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☆ India completes crucial test in crewed space mission after delay
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A security guard stands behind the logo of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) at its headquarters in Bengaluru, India, June 12, 2019. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas Acquire Licensing RightsMUMBAI, Oct 21 (Reuters) - India on Saturday completed a key test in its ambitious crewed space mission Gaganyaan, hours after halting the planned lift-off, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said. Mission Gaganyaan gets off on a successful note." ISRO has said it would explore ways to achieve a sustained human presence in space once Gaganyaan is completed. The Gaganyaan mission has been expected to launch from the country's main spaceport in Sriharikota before 2024, although a schedule had not been announced.

Persons: Francis Mascarenhas, Gaganyaan, Siddhi Nayak, Lincoln, William Mallard Organizations: Indian Space Research Organisation, ISRO, REUTERS, Rights, Siddhi, Thomson Locations: Bengaluru, India, Rights MUMBAI, Sriharikota

☆ India to conduct key test in crewed space mission on Oct 21
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A security guard stands behind the logo of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) at its headquarters in Bengaluru, India, June 12, 2019. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File photo Acquire Licensing RightsNEW DELHI, Oct 10 (Reuters) - India will conduct a key test in its ambitious space mission Gaganyaan on Oct. 21, launching an empty module into outer space and bringing it back to earth, deputy minister for science and technology Jitendra Singh said on Tuesday. It will be followed by another test flight carrying a robot to outer space before the final manned mission takes place, the minister said. "Before the ultimate manned 'Gaganyaan' mission, there will be a test flight next year, which will carry Vyommitra, the female robot astronaut," he said. Singh was speaking at a program to commend Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) scientists associated with the Chandrayaan-3 mission, which made India the first country to land on the south pole of the moon.

Persons: Francis Mascarenhas, Jitendra Singh, Satish, Singh, Sakshi Dayal, Deborah Kyvrikosaios Organizations: Indian Space Research Organisation, ISRO, REUTERS, Space, Space Research Organisation, Thomson Locations: Bengaluru, India, DELHI, Sriharikota

A security guard stands behind the logo of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) at its headquarters in Bengaluru, India, June 12, 2019. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File photo Acquire Licensing RightsBENGALURU, Sept 15 (Reuters) - India is set to conduct a key test in its ambitious crewed space mission Gaganyaan as early as next month, the project director of the mission R. Hutton told Reuters. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is currently training four astronauts and looking to expand the cohort as it aims for more future manned missions, Hutton said. ISRO has said it will explore ways to achieve a sustained human presence in space once Gaganyaan is completed. The space agency has previously said its Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre had successfully tested systems for stabilising the crew module and safely reducing its velocity during re-entry.

Persons: Francis Mascarenhas, Hutton, Vikram, Nivedita Bhattacharjee, Blassy Boben, David Holmes Organizations: Indian Space Research Organisation, ISRO, REUTERS, Rights, Reuters, Centre, Thomson Locations: Bengaluru, India, Sriharikota

☆ After Chandrayaan-3: India's upcoming and past space missions
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Here are highlights of Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) upcoming and past missions:ADITYA-L1Slated for launch on Sept. 2, the Aditya L1 (Aditya is a name for the sun in the Hindi language) is the first Indian space mission to study the sun. PAST MISSIONS:* Chandrayaan-3 - On August 23, India became the first country to safely land a craft in the moon's south pole region. * Chandrayaan-2 - In 2019, ISRO launched its second moon mission, its first attempt to study the lunar south pole. * Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) - In 2013, ISRO became the fourth space agency to put a spacecraft in the Mars orbit. * Chandrayaan-1 - India's first mission to the Moon was launched successfully in 2008.

Persons: GAGANYAAN, Vikram, Jitendra Singh, Nivedita, Gerry Doyle, Raju Gopalakrishnan Organizations: ISRO, Handout, REUTERS, Rights, Indian Space Research, Centre, NASA, Mars Orbiter, Thomson Locations: India, Bengaluru

India has a busy decade of space exploration ahead. In addition to the scientific results of Chandrayaan-3, India is preparing a joint lunar exploration with Japan, in which India will provide the lander and Japan the launch vehicle and the rover. It is therefore preparing its first astronaut mission to space, called Gaganyaan. But the project, which aims to send three Indian astronauts to space on the country’s own spacecraft, has faced delays, and ISRO has not announced a date for it. ISRO will first have to conduct a test flight of the Gaganyaan spacecraft with no astronauts aboard.

Organizations: Indian Space Research Organization, Indian, ISRO Locations: India, Japan

☆ India wants to send people to the moon after becoming the first nation to land on the lunar south pole
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

India landed its first lunar spacecraft, and the first robotic mission on the moon's south pole, on Wednesday. India's Chandrayaan-3 probe defeated all odds on Wednesday after it managed to successfully land on the south pole of the moon, beating competing nations to the strategically important site. With the landing, India has become the fourth nation — after Russia, the US, and China — to land on the moon. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe Chandrayaan-3 mission, which successfully landed the Vikram lander on the south pole of the moon, cemented India's position as a frontrunner in the race to the moon. The south pole is strategically important because scientists believe water ice is present in in the area.

Persons: Narendra Modi, India's, Modi Organizations: Service, Sky News, BBC, Sky, Indian Space Research Organisation Locations: India, Wall, Silicon, Russia, China

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