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PSLV-C42 launch begins ISRO's new mission

PSLV-C42 launch begins ISRO's new mission

Rediff.com16 Sep 2018

Antrix, ISRO's commercial arm, is eyeing 10% of the $357 billion global market.

Chinese woman astronaut delivers first space lecture

Chinese woman astronaut delivers first space lecture

Rediff.com20 Jun 2013

China's second woman astronaut Wang Yaping, who is currently orbiting the earth in an experimental space lab, has become the country's first space teacher as she delivered a lecture to over 60 million Chinese students about various aspects life in space.

ISRO opts for 'failure-based' design for Chandrayaan-3

ISRO opts for 'failure-based' design for Chandrayaan-3

Rediff.com10 Jul 2023

ISRO chairman S Somanath on Monday said instead of a success-based design in Chandrayaan-2, the space agency opted for a failure-based design in Chandrayaan-3, focused on what all can fail and how to protect it and ensure a successful landing.

Sunita Willams to serve as flight engineer

Sunita Willams to serve as flight engineer

Rediff.com20 Oct 2006

Williams is the second American woman astronaut with Indian roots, after the late Kalpana Chawla, to be selected for a space mission by NASA.

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