangalyaan launch

Rediff.com5 Nov 2013

Congratulate ISRO and its brilliant scientists for positioning the country in an elite group of nations exploring outer space.

 India to launch first manned spaceship in 2013

India to launch first manned spaceship in 2013

Rediff.com12 Jan 2010

India would launch its first manned space flights by sending two astronauts in an orbit in a Russian spaceship in 2013, according to reports.

Chandrayaan sucessfully orbiting the moon

Chandrayaan sucessfully orbiting the moon

Rediff.com8 Nov 2008

India's first unmanned spacecraft Chandrayaan-1 entered the lunar orbit on Saturday after Indian Space Research Organisation scientists successfully carried out a highly complex and tricky manoeuvre crossing another historic milestone in the country's space programme.

ISRO'S GSLV mission fails again

ISRO'S GSLV mission fails again

Rediff.com25 Dec 2010

Launch of India's latest communication satellite GSAT-5P onboard homegrown GSLV-F06, powered by Russian cryogenic engine, failed on Saturday when the rocket developed a snag soon after lift-off from the spaceport in Sriharikota.

Why India plans to build a space station

Why India plans to build a space station

Rediff.com2 Jul 2019

Once ISRO masters the technology to send humans into space, the next step will be experimenting with technologies allowing humans to live in space.

5 scientific contributions of 'Missile Man' Kalam

5 scientific contributions of 'Missile Man' Kalam

Rediff.com15 Oct 2020

As an aerospace scientist, Kalam worked with India's two major space research organisations --DRDO and ISRO.

Congratulate the ISRO team behind Mangalyaan

Congratulate the ISRO team behind Mangalyaan

Rediff.com24 Sep 2014

Join us in honouring these brilliant scientists.

Z level security for ISRO chairman

Z level security for ISRO chairman

Rediff.com5 Apr 2009

The decision to provide Z grade security was taken by the Karnataka government following specific threats to ISRO scientists by the Lashkar-e-Tayiba and Dawaood Ibrahim.

American Chandrayaan scientist held for 'spying'

American Chandrayaan scientist held for 'spying'

Rediff.com20 Oct 2009

An American scientist who played a key role in India's Chandrayaan mission in finding evidence of water on the Moon has been arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation on charges of spying for Israel, but the Indian Space Research Organisation said its security has not been compromised.

Higher education in India 'not up to the mark'

Higher education in India 'not up to the mark'

Rediff.com16 Oct 2009

"The level of education and knowledge being imparted by many colleges... they are not up to the mark. Instead of concentrating on quantity, these institutions should concentrate on quality," he told PTI in an interview.

Moon mission likely in October, says ISRO

Moon mission likely in October, says ISRO

Rediff.com6 Aug 2008

India's ambitious unmanned lunar mission `Chandrayan' is likely to soar into the skies in the second week of October, Indian Space Research Organisation Chairman G Madhavan Nair said on Wednesday."The satellite integration is almost complete. And we would be entering the thermovac in about a week's time. It takes about 45-50 days for the launch after thermovac, after which we would declare the date. The earliest is October," he said.

Chandrayaan: 'We, as Indians, can be very proud'

Chandrayaan: 'We, as Indians, can be very proud'

Rediff.com25 Sep 2009

A jubilant Nair was addressing a press conference at the ISRO headquarters in Bangalore on Friday after a NASA payload aboard the Chandrayaan-1 found Hydroxyl, a molecule consisting one oxygen atom and one hydrogen atom, in the lunar soil.

Men behind the milestone

Men behind the milestone

Rediff.com25 Sep 2009

The successful launch of seven satellites on Wednesday has placed India among the best in the field of space research. And, behind the success story of the launch is a team that has been silently working for five long years.

India launches OceanSat-2, six others in 20 mts

India launches OceanSat-2, six others in 20 mts

Rediff.com23 Sep 2009

The Indian Space Research Organisation on Wednesday successfully launched seven satellites in 1,200 seconds with the help of its most trusted Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle from the Sriharikota spaceport in Andhra Pradesh coast.The launch was carried out as per schedule at 11.51 am and ended at 12.06 pm.Vice President Hamid Ansari, who was present at the Satish Dhavan Space Centre, congratulated the scientists and technocrats over this splendid achievement for the nation.

ISRO gears up for ambitious GSLV-D3 launch

ISRO gears up for ambitious GSLV-D3 launch

Rediff.com2 Apr 2010

Indian Space Research Organisation is preparing to launch a geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle (GSLV-D3), powered for the first time by a home-made cryogenic engine, from Sriharikota spaceport this month, its chief K Radhakrishnan said on Friday.

Chandrayaan-1 a grand success: NASA astronaut

Chandrayaan-1 a grand success: NASA astronaut

Rediff.com11 Sep 2009

National Aeronautics and Space Administration astronaut Colonel Michael (Mike) Fincke, a veteran of two space expeditions of total duration of over 365 days, on Friday termed the Indian Space Research Organisation's Chandrayaan-1 mission a grand success, despite the abrupt end to the mission due to a technical problem.

