SIXTH EYE IN THE SKY
June the 23rd ISRO launched successfully launched Cartosat-2 series satellite using PSLV -C38 from Satish Dhawan Space Center. Since then The earth observation satellite has sent back numerous images. Some are below. [gallery columns="2" size="medium"...
Another mega launch. India to launch 31 satellites on 22nd June.
On Friday 22nd June , 2017 . India will launch its Earth Observation Satellite Cartosat-2 and 30 other nano satellites mostly foreign made at 9:29 am from Launch pad 1 at SriHarikota Space port . This will be ISRO's workhorse PSLV's 40th flight also. Out of 30 Nano...
1001 days in orbit and counting.
June 19,2017 . Mars Orbiter Mission or affectionately known as MOM, India's first interplanetary Mission has completed 1000 Earth days or 973.24 Martian Solar days in Martian orbit. So far it has completed 388 orbits. Initially mission life was expected to be only 180...
Fat boy in Space
One of a kind , a power full rocket soared in to the space from Satish Dhawan Space center, Sriharikota. On June 5th, 2017 India has successfully launched GSLV MK III D1 with hopes that one day it will be able to carry Astronauts in to the space , a feat has already...
India joins elite cryogenic club
“Necessity is the mother of all inventions” This is indeed true in the case of Cryogenic rocket engines since they were invented when the world needed them the most. During the World War II the American, Soviet and German engineers independently found that their...
Digital India effect, ISRO to launch three satellites to improve internet speed in India.
India, a country of a billion people but internet connectivity is limited to only its 25 % of population and mostly through mobile internet services. Well, things are about to change , at least most of its people. In the next 18 months ISRO will launch three...
How India is becoming the global champion in reducing carbon emissions
According to CAT or Climate Action Tracker's newly released data shows that India reducing usage of coal drastically and slowly becoming a champion in reducing global carbon emissions , at this rate global leadership on climate change is bound to change. Ironically...
Make In India , Solar Hybrid Electric Car by ISRO with better millage
ISRO or Indian Space Research Organization has successfully run trial of an indigenously built Eco friendly Solar Hybrid Electric car at their VSSC or Vikram Sarabhai Space Center, Thirivananthapuram. VSSC is currently building Reusable launch vehicle. ISRO stated...
Indian base in Antarctica will be replaced
Maitri base in Antarctica will be replaced by a brand new base in the next three to four years. It was built in 1988 - 1989, and expected to serve 10 years only but this base has already outlived more than two times of its projected mission time. The expert panels...
NISAR the billion dollar satellite.
NISAR or NASA ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar is a joint venture between NASA and ISRO . It will be co-developed by both agencies and launched from India via GSLV or Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle in 2021 . Satellite has been planned to launch in...