Space exploration Archives

September 9, 2025 7:51 PM

India achieves nine world records in space missions, more to follow: ISRO Chief

India has secured nine major world records in space exploration and is on track to add 8–10 more in the coming years, ISRO Chairman V. Narayanan said on Tuesday. Addressing the All-India Management Association’s 52nd National Management Conventi...

October 13, 2024 4:28 PM

India unleashes major defence orders in September’24; paving way for military modernization, space exploration

The month of September 2024 witnessed a series of significant defence procurement and development initiatives by the Government of India (GoI), aimed at bolstering the country's military capabilities and enhancing its strategic position in the global...

June 18, 2024 9:27 AM

India-US Space Partnership: Advanced training for ISRO astronauts to start at NASA

Marking a significant milestone in the India-US space partnership and space exploration, the two countries concluded the Strategic Framework for Human Spaceflight Cooperation to deepen interoperability in space and are working toward commencing advan...

April 4, 2024 9:20 AM

Russia lauds India’s strides in space exploration, says- ‘Always been favouring Indian success’

Russian Deputy Chief of Mission Roman Babushkin hailed India's remarkable achievements in space exploration and underscored Russia's unwavering support for its space endeavours. On the 40th anniversary of the spaceflight of the first Indian cosmonaut...

January 11, 2024 6:34 PM

NISAR: ISRO-NASA satellite to unravel Earth’s frozen mysteries

Indian space agency ISRO and its U.S. counterpart NASA are gearing up for a collaborative launch of a radar satellite later this year, named the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar mission (NISAR). This joint effort aims to capture crucial Earth data,...

September 5, 2023 2:55 PM

ISRO’s ‘Aditya L1’ successfully performs 2nd earth-bound manoeuvre

Aditya-L1 spacecraft, India's first solar mission, has successfully performed the second earth-bound manoeuvre. ISTRAC/ISRO's ground stations at Mauritius, Bengaluru and Port Blair tracked the satellite during this operation. The new orbit attained i...

August 30, 2023 4:56 PM

Aditya L-1, India’s first mission to study the Sun is all set for launch in September

Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology, Dr Jitendra Singh said that after closing on the heels of the successful Chandrayaan mission, India is ready with the first Sun Mission “Aditya-L1”. He added that ISRO is all ...

August 24, 2023 4:42 PM

India’s Space Endeavors: from lunar success to solar exploration and beyond

After the success of the lunar mission, India will soon embark on the journey of studying the Sun. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has made preparations for the Aditya mission to the Sun. ISRO chief S. Somnath said on Thursday that Adit...

August 24, 2023 2:23 PM

Chandrayaan-3’s historic landing unlocks mysteries of Moon & myriad of opportunities

With the successful landing of the Lander Module of ISRO’s third lunar mission Chandrayaan-3, India has reached the Moon. It has become the first country to land near the Moon’s south pole. This achievement not only marks a monumental step for ...

August 14, 2023 11:48 AM

Russia’s first Moon mission in 50 years is in race with Indian spacecraft

Russia is set to launch its first lunar landing spacecraft in 47 years on Friday in a race with India to the south pole of the Moon. South pole is on priority for all spacecraft organization as it may be a potential source of water. Scientists believ...