ഇന്ത്യ – ഫ്രഞ്ച് സംയുക്ത സംരംഭമായ സരള്‍ ഉള്‍പ്പടെ ഏഴ് ഉപഗ്രഹങ്ങളുമായി പി.എസ്.എല്‍.വി സി20 വിജയകരമായി വിക്ഷേപിച്ചു. ശീഹരിക്കോട്ടയിലെ സതീഷ് ധവാന്‍ സ്‌പേസ് സെന്ററില്‍ നിന്ന് വൈകിട്ട് 6.01നായിരുന്നു വിക്ഷേപണം.ഉപഗ്രഹങ്ങളെ നിശ്ചയിച്ച സമയത്തിനുള്ളില്‍ തന്നെ 785 കിലോമീറ്റര്‍ ദൂരത്തിലുള്ള ഭ്രമണപഥത്തിലെത്തിച്ച് പി.എസ്.എല്‍.വി അതിന്റെ 101 ാം ദൗത്യവും വിജയകരമായി പൂര്‍ത്തിയാക്കി.

AASTRO Thiruvananthapuram had its monthly lecture on Neil Armstrong as well as Apollo missions on the back drop of his demise. Mr. P. Radhakrishnan, eminent retired scientist from Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre gave the lecture at Kerala Science and Technology museum on the evening of 6th September.

He talked about Neil’s personal life. According to him, [...]

India notched another milestone in its space programme when it successfully launched a heavy-duty rocket,PSLV that placed a major communications satellite GSAT 12 in space.

A beaming Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chief K Radhakrishnan told reporters after the launch that the mission was a success.”It is a tricky mission. I am extremely [...]

India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket will blast off July 15 evening carrying a communication satellite with transponders for communication and weather forceast services, the space agency said Thursday.
Preparations for the launch of GSAT-12 are progressing well at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, around 80 km from Chennai, the [...]

2010 was a big year for spaceflight

This year was a big one for spaceflight, with governmental agencies and the private sector alike marking many key milestones.

During this watershed year, for example, NASA changed course to pursue new goals, the first private space capsule was launched into orbit and the International Space Station reached [...]

On the backdrop of World Space Week, AASTRO conducted an Astronomy lecture on 8th October at department of Physics, University College, Thiruvananthapuram. The lecture was given by Shri.S. Rajashekar, who is a scientist from ISRO on the topic “Mysteries of the cosmos” which is the theme of present year’s space week. It was a colourful [...]

As part of its World Space Week celebrations, AASTRO -Thiruvananthapuram chapter conducted a lecture series on 7th October for students and public. The program started at 3 pm at the seminar hall of Kerala State Science and Technology Museum, PMG, Thiruvananthapuram. The first lecture was presented by Dr. Thirtha Pratim Das, Scientist, VSSC about ‘Discovery [...]

ISRO Centralised Recruitment Board (ICRB) has invited applications from candidates having Post Graduate Degree in   Engineering/Science for the recruitment to Scientists/Engineers ‘SC’.

Candidates with Post Graduate Degree in Engineering [ME/M.Tech/MSc (Engg) or equivalent] having First Class with     an aggregate minimum of 60% or CGPA/CPI grading of 6.5 on a 10 scale or [...]