Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is gearing up to launch its third Lunar exploration mission Chandrayaan-3. The mission will be launched in August 2022.

India's third Lunar mission Chandrayaan-3 slated for August 2022 launch

Opening up of India’s predominantly state-run space sector to private firms, stakeholders and enabling it in true spirit are the top priories of Chairman, Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), Dr S.

ISRO Chairman Exclusive: “With support of all stakeholders - India & ISRO will have greater times ahead”

In 1994, a young engineer at the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) joined two of his seniors to fix a problem with a live Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket that stood ready for launch.

Who is S Somanath? Here’s all you need to know about newly appointed ISRO Chairman 

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is working on nearly 50 futuristic, innovative technologies that will cater to the country’s technological needs in the coming decades.

ISRO working on hack-proof communication, robots, self-healing materials, debris-free rockets & satellites

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has demonstrated the method of identifying the best suited locations for installing upcoming solar power generation farms, across the globe.

Exclusive: What is ISRO's 'Solar Power Calculator' that is to be offered to the world?

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

Over the last four decades, the state-run Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has fostered an ecosystem and space industry via public-private partnerships, but this needs to be scaled up and more inclusive, say experts.

Greater collaboration within India’s space industry can lead to balanced growth, say experts

India's Mars Orbiter spacecraft has completed seven years in its orbit, well beyond its designed mission life of six months. "Indeed, a satisfying feeling," K Radhakrishnan who as the then Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) led the Mars Orbiter Mission (Mangalyaan) team told PTI on the milestone.

Made for mission life of 6 months, India's Mars probe completes 7 years in orbit

Top Australian Government officials, representatives of the Australian Space Agency and entrepreneurs expressed interest in active bilateral cooperation with India in the Space sector.

Australia looking forward to active bilateral cooperation with India in space sector, say officials

Now American President and then (1992) Senator from Delaware, Joseph R Biden played a crucial role in denying India the Cryogenic engine technology that powers India's GSLV series of heavy-lift rockets.

When Joe Biden denied India space tech, called it 'dangerous', US delayed India's space programme

In recent weeks, India's Department of Space, under which the state-run Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) operates, signed Memoranda of Understanding with India’s Private Rocket Startups.

Explained: What ISRO’s latest MoUs with startups mean for India’s private space industry 

To attain total self-reliance in the launch of heavy satellites (weighing above 4 tonnes) and to meet future demands, the Indian Space Research Organization is working on a fleet of five new rockets.

ISRO’s new series of heavy-lift rockets to carry between 5-16 tonnes to GTO

Top officials of the Australian and Dutch Space agencies expressed interest in collaborating and working closely with the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO).

Australia, Netherlands keen to collaborate with ISRO

Top officials of India’s space agency and those from the space sector have said that ISRO’s PSLV rocket will soon be made in an end-to-end manner by Indian industry and that other Indian rockets will also follow the same path.

Global Space economy $447 billion, India’s share less than 2%, Pvt sector can drive growth, say Officials

According to top officials, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) will be making only minor tweaks to its heavy-lifter rocket GSLV Mk3, as the agency gears up for Human Spaceflight missions.

ISRO making minor tweaks to GSLV for Gaganyaan, more emphasis on manufacturing process

Launching rockets and placing satellites in orbit has been a routine business for the Indian Space Research Organization. Meanwhile, Gaganyaan (Sanskrit for SkyCraft), a hugely complex mission to send Indian astronauts to space, is a work in progress.

ISRO successfully tests a system that will propel India’s human-carrying spacecraft

Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (BRICS) signed an agreement for cooperation in remote sensing satellite data sharing, according to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

BRICS signs deal on cooperation in remote sensing satellite data sharing

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

India and France are soon set to launch Space Security Dialogue at the heart of which is protecting space assets like satellites. The idea was discussed during French foreign minister Jean-Yves Le Drian's India visit in April and the visit of the head of France's newly created Space Command Michel Friedling in March.

India, France to launch Space Security Dialogue to protect space asset

It's an enormous feat for a country to build its rockets(launch vehicles) and satellites, more so for a country like India which formally began its full-fledged Space Programme (Indian Space Research Organization) in 1969 - the same year when the Americans landed a man on the Moon.

Remembering R Aravamudan, the Pioneer of aerospace radars and tracking in India

Ramabhadran Aravamudan, a veteran of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the country’s science & technology fraternity, breathed his last, late on Wednesday, at his Bengaluru residence.

R Aravamudan, one of ISRO’s early pioneers and tracking & telemetry expert, no more

The Indian Space Research Organization(ISRO) has announced the date for its second rocket launch for the year 2021. Earth Observation satellite GISAT-1 also known as EOS-3 will be launched on Thursday, August 12th at 5:43am, said the Indian Government Space Agency.

Earth Observation satellite GISAT-1 launch slated for August 12, says ISRO

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