Isro and ESA Collaborate on Astronaut Training and Space Missions | – Times of India

Isro and ESA Collaborate on Astronaut Training and Space Missions | – Times of India

The partnership was formalised through signatures from Isri Chairman S Somanath and ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher. (Image credit: Isro) BENGALURU: Strengthening its international space cooperation further, the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) signed an agreement focusing on astronaut training, mission implementation, and research experiments with the European Space Agency (ESA).According to Isro, the collaboration…

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Isro signs agreement with Australian space agency for Gaganyaan mission | India News – Times of India

Isro signs agreement with Australian space agency for Gaganyaan mission | India News – Times of India

The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) announced on Thursday that it has signed an Implementation Agreement (IA) with the Australian Space Agency (ASA) to bolster cooperation on space activities, particularly focusing on the Gaganyaan mission, India’s first crewed spaceflight program.The agreement, signed on November 20 by D K Singh, Director of Isro’s Human Space Flight…

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India’s Gsat-20 satellite becomes part of SpaceX’s global launch record | India News – Times of India

India’s Gsat-20 satellite becomes part of SpaceX’s global launch record | India News – Times of India

SpaceX’s Falcon-9 carrying Gsat-20 being lifted off (L) and Isro’s Gsat-20 satellite being released into space (R) Elon Musk-owned SpaceX has set a global record and India has become part of that historic achievement. In just 20 hours, SpaceX on Tuesday became the first space agency in the world to successfully launch three Falcon 9…

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Isro depended on SpaceX to launch GSAT-N2 as its existing capability was not sufficient: Ex-chiefs – Times of India

Isro depended on SpaceX to launch GSAT-N2 as its existing capability was not sufficient: Ex-chiefs – Times of India

SpaceX’s Falcon-9 lifts off with India’s Gsat-20 Bengaluru: India is depended on billionaire Elon Musk founded SpaceX to launch its latest communication satellite, GSAT-N2, from US soil as its existing launch vehicles lack the capacity to take off more than 4,000 tonne of payloads, former Isro chiefs said on Tuesday. SpaceX placed the 4,700 kg…

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ISRO and IIT Madras partner to launch research centre for spacecraft thermal management | – Times of India

ISRO and IIT Madras partner to launch research centre for spacecraft thermal management | – Times of India

The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) has teamed up with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to launch a new Centre of Excellence focused on “Fluid and Thermal Sciences.” With an initial seed funding of Rs 1.84 crore from ISRO, the Centre will become a vital hub for thermal management research, targeting solutions…

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India gets its first analog space mission in Leh to plan its lunar mission experiments | India News – Times of India

India gets its first analog space mission in Leh to plan its lunar mission experiments | India News – Times of India

Hab-1 inflatable habitat at Leh is equipped with essentials like a hydroponics farm, kitchen and sanitation facilities for analog space NEW DELHI: The country’s first analog space mission has taken off at Leh in Ladakh, where space agency Isro will simulate life in an interplanetary habitat as India is planning to send a human to…

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India’s first Mars-Moon analogue mission kicks off in Ladakh’s space-like terrain | India News – Times of India

India’s first Mars-Moon analogue mission kicks off in Ladakh’s space-like terrain | India News – Times of India

BENGALURU: Isro on Friday said India’s first Analogue space mission kicks off in Leh, in a collaborative effort by its Human Spaceflight Centre, Aaka Space Studio, University of Ladakh, IIT Bombay, and supported by Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council.“…This mission will simulate life in an interplanetary habitat to tackle the challenges of a base station…

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Isro chief S Somanath receives IAF World Space Award for Chandrayaan-3 success | India News – Times of India

Isro chief S Somanath receives IAF World Space Award for Chandrayaan-3 success | India News – Times of India

IAF World Space award (Image credit: Isro X handle) In a significant achievement for India, Dr S Somanath, secretary of the department of space and chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro), received the IAF World Space award for 2024, in Milan, on Monday. The recognition was conferred for the Indian space agency’s success with…

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Eyes on moon: National space panel clears India’s 5th lunar mission Lupex; lander engine to be used to land humans on moon | India News – Times of India

Eyes on moon: National space panel clears India’s 5th lunar mission Lupex; lander engine to be used to land humans on moon | India News – Times of India

An illustration of the Moon mission shared by Japanese space agency Jaxa BENGALURU: India, whose lunar ambitions have been more clearly articulated now than a decade ago, is firing on all engines with the National Space Commission, the apex body that decides on space missions, clearing the fifth lunar mission — the Lunar Polar Exploration…

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