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 [...]
A team of Indian space scientists has established that the indigenously built cryogenic engine had ignited for a second during the failed last GSLV mission .
"This took place for a second and then the fuel supply to power turbo got blocked. Indian Space Research Organisation chairman and we knew this on Thursday but then [...]
Thiruvananthapuram : India's top space scientists are meeting in Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday to analyse the data and find the cause for failure of GSLV-D3 rocket that was launched for the first time on Thursday using an indigenously made cryogenic engine. As per the initial indications, the problem could have been related to the ignition of [...]
The Moon Minerology Mapper (M3) on Chandrayaan-1, which famously discovered the presence of water and hydroxyl molecules on the lunar surface material last year, has now identified a new lunar rock type on the far side of the moon. The M3 is a NASA instrument. This was reported here on Monday by Carle Pieters of [...]
The Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) at Thiruvananthapuram today launched as many as 11 Rohini series of indigenous sounding rockets to investigate the effects of the annular solar eclipse on the atmosphere.
The longest annular eclipse of this millennium occurred today and was visible best from the southern tip of the country.
The Indian Space Research Organisation [...]
