ISRO's Gaganyaan TV-D1 test flight, conducted on Saturday (Oct 21) was done with unprecedented defence asset mobilisation. The operation involved the active participation of the Indian Navy's surface and aerial assets, as the Maritime force was entrusted with capturing and transmitting the mission progress footage and recovering the adrift crew module from the Bay of Bengal and returning it safely to the nearest port, Chennai.

Indian Navy's 'spotter drones', US-origin MQ-9Bs supported ISRO's Gaganyaan TV-D1

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully launched Gaganyaan Test Vehicle Development Flight Mission-1 (TV-D1 Flight Test). The test vehicle has been launched from Sriharkota Spaceport in southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

ISRO successfully launches Gaganyaan test vehicle TV-D1

It was a Saturday Science Thriller like no other! The much-anticipated ISRO rocket launch that was originally scheduled for 8:00 am, was rescheduled twice within an hour (to 8:30 and 8:45).

ISRO delivers a Saturday Space Science Thriller, Gaganyaan maiden test flight 'TV-D1' successful

Around 8:10 am, as ISRO's 'Gaganyaan' crew capsule splashes down in the Bay of Bengal, 10 kilometres off the coast of the Indian Spaceport in Sriharikota, two Indian ships INS Shakti and SCI Saraswati will be waiting at a safe distance to recover the empty capsule, WION has learnt.

Exclusive: India's INS Shakti and SCI Saraswati to recover ISRO Gaganyaan crew module from sea

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully launched Gaganyaan Test Vehicle Development Flight Mission-1 test vehicle (TV-D1 Flight Test) on Saturday (Oct 21).

After initial hiccup, ISRO successfully launches Gaganyaan TV-D1 test vehicle

The Indian Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) has unveiled a promising outlook for India's space economy, forecasting it to reach $44 billion by 2033, a remarkable surge from the current $8.

India's space economy set to soar to $44 billion by 2033: IN-SPACe chairman 

The alumni of India's prestigious chain of engineering colleges, the government-run Indian Institute of Technology(IIT), are among the CEOs of global firms and hold top positions in various domains.

Less than 1% IITians in ISRO, they don't want to join: ISRO Chief Somanath

Personnel serving the Indian Space Research Organization(ISRO) at the country's spaceport Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC), are enabling launches of the most advanced transportation systems- Orbital Rockets.

India: 'We help take India to space but enough trains don't halt for us', say Spaceport personnel

Nine years after its wildly successful Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), aka Mangalyaan, India is preparing to send another spacecraft to the red planet. This was reported by Hindustan Times (HT) citing officials from the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

India once again sets sights on Mars, readies to launch Mangalyaan-2

India's solar mission spacecraft, Aditya-L1, has travelled beyond a distance of 9.2 lakh kilometres from Earth, successfully escaping the sphere of Earth's influence and is now navigating its path towards the Sun-Earth Lagrange Point 1 (L1), the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said on Saturday (Sep 30).

India's Aditya-L1 spacecraft successfully escapes sphere of Earth's influence: ISRO

The Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), S Somnath, announced on Tuesday (Sept 26) that India has configured its mission to Venus, the brightest planet in the solar system.

To Venus and beyond: ISRO's next step forward after Chandrayaan glory

Taking a step ahead in its Chandrayaan-3 mission, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Friday made efforts to establish communication with the Pragyan rover and Vikram lander to understand their wake-up condition, however, they did not receive any signal as of yet.

ISRO makes efforts to establish communication with Vikram lander, Pragyan rover

Aditya L1, India’s maiden space-based mission to study the Sun, successfully completed its fourth Earth-bound manoeuvre in the early hours of Friday (September 15), said the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

India’s Aditya-L1 mission successfully undergoes fourth Earth-bound manoeuvre, says ISRO

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is gearing up to carry out the fourth Earth-bound manoeuvre in its Aditya-L1 mission. The manoeuvre will take place at 2 am IST on September 15 (2330 GMT on September 14).

Aditya-L1 mission: ISRO gears up to carry out fourth manoeuvre on Sept 15

India is a country with 1.4 billion people, yet, the voices of a few people remain etched in people's minds for eternity. Celebrities, politicians, sports personalities and even scientists are among this list.

Valarmathi: The voice behind ISRO rocket launch countdown, fades away

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), which on Saturday (September 2) marked another milestone with the launch of its solar mission, Aditya -L1, also gave us an important update about its moon mission Chandrayaan-3 and said that the Pragyan rover has successfully traversed 100 metres on the lunar surface.

Chandrayaan-3: Pragyan rover moves 100 m away from lander, both put to ‘sleep’ as lunar night nears

Within 10 days of having successfully soft-landed Chandrayaan-3 near the Lunar South Pole (and making India the first nation to do so), the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has launched a craft to study the Sun from afar.

As India’s Aditya-L1 heads to study the Sun, Moon mission Chandrayaan-3 to fall asleep

After the successful launch of India's first solar mission, Aditya L1, Nigar Shaji, the director of the project, on Saturday (September 2), said that it was more like a dream come true.

Project director of Aditya-L1 calls successful launch of India's maiden solar mission 'a dream come true'

It is the rocket that marked India's foray into the elite league of space-faring nations and continues to make the country's flag fly high as a commercial launch service provider.

Moon, Mars and now Sun - PSLV, India's versatile workhorse rocket turns 30

At 12:10 pm on September 1, the 24-hour countdown timer began ticking at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre spaceport in Sriharikota. At the end of this countdown, Saturday at 11:50am, India's PSLV rocket in its XL configuration lifted-off carrying the world's most populous nation's maiden mission to study the sun.

Explained | The Why, What, When, Where and How of India's Aditya-L1 Sun mission

Just days after India achieved the first lunar landing near the unexplored south pole of Moon, the Indian Space Research Organisation launched its Aditya-L1 mission successfully to study the Sun at 11:50 am on Saturday from the launchpad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.

Aditya L-1 launch: India's solar mission lifts off, takes country closer to sun after moon landmark

At 12.10 pm on Friday (Sept 1), the 23 hours 40 minutes countdown timer began ticking at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre spaceport in Sriharikota. At the end of this countdown, on Saturday noon, India's PSLV rocket in its XL variant will lift off from the first launchpad of India's spaceport, carrying the nation's maiden mission to study the sun.

ISRO commences countdown for launch of maiden sun mission Aditya-L1

As ISRO gears up for the launch of India's maiden mission to study the sun, Aditya-L1, the space agency Chairman Dr S Somanath has revealed the packed schedule that lies ahead.

Here's the list of ISRO's upcoming missions for 2023-24

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that Chandrayaan-3 was ISRO’s most significant achievement and added that MSMEs and private enterprises too contributed to the expedition.

B20 Summit 2023: PM Modi lauds MSMEs, private firms for contributing to Chandrayaan-3 mission

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