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ISRO has issued an AO for capacity building in space-based disaster management support. Proposals are invited from ISRO, Dept. of Space, R&D institutions & academic institutes in India for financial support. Frequency & impact of disasters are increasing, so there is an urgent need to use tech & admin measures…

India plans to bring moon samples back to Earth later in the 2020s with its Chandrayaan-4 mission.

The ‘space park’ in Thiruvananthapuram that could have been

Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre to mark 60th anniversary of first rocket launch from Thumba

India's space programme began 60 years ago with the launch of a Nike Apache rocket from Thumba. Since then, ISRO has achieved many successes, including launching satellites for various applications and for deep-space science missions.

ISRO: LVM3 M4 cryogenic upper stage re-entered Earth's atmosphere, compliant with 25-yr rule; post-mission orbital lifetime fully compliant; post-Chandrayaan-3 injection, upper stage passivated to remove residual propellant/energy sources; reaffirms India's commitment to preserve long-term sustainability of outer space activities. #ISRO #LVM3M4 #Chandrayaan-3 #Earth #Sustainability

NASA, ISRO's NISAR to launch in Jan 2024. Mission to survey Earth's land/ice-covered surfaces every 12 days. Tests, incl. vibration, pending. NISAR to map entire globe, provide data to understand changes in ecosystems, ice mass, vegetation biomass, sea level rise, natural hazards.

. ISRO scientists and alumni felicitated at CET for Chandrayaan-3 mission success; Minister Bindu lauds their efforts. 619 scientists and alumni honoured; Kadakampally Surendran MLA, ISRO and CET officials present.

Cautioning students about fast changes occurring in different fields, M. Sankaran, Director, U.R.Rao Satellite Centre, ISRO, Bengaluru, advised them to keep on updating their knowledge and appealed to them to cultivate the habit of continuous learning.

ISRO alumni felicitated: Five distinguished ISRO scientists felicitated by Poojya Doddappa Appa College of Engg. for success of Chandrayaan-3. Mr. Zolgikar urged students to come up with innovative ideas and work hard to achieve greater heights. Mr. Veeresha said that 73% of funds spent on space programmes are for manufacturing…

ISRO invites student community to design & realise wheeled/legged rover for future missions; registration opens Nov 20, submission of registration form & proposal before Dec 15; final onsite competition in Aug 2024; award ceremony on Aug 23 (National Space Day).