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National Space Commission Approves India's Fifth Lunar Mission 'Lupex'
The mission is also a part of a wider lunar roadmap for India, whose vision was to send a person to the Moon and bring him or her back safely.
Cabinet Approves Chandrayaan-4 and First Module of Bharatiya Antariksh Station by 2028
Chandrayaan-4 mission will attain the fundamental technologies capabilities eventually for an Indian landing on the Moon (planned by year 2040) and return safely back to Earth," said a Cabinet Communique. "Major technologies that are required for docking/undocking, landing, safe return to Earth and also accomplish lunar sample collection and analysis would be demonstrated," it added.
Cabinet Approves Mission to Venus Following Success of Moon and Mars Probes
The mission, expected to be launched in March 2028, will help unravel the "Venusian atmosphere, geology, and generate large amounts of science data probing into its thick atmosphere," according to a Cabinet communique.
India's Human Space Mission Rocket Expected to Undergo First Test Flight in December
ISRO's newest rocket, the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle, successfully placed two satellites—EOS-08 and SR-0—belonging to the space start-up Space Rickshaw in orbit, thereby making Friday morning's mission a textbook success.
India's SSLV Successfully Deploys EOS-08 and Private Satellite into Orbi
The success of the mission was announced by ISRO Chairman Dr. S. Somanath: "The third development flight of SSLV has successfully been accomplished. We can declare that the process of SSLV development has been completed. We are in the process of transferring the SSLV technology to the industries." He said that the satellites had been precisely put in their intended orbits with no deviations, and EOS-08's solar panels had been deployed.
Meet the Four Astronauts Leading India’s Gaganyaan Mission as PM Modi Commends Their Efforts
The quartet of astronauts designated for the Gaganyaan mission comprises Group Captain Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair, Group Captain Ajit Krishnan, Group Captain Angad Pratap, and Wing Commander Shubhanshu Shukla. Prime Minister Modi expressed his elation at the selection of these astronauts, emphasizing their pivotal role in elevating the nation's space exploration initiatives to new heights.
ISRO Achieves Success in Deploying Magnetometer Boom on Aditya-L1 Spacecraft
The boom carries two state-of-the-art, high-accuracy fluxgate magnetometer sensors that measure the low-intensity interplanetary magnetic field.
Bharatiya Space Station Tests Scheduled for Next Year, Confirms Somanath
Speaking at the India International Science Festival, Somanath revealed that talks with the industry are ongoing to achieve the ambitious timeline set by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who aims to launch the Bharatiya Space Station by 2035.
ISRO's Ambitious Gaganyaan Mission: A Highlight of 2024 in Space Exploration
In the context of Gaganyaan, 2024 will witness a series of tests and activities aimed at preparing for the manned space mission in 2025. ISRO is set to conduct two abort missions during the year, building on the successful Flight Test Vehicle Abort Mission-1 (TV-D1) carried out last year, which demonstrated the crew escape system.
India Kicks Off 2024 by Successfully Orbiting XPoSAT, Set to Conduct Space Fuel Cell Test
At 9:10 a.m. on January 1, the PSLV-C58 soared from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, carrying the XPoSat along with ten experimental payloads on its fourth stage.
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