China’s government-run space agency has long tried to make a mark in the launch market for small satellites. But it has been unable to make any sort of a dent in the weight of reputation that the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has made for itself in this segment. Continue reading
NASA’s nuclear reactor for spacecrafts called Kilopower
NASA has successfully demonstrated a new nuclear reactor power system that could enable long-duration crewed missions to the Moon, Mars and destinations beyond. Continue reading
NASA Mars InSight mission details
A robotic geologist armed with a hammer and quake monitor rocketed toward Mars on 5 May, aiming to land on the red planet and explore its mysterious insides. Continue reading
ISRO building atomic clocks
NavIC’s first satellites atomic failed in 2016. The satellite named IRNSS-1A was turned into a data relay . IRNSS stands for Indian Regional Satellite System Continue reading
Antenna test facility damaged after ISRO facility catches fire
he fire that broke out in the Space Applications Centre (SAC) at the Isro campus in Ahmedabad on Thursday didn’t lead to any serious injuries, Continue reading
Trump calls Kalpana Chawla inspiration for girls
United States President Donald Trump has hailed the late Indian American astronaut Kalpana Chawla as an inspiration for millions of Continue reading
Vikram Sarabhai’s Statue to come up on Sabarmati riverfront
The father of India’s space programme, Dr Vikram Sarabhai, will get his first statue outside scientific institutions he set up in Ahmedabad. The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation Continue reading
NASA’s Mars 2020 rover’s heat shield damaged
A heat shield used in a NASA spacecraft designed to send a six-wheeled rover vehicle to Mars in 2020 suffered an “unexpected” fracture during a structural test this month, Continue reading
NASA cancels Moon Rover Mission
In a move that shocked lunar scientists, Nasa has cancelled the only robotic vehicle under development to explore the surface of the Moon, despite President Donald Trump’s vow to Continue reading
Afghanistan Requests India for a Satellite transponder for DTH
After being allocated a transponder from the South Asia Satellite, Afghanistan has requested India for another one which it could use for Direct-to-Home Continue reading