India’s solar mission: ISRO’s Aditya-L1 placed in halo orbit, PM Narendra Modi appreciates

Expanding India’s space exploration, Aditya-L1, the country’s first mission to study the sun, was parked at Lagrange Point 1 on Saturday, Indian Space Research Organisation said. “Halo-Orbit Insertion (HOI) of its solar observatory spacecraft, Aditya-L1 was accomplished at 16.00 Hrs (approx) on January 6, 2024 (IST). The final phase of the maneuver involved firing of […]

XPoSat: India’s ISRO successfully launches mission to study Black Holes

The Indian Space Research Organisation or ISRO started its New Year journey with the successful launch of the country’s first dedicated polarimetry mission to study various dynamics of bright astronomical X-ray sources in extreme conditions on Monday. The mission will aim to study one of the biggest mysteries of space- Black Holes. Announcing the successful […]

ISRO training IAF pilots for Gaganyaan mission; working on its own life support system

In July of this year, India joined an elite group of countries who have been to the Moon after the nation’s lunar mission, Chandrayaan-3, achieved success. What made India stand out was the area its spacecraft managed to land — the south pole of the Moon, which hasn’t been explored before — and the cost […]

ISRO initiates unmanned Gaganyaan flight tests on course to its human space mission in future

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Saturday said it is on course to commence unmanned flight tests for the country’s ambitious Gaganyaan mission, and preparations are underway for the Flight Test Vehicle Abort Mission-1 (TV-D1)