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India’s scientific Odyssey in 2024: To space with ISRO and more – a year of bold exploration
1Jan By adminNo Comments
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India’s scientific Odyssey in 2024: To space with ISRO and more – a year of bold exploration

[ad_1] India gears up for a stellar 2024 in science, from space missions and cutting-edge satellites by ISRO to ambitious research stations in Antarctica, the Arctic and more.Story: In the coming year, India is embarking on ambitious scientific endeavors, ranging from ISRO looking to send humans into space and other agencies looking to go undersea. To start it all on a positive note, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has just launched the X-Ray Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSat) on January 1, 2024 aiming to unlock the mysteries of X-rays and delve into the enigmatic world of black holes. But that's not all – the Aditya-L1 mission satellite will be inserted at the Lagrange Point-1 on January 6, providing an uninterrupted view of the sun for five years. Additionally, the NISAR sat...
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PSLV-C58 XPoSat Mission launch: 10 things to know about this successful ISRO space odyssey
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PSLV-C58 XPoSat Mission launch: 10 things to know about this successful ISRO space odyssey

[ad_1] In yet another proud moment for India, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has powered another amazing mission to a successful conclusion. Dubbed the PSLV-C58 XPoSat Mission, ISRO launched the rocket and got the satellite into place exactly where it was required. While the XPoSat satellite is the most important part of the entire mission, all the hard work involved in boosting it into space in the correct orbit depended on just one thing - the PSLV-C58 rocket system, which has not been just successful, it is also very cheap when compared to other rocket systems from the US space agency, the National Aeronautics Space Administration (NASA). This success comes quickly on the heels of ISRO having successfully launched two historic missions in 2023 - the Chandrayaan-3 missi...
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XPoSat Mission launched! After Chandrayaan-3 mission, Aditya-L1 mission triumphs, ISRO takes another big step
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XPoSat Mission launched! After Chandrayaan-3 mission, Aditya-L1 mission triumphs, ISRO takes another big step

[ad_1] XPoSat Mission launch: In yet another proud moment created by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), a new satellite has been launched successfully. This project, dubbed as the XPoSat Mission was launched successfully today, the first day of 2024. And, even as ISRO ended 2023 with a huge number of successes, the most notable of them being the Chandrayaan-3 mission and the Aditya-L1 mission, the space agency registered yet another historic triumph by launching this critically important satellite. The satellite was hoisted into orbit aboard the PSLV-C58 rocket. The planned lifetime of XPoSat mission is about 5 years, according to ISRO. Among various other objectives, it will also study X-ray pulsars, black hole binaries, neutron stars, and Magnetars.The launch came after an...
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XPoSat Mission launch: ISRO to start 2024 with a bang after Chandrayaan-3 mission, Aditya-L1 mission triumphs
31Dec By adminNo Comments
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XPoSat Mission launch: ISRO to start 2024 with a bang after Chandrayaan-3 mission, Aditya-L1 mission triumphs

[ad_1] PSLV-C58 XPoSat Mission launch: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) may have ended 2023 with historic successes like Chandrayaan-3 mission, when it landed a lander and a rover on the dark side of the moon  and the Aditya-L1 mission, which is well on its way to its parking slot at Lagrange L1 point to watch the Sun, but it is not sitting on its laurels and is all set to usher in the new year with a bang! On January 1, 2024, the Indian space agency has slated the launch for its next ambitious project, the PSLV-C58 XPoSat Mission launch. PSLV-C58 XPoSat Mission launch scheduleThe PSLV-C58 XPoSat mission launch is scheduled at 09:10 IST on Monday from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. The 25-hour countdown commenced on Sunday for the lift-off scheduled at 9.10 am f...
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Large parts of world admired India’s successful Chandrayaan-3 mission, says Jaishankar
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Large parts of world admired India’s successful Chandrayaan-3 mission, says Jaishankar

[ad_1] The successful soft landing of India's ambitious Chandrayaan-3 mission on the lunar south pole was admired by a large part of the world, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Friday. India's strategy is to maximise the opportunities and minimise the risks as technology holds immense potential for leapfrogging development, he said at an event. "I was at the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) meeting accompanying the prime minister (Narendra Modi) when the Chandrayaan-3 (mission) successfully landed on the moon," the former bureaucrat said. We are now on WhatsApp. Click to join. "I cannot tell you what an impact it made. There were African leaders and the kind of feeling a large part of the world had was admiration that you (India) did it," he added. C...
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After Chandrayaan-3 mission success, ISRO eyes landing Indian astronaut on Moon by 2040
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After Chandrayaan-3 mission success, ISRO eyes landing Indian astronaut on Moon by 2040

