Indian Space Research Organisation
Isro tests lunar crew module on its heaviest rocket GSLV-Mark III
18 Dec 2014
GSLV-Mk III will make India fully self-reliant in launching heavier communication satellites of the INSAT-4 class and enhance the country’s capability to be a competitive player in the multimillion dollar commercial launch market
ISRO set to test Mark III of new satellite launch vehicle
01 Dec 2014
The cryogenic engine needed for the rocket that can put a four-tonne satellites into orbit will take two years to be ready, MSY Prasad, director of the space centre, said
Isro awarded Indira Gandhi Prize for 2014
20 Nov 2014
Isro’s second Mars mission planned for 2018
01 Nov 2014
Isro to test lunar crew module on GSLV-Mark III in December
01 Nov 2014
The GSLV Mark III, which is currently under development, is designed to make India fully self-reliant in launching heavier communication satellites of INSAT-4 class weighing up to 5,000 kg
ISRO successfully launches India’s third navigational satellite IRNSS-1C
16 Oct 2014
IRNSS-1C is the third of seven satellites of the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System designed to establish India's own GPS equivalent
Isro releases first 3D images taken by Mars Orbiter Mission
08 Oct 2014
The images were generated by the Mars Colour Camera, fitted on ISRO's Mars Orbiter, by superimposing multiple pictures of the Red Planet
MOM Mangalyaan sends pics of Martian dust storm
30 Sep 2014
The orbiter will keep moving in an elliptical path for at least six months with its instruments sending their gleanings back to ISRO
ISRO creates history as Mars orbiter Mangalyaan in place sans glitch
24 Sep 2014
Isro created history on Thursday with successful ejection of its Mars Orbital Mission into the Red Planet’s orbit, becoming the first Asian country to reach Mars and the first country ever to have done so in its first attempt
ISRO successfully test-fires Mangalyaan’s liquid engine
22 Sep 2014
On 24 September, ISRO will activate the spacecraft’s eight thrusters to slow down Mangalyaan further and inject it into a safe orbit around the Red Planet
India’s Mars orbiter Mangalyaan close to finish sans glitches
18 Sep 2014
India's ambitious Mars orbiter mission Mangalyaan remains perfectly on track after having completed 98 per cent of its odyssey; and is expected to be in place in the Martian stratosphere on 24 September
India’s Mars Orbiter Mission covers 95% of odyssey, in ‘pink of health’
13 Sep 2014
India's Mars Orbiter Mission, scheduled to enter the Red Planet’s orbit later this month, is in the "pink of health" and is sending important information after covering 95 per cent of its journey - a distance of 211 million km from earth, ISRO said today
NASA, Isro mull Joint Mars Working Group
11 Sep 2014
Isro’s Mars Orbiter Mission is due to enter Mars orbit about two days after United State’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution orbiter reaches the Martian orbit
ISRO’s PSLV-C23 mission puts five foreign satellites in space
30 Jun 2014
ISRO’s first mission to put in space five foreign satellites from four countries - France, Germany, Canada and Singapore — was successfully executed this morning
ISRO to launch French remote sensing satellite, 4 other satellites
20 Jun 2014
PSLV-C23 will carry a 714 kg French earth observation satellite SPOT-7 as the main payload besides the 14 kg AISAT of Germany, NLS7.1 and NLS7.2 of Canada weighing 15 kg ach, and the 7 kg VELOX-1 of Singapore
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