ISRO tests Gaganyaan crew module parachute, uprighting systems
ISRO has conducted a key Integrated Main Parachute Air Drop Test (IMAT) for its Gaganyaan missions. The test, the fifth in the series, took place on July 7, 2026, at the ADRDE…
ISRO has conducted a key Integrated Main Parachute Air Drop Test (IMAT) for its Gaganyaan missions. The test, the fifth in the series, took place on July 7, 2026, at the ADRDE…
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment, Forests and Climate Change visited scientific facilities in Bengaluru from August 20, reviewing the progress of various space and science projects. The committee,…
ISRO Chairman V. Narayanan has said the agency expects to launch the first uncrewed Gaganyaan mission within four months. Speaking at the third National Space Day celebrations in Ahmedabad on Sunday, Narayanan…
The third episode of The Scope's series Gaganyaan, India's Leap explains how ISRO will protect astronauts during a launch emergency. The episode details the Crew Escape System (CES), which uses powerful motors…
The Gaganyaan crew module will hit the Earth's atmosphere at a speed of 7,500 to 8,000 metres per second during re-entry. The Hindu reports that more than 99% of this kinetic energy…
The Department of Space has issued a memorandum directing ISRO centres not to accept resignation or voluntary retirement requests from Group 'A' scientific and technical personnel associated with Gaganyaan and other critical…
ISRO has successfully conducted a ground static test of an upgraded first-stage solid booster for its Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV), designated SS1. The test was carried out on August 11, 2026,…
Diagnostics startup Redcliffe Labs has partnered with spacetech startup Skyroot Aerospace to study how dry diagnostic reagents behave in low Earth orbit. The first experiment, DRIFT-1, will send Redcliffe’s dry reagents into…
Russian cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station have greeted India ahead of its 80th Independence Day, holding the Indian tricolour and highlighting decades of space cooperation between the two countries. Cosmonaut Pyotr…
ISRO chairman Dr V Narayanan has said India plans to launch at least 300 satellites in the next five to six years and establish a space station by 2035. He was speaking…
Ashin Xavier: interesting
IO Repro: Repro test v4 after fix 2 Oct. Safe to trash.
IO Repro: Repro test v3 after fix 2 Oct. Safe to trash.
IO Repro: Repro test after fix 2 Oct. Safe to trash.