Bharat Express

ISRO

ISRO announced on Tuesday that it successfully conducted Gaganyaan recovery trials with the Indian Navy on December 6. The trials took place at the Eastern Naval Command using a well deck ship near Visakhapatnam

ISRO announced the delay on the social media platform X, stating, “Due to an anomaly detected in PROBA-3 spacecraft PSLV-C59/PROBA-3 launch rescheduled to tomorrow.”

ISRO Chairman S Somanath stressed the high costs of Moon missions and the need for private sector support.

Dr. Singh praised ISRO Chairman S. Somnath and DBT Secretary Dr. Rajesh Gokhale for facilitating the agreement, which aligns with the government’s focus on public-private partnerships

India successfully launched two satellites using its Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) on its third and final developmental flight.

Aditya-L1, has successfully completed its inaugural halo orbit around the Sun-Earth Lagrange Point 1 (L1), marking a significant milestone.

The event aims to showcase innovative initiatives by space startups and their strategic foresight in investments, shaping humanity's destiny in space.

S Somanath recently opened up about being diagnosed with cancer on the day of Aditya-L1's launch.

The head of the BJP unit in Tamil Nadu also criticized the DMK for its "past misdeeds" and said it had insulted the country's best scientists in the past.

India's first manned space mission, called Gaganyaan, is scheduled to launch in 2024 or 2025.