Former ISRO Chairman A.S. Kiran Kumar shares info about the country’s key plan to build Space Station by 2035 Mysuru: A first-of-its-kind Space Lab was inaugurated at Nypunya School of Excellence, Kanakadasanagar (Dattagalli) in city yesterday. The Space Lab has the models of Rocket Ron, Planetary Rover, High Tech Telescope, Binoculars, among several others related…
Learnt lessons from mistakes of Chandrayaan-2: ISRO Scientist
February 26, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Senior ISRO Scientist from Bengaluru, Nandini Harinath, said that the lessons learnt from the mistakes of Chandrayaan-2 Mission helped in the success of Chandrayaan-3. She was delivering a talk on “Chandrayaan-3: An insight” as part of Thathaiah Memorial lecture series at Thathaiah Anathalaya on Narayana Shastri road here yesterday. Pointing out that every scientist…
Farooqia PU College celebrates Chandrayaan-3’s success
January 4, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Farooqia PU College marked the success of Chandrayaan-3 at a celebration during its 42nd Annual Day. The event featured Kamran Ahmed, a scientist and engineer from the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Bengaluru and a resident of Mysuru. Kamran Ahmed played a key role in the Chandrayaan-3 mission. He presented glimpses of the mission…
Former Director of ISRO Satellite Centre Dr. Mylswamy Annadurai visits MYPOL
November 28, 2023Dr. Mylswamy Annadurai, Padma Shri awardee and former Director, ISRO Satellite Centre, visited Mysuru-based Mysore Polymers and Rubber Products Ltd. (MYPOL), which has contributed to Chandrayaan and various satellite launches, on Nov. 24 to understand its capabilities and the infrastructure with respect to development of various polymer products. MYPOL Chairman C.D. Nagarajan and his team…
Gaganyaan test flight successful, crew escape module touches down
October 21, 2023New Delhi: The Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) unmanned test flight for its first human spaceflight mission ‘Gaganyaan’ this morning lifted off from Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota, the first landmark in India’s ambitious space mission. Saturday’s rocket tested the emergency escape system of its crew module, which separated from the thruster and made…
Aditya-L1 takes off for the Sun
September 2, 2023Spacecraft to cover over 1.5 million kms in 4 months to reach a unique parking spot in space to study the sun Bengaluru: Nine days after India’s successful moon landing with Chandrayaan-3, India’s maiden space-based solar observation mission, Aditya L1, weighing 1,475 kg, was launched aboard the PSLV rocket from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre…
Vyasaraja Mutt felicitates ISRO Scientists in Bengaluru
August 29, 2023Bengaluru: Sri Sosale Vyasaraja Mutt, Bengaluru, felicitated ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) Scientists who were part of the successful Chandrayaan-3 Mission, at a programme held at Sri Vidyapayonidhi Sabha Mandir on Benne Govindappa Road in Gandhi Bazar here yesterday. Senior ISRO Scientists B.N. Ramakrishna, B.S. Kiran, M.R. Raghavendra, Nandini Harinath, Sudhindra Bindagi, Y.L. Madhusudhan, M.S….
Musings on ISRO and Christian Charity
August 29, 2023Mahan Bharat has made it from Bhooloka to Chandraloka. A glorious moment for Bharat, that is India. It is an emotional and proud moment for all Indians, specially for those who are in the know of mythology, religion, astronomy and tales relating to the moon and also the politics that led to the establishment of…
ISRO, making India count
August 26, 2023On Aug. 23 at 5.45 pm, like most Indians, I too was glued to my television. I prepared to experience what former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman Dr. K. Sivan called ‘15 minutes of terror’ — The critical 15-minute landing sequence for Chandrayaan, when the spacecraft operates autonomously, rendering engineers and scientists mere spectators. …
India on Top of the Moon
August 24, 2023Successful Chandrayaan-3 Mission makes India first to touch South Pole and fourth to achieve the rare feat of soft landing on lunar surface Bengaluru: India scripted history in space mission, as Chandrayaan-3 achieved success with the soft landing of lander module named ‘Vikram’ at 6.04 pm on the moon yesterday. With this, the country became…
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