Pallava Bagla

Blog: 'Aborting Chandrayaan-2 Better Than Showing Fireworks To President'

Blog | Pallava Bagla | Thursday July 18, 2019

Patience pays at ISRO. Hundreds of scientists spent the last three days burning the midnight oil and working in teams from cities like Thiruvananthapuram, Bengaluru and Ahmedabad, with the Prime Minister's Office keeping an eye on the progress.

Chandrayaan 2 To Lift Off On July 22, Week After Aborted Launch

India News | Written by Pallava Bagla, Edited by Anuj Pant | Thursday July 18, 2019

India's Rs 1,000-crore Chandrayaan 2 moon mission will lift off next Monday at 2:43 pm from Andhra Pradesh's Sriharikota, space agency ISRO announced today, days after the launch was called off.

What Happened At 2.51 am Monday When Chandrayaan 2 Launch Was Called Off

India News | Reported by Pallava Bagla, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Monday July 15, 2019

A "technical snag" forced the delay of the launch of Chandrayaan 2, India's most ambitious space mission yet

Second Chandrayaan 2 Launch Attempt Likely This Month: Sources

India News | Reported by Pallava Bagla, Edited by Debanish Achom | Monday July 15, 2019

The second attempt to launch the Chandrayaan 2 moon mission is likely to be made this month, sources in the Indian Space Research Organisation said today. The launch of India's most ambitious space mission yet was aborted less than an hour before its scheduled lift-off at 2:51 am due to a technical snag in the rocket system, the ISRO said.

Chandrayaan 2 Moon Mission Launch Aborted After Technical Snag: 10 Points

India News | Reported by Pallava Bagla, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Monday July 15, 2019

The launch of moon rocket Chandrayaan 2, India's most ambitious space mission yet, was called off less than an hour before blast-off early this morning by the Indian Space Research Organisation or ISRO. The powerful GSLV Mark III rocket was set to go up from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh at 2:51 am with a rover that would land on the moon in about ...

Chandrayaan 2 Launch "On Hold" But Not Ruled Out: 10 Points

India News | Reported by Pallava Bagla, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Monday July 15, 2019

With less than an hour to go for lift-off of Chandrayaan 2 from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, scientists placed a "technical hold" on the GSLV Mark III rocket's launch. The 20-hour countdown to the moon mission began on Sunday morning. President Ram Nath Kovind arrived at the site to watch the launch of the Chandrayaan 2, which stands testament to...

20-Hour Countdown To Moon Mission Ticking, Chandrayaan-2 Set For Lift-Off

India News | Reported By Pallava Bagla, Edited By Swati Bhasin | Sunday July 14, 2019

The twenty-hour countdown for the launch of Chandrayaan-2 mission, India's most ambitious space mission yet which aims to place a robotic rover on the moon, began this morning at 6.51 am. The moon mission will be launched on Monday at 2:51 am from India's only space port at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. ISRO will use its most powerful rocket launc...

Chandrayaan-2 To Head Near Moon's South Pole, Where Others Have Not Gone

India News | Written by Pallava Bagla, Edited by Debanish Achom | Saturday July 13, 2019

India's Chandrayaan-2 mission after its lift-off from Sriharikota will head close to the South Pole of the Moon for a soft landing. Almost the entire Chandrayaan-2's orbiter, lander and rover have been designed and made in India, and it will use its most powerful rocket launcher, GSLV Mk III, to carry the 2.4 tonne orbiter, which has a mission life...

First Images Of India's "Bahubali" Rocket That Will Launch Chandrayaan-2

India News | Written by Pallava Bagla | Thursday July 11, 2019

The first images of India's heaviest rocket, referred to as "Baahubali", have been released by the ISRO just days before it ferries India's Chandrayaan-2 into space.

As Chandrayaan-2 Lifts Off Sunday Night, President Will Be At Sriharikota

India News | Written by Pallava Bagla | Tuesday July 9, 2019

India's most ambitious space mission yet, Chandrayaan-2, which hopes to place a robotic rover on the moon, will be launched on July 15. President Ram Nath Kovind will witness the launch of the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark-3 from India's only space port at Sriharikota.

First Images Of India's Chandrayaan-2, Pragyaan Rover. Lift Off Next Week

Science | Written by Pallava Bagla | Sunday July 7, 2019

The first images of Chandrayaan-2 satellite, Indian's ambitious moonshot, are out. The mission to the moon is getting ready for lift off on July 15 from Sriharikota using the country's most powerful rocket Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) Mark 3.

India May Join Nuke Club NSG If It Signs Test Ban Treaty: UN Body Chief

India News | Written by Pallava Bagla | Friday June 28, 2019

Thirty-four years of nuclear apartheid may have ended with India signing the 2008 Indo-US Civilian Nuclear deal but one critical goal still eludes the country - membership to the elite club that controls global nuclear commerce called the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG).

India Planning To Launch Own Space Station By 2030, Says ISRO Chief K Sivan

India News | Reported by Pallava Bagla, Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Thursday June 13, 2019

In one of the most ambitious projects ever undertaken by India, the country is planning to launch its own space station, Indian space agency ISRO chief K Sivan said today.

Chandrayaan-2 Launch On July 15 As India Attempts Never-Before Feat

India News | Written by Pallava Bagla | Wednesday June 12, 2019

India's second mission to the moon, Chandrayaan-2, is scheduled to lift off at 2:51 am on July 15 from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. Space agency ISRO is giving final touches to the 3.8 ton satellite that has cost the country more than Rs. 600 crore. After launch, the Chandrayaan-2 satellite will take several weeks before it heads for a challengin...

Monsoon Delayed By A Week, But Likely To be Normal This Year

India News | Reported by Pallava Bagla, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Tuesday June 4, 2019

The onset of the southwest monsoon in the country is likely to be delayed by a week, arriving only by June 6 or 7 instead of the first day of the month, Union Minister of Earth Sciences Harsh Vardhan said today.