[ad_1] The Indian Space Research Agency (ISRO) is all set to build on its success with the Chandrayaan-3 mission that landed the Vikram Lander on the moon along with a small vehicle called Pragyan Rover. The research findings by these instruments provided deeper insight into the makings of the Moon and set the scenario for future landings. The Chandrayaan-3 mission lasted for 14 earth days and led to discovering of aluminium, calcium, iron, chromium, titanium, sulphur, manganese, silicon, and oxygen in lunar soil. The place was in South Pole of the Moon now known as Shiv Shakti point.However, ISRO is not simply thinking of sending another mission to the Moon in the form of Chandrayaan-4 mission, it has added one more objective - sending an Indian astronaut to the Moon by a certain date....
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Chandrayaan-3 mission to G20 in list of top trending Google searches 2023 in India
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Chandrayaan-3 mission to G20 in list of top trending Google searches 2023 in India

[ad_1] 2023 marked a landmark year for India with the nation taking the global centerstage on multiple fronts, Chandrayaan-3 mission and G20 captured netizens' attention and reflected in the list of top trending searches in India, according to Google. This year, people also connected over memes, embraced self-care and technology, relished culinary delights, and grappled with local and global developments, according to `Year in Search 2023' blog released by Google on Monday. "The historic success of Chandrayaan-3 headlined news events, with the skyrocketing journey out of space sparking local and worldwide searches. India's G20 presidency led 'What Is' search queries showcasing significant curiosity towards the event," it said. Other news-related queries also showed people stayed updat...
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ISRO focus is on Gaganyaan mission, send Indian to space, says S Somanath
30Nov By adminNo Comments
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ISRO focus is on Gaganyaan mission, send Indian to space, says S Somanath

[ad_1] On Wednesday, S Somanath, the chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), emphasised that while the organisation is actively pursuing various targets, the immediate and primary focus remains on Gaganyaan mission- the nation's inaugural human space flight program. Speaking on the sidelines of the 2023 Global Energy Parliament in Kolkata, Somanath stated, "There are many [targets]. It is not one target. But our primary target is Gaganyaan now. Send an Indian to space and bring them back safely. This is our immediate big-ticket target."The Gaganyaan mission is ambitiously set to launch humans into space, positioning them in a low earth orbit at an altitude of 400 kilometres for a three-day mission scheduled for 2025. ISRO's VisionSomanath disclosed that the agency env...
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ISRO-powered Venus mission: Top 5 things to know about the Shukrayaan mission
28Nov By adminNo Comments
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ISRO-powered Venus mission: Top 5 things to know about the Shukrayaan mission

[ad_1] After the success of the Chandrayaan-3 mission as well as the Aditya-L1 mission, ISRO is all set to launch its upcoming Venus mission. The ISRO Venus mission has been dubbed as the Shukrayaan mission, for which ISRO chief S. Somanath has shared an update. Somanath says the project payloads have been fully developed now. ISRO Chairman, while addressing Indian National Science Academy in Delhi, talked about the unique characteristics of planet Venus and how Earth's atmosphere in future can turn toxic as did Shukrayaan's. Check out the significance of the Venus mission.Top 5 things to know about the ISRO Venus missionAccording to an ANI report, ISRO Chairman stated that the Venus mission is configured and the payloads have been developed to launch the project. Somanath said, "We hav...
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Chandrayaan-3 mission: ISRO to showcase mission’s top tech at Bengaluru Summit
26Nov By adminNo Comments
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Chandrayaan-3 mission: ISRO to showcase mission’s top tech at Bengaluru Summit

[ad_1] After creating history in the field of space exploration, the Chandrayaan-3 mission, which was a huge success for ISRO, is all set to take center stage at the upcoming Bengaluru Tech Summit (BTS). The highlight of this year's Karnataka annual tech exposition is the Chandrayaan-3 ISRO-Industry Pavilion It will showcase India's progress in space exploration. Check here to know all about this Bengaluru Summit.Bengaluru Tech SummitThe Bengaluru Tech Summit is scheduled from November 29 to December 1. The theme of this summit is 'Breaking Boundaries.' The objective of this summit is to attract global tech leaders, start-ups, investors, research scholars, and government representatives from over 30 countries. The major attraction of this summit is the 1:1 scale model of the Chandrayaan...
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