Space Mission

16,500 Women And Men Worked On Chandrayaan 2. Meet The ISRO Core Team

India News | Reported by Pallava Bagla, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Saturday September 7, 2019

Vikram may have failed to land on the moon, but the magnitude and daring of the Chandrayaan 2 project, which fell only 2.1 kilometres short, is testament to the brilliance of the 16,500 men and women behind India's most complex and ambitious space mission yet

How Students Can Be A Part Of ISRO

Education | Written by Anisha Singh | Saturday September 7, 2019

ISRO had organized an online quiz competition to select 2 students each from each state and UTs to watch the Chandrayaan 2 landing on moon with PM Narendra Modi.

Indian Astronauts To Be Trained By Russia For Gaganyaan Programme: PM

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday September 5, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that Russia will train the Indian astronauts for the country's ambitious manned space mission -- the Gaganyaan.

Gaganyaan: Russia May Supply Critical Components to India's Human Space Mission

Indo-Asian News Service | Monday August 26, 2019

India and Russia are discussing a wide range of cooperation in the space sector with the latter's offer of its semi-cryogenic engine technology and critical components for India's human space capsule Gaganyaan.

Boeing Spacecraft Astronauts See New Frontier For Commercial Space

Science | Reuters | Thursday August 22, 2019

A crew of veteran U.S. astronauts and aviators are training in Houston for a manned mission to the International Space Station aboard Boeing's new Starliner spacecraft, which could also be used to take tourists into space on future missions.

Russia Sends Its First Humanoid Robot Fedor Into Space

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday August 22, 2019

Russia on Thursday launched an unmanned rocket carrying a life-size humanoid robot that will spend 10 days learning to assist astronauts on the International Space Station.

Countries Are Racing To Moon's South Pole, ISRO Explains Why

India News | Edited by Richa Taneja | Tuesday August 20, 2019

Chandrayaan 2 Enters Moon Orbit: Chandrayaan 2 is India's most ambitious space mission to date. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) explains why lunar mission is important for India and other countries.

Pakistan To Send Its First Astronaut To Space In 2022, Says Minister

World News | Press Trust of India | Thursday July 25, 2019

Pakistan on Thursday announced that it will send its first astronaut to space in 2022 using ally China's satellite launching facilities.

Shah Rukh Khan, Virat Kohli Cheer Chandrayaan 2 Launch

India News | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Monday July 22, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the praise on Twitter for ISRO and the successful launch of Chandrayaan 2, India's most ambitious space mission yet, that plans to make the country only the fourth to soft-land on the Moon

Apollo 11 Space Mission: Buzz Aldrin Complains About Current US Lunar Ability

Reuters | Saturday July 20, 2019

When US President Trump asked Buzz Aldrin what he thought about the United States' current ability to operate in space 50 years after the Apollo 11 mission, the ex-astronaut had a ready response.

Apollo 11 Space Mission: Google Celebrates 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing With a Doodle Video

Tasneem Akolawala | Friday July 19, 2019

Apollo 11 space mission was launched on 16 July, 1969 with Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Edwin Aldrin as the primary crew.

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 LIVE Updates: India's Ambitious Moon Mission Called Off For Today

India News | Edited By Ria Saini | Monday July 15, 2019

The lift-off of Chandrayaan 2, Indian's space mission that aims to place a robotic rover on the moon, has been called off. President Ram Nath Kovind was supposed to witness the live launch of the mission from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.