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ISRO, CII to organise international conference on space
The digital conference and exhibition will be on the theme 'Building NewSpace in India' with an aim to facilitate and strengthen the industry's participation in manufacturing of satellites, launch vehicles and using space applications in various sectors, CII said. The conference would comprise of digital interactions and virtual exhibitions and will also highlight the initiatives taken by the Indian government.
Coronavirus grounded Indian space sector in first half of 2021
The private sector players raised funds, got components manufactured overseas, designed rockets and satellites from home. "We began the year with the launch of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) that placed into orbit 19 satellites including Brazil's earth observation satellite Amazonia-1," K. Sivan, Secretary, Department of Space (DOS)
First human-rated test flight for India's Gaganyaan not in 2021
"Owing to the spread of coronavirus infection and the lockdowns across the countries, vendors are working at a lower capacity or closed which in turn has impacted the supply of components. Even our officials are working from home due to the lockdown," K. Sivan, Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Secretary, Department of Space told IANS.
India's draft space transportation policy gives green push to ISRO
The draft policy states focused research is essential on new propulsion systems based on semi-cryogenic, liquid oxygen-methane and green propellants. The Department of Space (DOS) under Government of India has recently come out with its draft National Space Transportation Policy.
ISRO to share portable medical oxygen concentrator technology
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said that its rocket centre VSSC has developed medical oxygen concentrator 'Shwaas', which can deliver an enriched level (over 95 per cent) of oxygen than in air to support patients with respiratory illness or who are on oxygen therapy.
ISRO team suggests measures to restart oxygen production at Sterlite Copper
Oxygen production at Sterlite Copper located in Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu was stopped on Friday due to a technical snag. According to Vedanta, an expert team from ISRO came to the smelter plant to support the ongoing efforts and collaborate with the company's technical team.
ISRO spy case: SC orders CBI probe in framing of Nambi Narayanan
A bench headed by Justice A.M. Khanwilkar accepted the report of a panel headed by former top court judge D.K. Jain, and asked the CBI to carry out further investigation. The top court said the matter is very serious and it requires a CBI probe. The bench asked the acting CBI Director to take charge of the case and treat the report by the Justice Jain panel as a preliminary inquiry report to conduct further investigations into the matter.
Panel submits report in SC in ISRO espionage case
79-year-old Narayanan waged a legal battle against the Kerala police officers who accused him of being a Pakistan spy in 1994. Besides appointing the panel, the top court had directed the Kerala government to pay Rs 50 lakh compensation for causing immense humiliation to Narayanan.
ISRO to set up 'Space Technology Incubation Center' at NIT Rourkela
The aim of establishing an S-TIC is to carry out research and product development in space technology and applications. The upcoming centre will promote startups, capacity-building, innovations and research in space technology in the states Odisha, West Bengal, Bihar and Jharkhand besides the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. NIT Rourkela will provide its state-of-the-art laboratories, facilities and expert faculties to meet these objectives.
Indian rocket PSLV puts Brazil's Amazonia-1, 18 other satellites into orbit | Watch Video
The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-C51 (PSLV-C51) blasted off from the first launch pad at 10.24 a.m. laden with 19 satellites including Amazonia-1. Seventeen minutes into its flight the rocket slung its primary passenger the Brazilian satellite Amazonia-1 - the first of the 19 satellites- into its intended Sun Synchronous Orbit.
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