Space

ISRO has inked a deal with France's 'CNES' to cooperate on India's first human space mission 'Gaganyaan' on April 15. The deal was announced at ISRO headquarters. The deal eyes to assist Indian astronauts in using French equipment for scientific experiments. While facilitating the landmark mission, the Indian flight physicians would also be trained under prestigious institutions in Toulouse and Germany. Notably, the mission commemorates the… read-more

Turning dreams into reality, spaceflight companies 'Virgin Galactic' and 'Blue Origin' are eyeing to send private clients to space by developing a spacecraft. Reportedly, the trainees will be required to undergo a two-day training including classroom sessions and centrifugal test. Vowing a 99.9% pass rate in the course, Virgin Galactic, slated to begin operations by 2022, will charge the clients between $200,000-$250,000. However, Blue Origin… read-more

A study led by US' Brown University researchers' have located an unknown ancient crater lake on Mars. The study, published in Planetary Science Journal, claimed that the mysterious crater may have remains of ancient stream beds and ponds. Considered to be a part of the lost Martian glacier, the lake is different from Gale and Jezero craters. Scientists are optimistic that this finding can connect dots between theory and observation.

The US state department on March 25 expressed the importance of NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) mission aimed at enhancing management of natural resources and disaster preparedness. Reportedly, the SUV-size Earth-observing satellite will use advanced radar imaging to evaluate land surface changes. While NASA will provide the radar reflector antenna and a communication subsystem, ISRO plans to provide the spacecraft bus and other… read-more

ISRO's commercial arm Newspace India Limited is planning to invest Rs 10,000 crore in five years. Started in 2019, the NSIL earned Rs 300 crore revenue for the first year and aims to generate Rs 400 crore in 2020-21. Planning to raise the equity and debt mix amount, it looks to create PSLV to tap the global satellite launch demand including four international launches by 2023. Additionally, NSIL eyes to own already installed satellites.