As India's inaugural solar mission, Aditya-L1, begins its countdown towards the Sun, former International Space Station Commander Chris Hadfield praised India's rising stature in the space sciences.

Former International Space Station commander hails India's rise as space power

India's sleepy town of Thumba in Kerala had caught the attention of Dr Vikram Sarabai who was the father of India's space programme. Sarabai felt the fishing village of Thumba was perfect for India's inaugural rocket launch.

How India's space journey transformed the country

As India completes 75 years of its independence, it is time to introspect the country’s space programme that has grown and evolved significantly in the last decades.

India Independence: The rise of a space power

In a relay race, all runners contribute equally, but the last runner has to be the best and the most reliable. Rocketry is also quite similar. A rocket consists of multiple stages(sets of engines) that are stacked vertically.

ISRO mission failure shows the need for higher reliability in India’s GSLV Cryogenic Engine

As seen on the official broadcast, ISRO’s highly-anticipated launch of Earth observation satellite -3 or GISAT-1 failed after the rocket entered the lower reaches of space (an altitude of 139kms).

ISRO’s EOS-3 satellite launch on GSLV Mk2 rocket fails 350 seconds after launch

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that India shot down a Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite and congratulated the Indian scientists for the feat.

What is Low-Earth Orbit satellite against which India launched a 'surgical strike' in space?

All you need to know about Mission Shakti, India's Anti-Satellite Missile test

India has attained anti-satellite capability, becoming the fourth such country after the US, China and Russia, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Wednesday.

Mission Shakti: Giant leap for India, say leaders