ISRO chief to head international astronautics body

ISRO chief to head international astronautics body

Rediff.com31 Aug 2009

Indian Space Research Organisation Chairman G Madhavan Nair is all set to become the first non-American to head the International Academy of Astronautics.

Chandrayaan scientists to unravel key data

Chandrayaan scientists to unravel key data

Rediff.com27 Jan 2009

ISRO Chairman G Madhavan Nair told PTI that the agency has invited the scientists and expects representation from scientists behind Indian payloads (scientific instruments) as well those from guest instruments, including from NASA and the European Space Agency. An ISRO official said, "It will be a closed-door meeting. The scientists will analyse data from preliminary findings".

India completes design of Chandrayaan-2

India completes design of Chandrayaan-2

Rediff.com16 Aug 2009

India has completed the design of Chandrayaan-2, its next mission to the moon -- this time in collaboration with Russia -- that would have a lander and rover that can collect samples of the lunar soil and analyse them and send back the data.

Bulgarian PM in Blore

Bulgarian PM in Blore

Rediff.com13 Sep 2007

Stanishev's engagements this week include a visit to the campus of Infosys Technologies Limited.

Karnataka:  Saffron gateway to the South

Karnataka: Saffron gateway to the South

Rediff.com24 Dec 2008

The Bharatiya Janaat Party's 'lotus' bloomed for the first time in south India in 2008 but the saffron party had little time to celebrate as Karnataka was rocked by serial bomb blasts in capital Bangalore and attacks on churches that drew flak in the country and abroad.

Maldives chapter in Lashkar's terror plans

Maldives chapter in Lashkar's terror plans

Rediff.com19 Dec 2008

The Lashkar has kept Indian terrorists out of such operations as planners at the terror outfit feel Indians lack maritime expertise. Preference is being given to youth from the Maldives.

Technical snag detected on India's moon mission

Technical snag detected on India's moon mission

Rediff.com17 Jul 2009

Seven months after its launch, India's maiden mission to the moon Chandrayaan has reportedly developed a technical snag. Reports suggest that the star sensor on board Chandrayaan has malfunctioned, thus partially crippling the spacecraft.Due to the malfunctioning of the critical component, it has now become difficult to steer Chandrayaan. Scientists at the Indian Space Research Organisation, which had successfully launched the moon mission, have patched two sensors.

Indian to be part of Russian space mission in 2013

Indian to be part of Russian space mission in 2013

Rediff.com10 Dec 2008

This mission, tentatively scheduled for 2013, will be the precursor to Indian Space Research Organisation's maiden human spaceflight planned to be launched in 2015. India and Russia signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Joint Activities in the Field of Human Spaceflight Programme during the recent visit of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.

A bird in the sky to ease rural Net connectivity

A bird in the sky to ease rural Net connectivity

Rediff.com19 Nov 2008

It's a fast-track spacecraft for rural connectivity, chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation, G Madhavan Nair told PTI in Bangalore. Primarily aimed at rural areas, it's an INSAT-class (three tonne) satellite but the speciality would be that instead of having an all-India beam, it would have spot beams covering different parts of the country, and there would be a control hub by which it would be connected to national network.

ISRO raises Chandrayaan's orbit

ISRO raises Chandrayaan's orbit

Rediff.com23 Oct 2008

On Thursday, scientists sent the 1,380 kg spacecraft to its next destination -- highly elliptical orbit of 300 km perigee and 1.6 lakh km apogee respectively. This will be followed by three more orbit-transfer exercises.

What Pragyaan will do on lunar surface

What Pragyaan will do on lunar surface

Rediff.com6 Sep 2019

The cubical vehicle, exclusively designed for travelling on the moon, is fitted with a solar panel.

India's spy satellite RISAT placed in orbit

India's spy satellite RISAT placed in orbit

Rediff.com20 Apr 2009

RISAT-2, India's spy satellite, was successfully placed into the 550 km orbit around Earth on Monday morning.Earlier, the PSLV-C12, carrying 300-kg Radar Imaging Satellite and 40-kg Micro Satellite ANUSAT, had lifted off from Indian Space Research Organisation's Satish Dhawan space Centre in Sriharikota today morning. The RISAT-2 has an all weather capability to take images of Earth.

Challenges and opportunities for Jio chairman Akash Ambani

Challenges and opportunities for Jio chairman Akash Ambani

Rediff.com8 Jul 2022

Akash Ambani's first big job as he takes over as chairman of Reliance Jio, the group's telecom arm, is a no-brainer - he has to get his company through the long-awaited 5G auctions that are a few weeks away. But his bigger job, analysts said, will be to lead the transformation of the telecom company into a tech giant, a process that is underway as it seeks to list in the US. Insiders said there has been plenty of debate within the company's top executives on the auction strategy.

GSLV failure: ISRO scientists upset but confident

GSLV failure: ISRO scientists upset but confident

Rediff.com15 Apr 2010

ISRO officials said that the Rs 330 crore mission failed minutes after the rocket lifted off at 4.27 pm. Although they would go ahead with the same mission next year, it is still considered to be a setback since ISRO had planned on using the GSLV rocket for its second moon mission.