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ISRO chairman decides against releasing autobiography

S. Somanath, Chairman of ISRO, has decided not to release his autobiography "Nilavu Kudicha Simhangal" due to controversy over alleged remarks against former ISRO Chairman K. Sivan. Reports suggest the book mentioned attempts to prevent Somanath's rise to the Chairman's post. Somanath denies any intention to malign Sivan and states…

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ISRO Chairman Somanath withdraws memoir after controversy

He said that the purpose of writing the book was to write a motivational story, on the personal challenges he faced in his journey of becoming a space technologist and executing the Chandrayaan missions.

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India's Chandrayaan-3 moon lander kicked up a 'halo' of dust visible from space

Photos taken from lunar orbit show India's Chandrayaan-3 moon landing produced "ejecta halo," a huge ring-shaped plume of moon dust that the Vikram lander's thrusters left in the lunar soil.

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ISRO Chairman Somanath, golfer Aditi Ashok among 68 people, 10 organisations chosen for Rajyotsava Award

ISRO Chairman S. Somanath, golfer Aditi Ashok, and retired Supreme Court judge V. Gopala Gowda are among the 68 people and 10 organisations selected for the Karnataka Rajyotsava Award - 2023 by the Karnataka government for their contributions in different fields. The committee headed by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah selected the…

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Kerala Governor urges fisheries university, scientists to be future-ready

Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan calls on Kufos and fisheries scientists to be future-ready. He stresses importance of securing affordable, healthy diets while safeguarding resources. ISRO Chairman S. Somanath delivers special address. Fisheries Minister Saji Cherian highlights need for increased local fish production to meet demand. Kufos scientists submit detailed…

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IISc announces distinguished alumni awards for 2023

Five outstanding scientists and engineers have been selected to receive the distinguished alumni awards of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) for the year 2023. The annual awards recognise exceptional contributions made by IISc alumni to their profession, society and the Institute.

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ED ropes in ISRO, IIT-Kanpur to probe illegal sand mining in Tamil nadu

ED ropes in ISRO, IIT-K experts to probe illegal sand mining in TN. Scientists to assess area, quantum of sand mined. Data on quantity of sand mined, sold in last 2 yrs sought. Satellite images to help measure depth of sand mined, quantum. Top WRD official on leave.

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Shining bright: ISRO’s solar mission chief Nigar Shaji on her eventful career

Nigar Shaji, project director of ISRO’s Aditya L1 solar mission, on her journey in space exploration

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ISRO to hold more tests for Gaganyaan in coming months

Upcoming tests for Gaganyaan include the TV-D2 mission, the G-X unmanned orbital demonstration flight, an Integrated Air-Drop Test (IADT) and a Pad Abort Test, S. Unnikrishnan Nair, Director, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre said.

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ISRO chairman S. Somanath pens autobiography, wants to inspire people chase their dreams

ISRO chairman S. Somanath's upcoming autobiography, "Nilavu Kudicha Simhangal", is an inspirational story of his journey from an impoverished village youth to the successful launch of Chandrayaan-3. It highlights the power of hard work and perseverance in the face of difficulties, and the immense opportunities India offers. It is an…

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Bengaluru firm that developed crew module for Gaganyaan maiden test flight ready to supply more critical technologies

Bengaluru-based Alpha Design Technologies, which developed the critical crew module (CM) for the successful first Flight Test Vehicle Abort Mission-1 (TV-D1) on October 21, will supply three more crew modules and other critical items like front cones for the upcoming Gaganyaan mission.

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NCERT reading material on Chandrayaan draws ire for ‘mixing science with mythology’

Reading material suggested by National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) on Chandrayaan-3 for schoolchildren has drawn the ire of rationalists and educationists for “mixing science with mythology.”

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India needs tenfold growth to become a developed nation by 2047, says Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

India aspires to become a developed nation by 2047 and it needs a tenfold growth when compared to now to achieve the goal, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said.

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The ascent begins: On the progress of India’s human spaceflight mission

The earliest India’s first crewed flight can happen is 2025, but developments show that the mission can be undertaken with confidence

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Two forerunners that set the stage for ISRO’s Gaganyaan test

ISRO's TV-D1 mission was the result of two successful forerunners: SRE-1 (2007) & CARE (2014). SRE-1 was India's first successful attempt to bring back an orbiting satellite & CARE tested a 3.75-tonne uncrewed crew module in a sub-orbital altitude. TV-D1 had 3 other highlights: a liquid booster rocket, Crew Escape…

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LPSC happy with performance of Test Vehicle-D1 mission’s propulsion system

ISRO celebrates successful TV-D1 mission; LPSC in Thiruvananthapuram happy with propulsion system performance. The mission demonstrated in-flight abort capability and recovery of the crew escape system. The LPSC developed a liquid propulsion stage based on the L-40 stage of the GSLV. The mission was the first time an ISRO launch…

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ISRO chief Somnath says space agency prefers woman fighter test pilots for its manned mission, possible in future

ISRO prefers female fighter test pilots/scientists for Gaganyaan mission. ISRO to send female humanoid robot in unmanned Gaganyaan mission next year. ISRO's target to put operational space station by 2035.

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Hyderabad-based technology firm makes key stage processing system for ISRO’s Gaganyaan test vehicle

Ananth Technologies (ATL) played a key role in ISRO's Gaganyaan TV-D1 mission, supplying critical mission systems. These included stage processing, command execution, data acquisition, transducer excitation, mini-power modules, telemetry, power switching, laser gyro and navigation system control electronics.

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Pinarayi congratulates ISRO for successful Gaganyaan test vehicle flight launch

In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Mr. Vijayan said: “This marks a major step in launching India’s own crewed space missions and proves our mettle in achieving substantial advancements in space research”.

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Andhra Pradesh Governor Abdul Nazeer pats ISRO scientists for success of Gaganyaan test flight

Gov. Abdul Nazeer congratulated ISRO scientists for successful completion of Test Vehicle D1 mission, the first test flight for Gaganyaan human spaceflight mission. He expressed pride in ISRO's achievement and wished them success in future projects.

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ISRO successfully launches Test Flight Abort Mission for project Gaganyaan

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully executed the Test Flight Abort Mission, for the Gaganyaan mission on Saturday after the first test flight was aborted at 8:45 am due to a problem in the engine ignition.

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Gaganyaan test flight mission successful, crew escape module splashes down

ISRO on Saturday rescheduled the launch of its maiden Test Vehicle for the Gaganyaan human space flight mission by 30 minutes from the spaceport here.

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Gaganyaan Mission | ISRO is set for first test flight

ISRO to conduct Gaganyaan's first Flight Test Vehicle Abort Mission-1 (TV-D1) on October 21. TV-D1 will lift off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.

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