PM Modi announces the names of 4 astronauts for ISRO mission
The mission aims to make India the fourth country, after Russia, the United States of America, and China, to achieve this feat independently.
Successful launch of INSAT-3DS by ISRO satellite
The entire funding of this mission has been provided by the Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India.
ISRO’s ‘Aditya L1’ spacecraft reaches the ‘Lagrange Point’
The spacecraft was launched on 2 nd September 2023.
Big success for ISRO: Energy generated in space using emission free technology
In a test conducted onboard PSLV-C58, ISRO was able to generate energy without any emissions.
Aiming to launch 50 satellites in next 5 years : ISRO Chairman Dr S Somnath
We have already configured 50 satellites to be realised in the next five years and this is going to be launched for India for supporting this particular geo-intelligence capability.
Isro has succeeded in bringing the propulsion module sent to the Moon for the Chandrayaan-3 mission back to the Earth
ISRO has said that now the process of returning from the moon to Earth is going to be easy.
ISRO Chairman S Somnath withdraws the publication of his autobiography
S Somnath said that the controversy has arisen as the publisher had given copies of the book to someone before its publication.
NCERT booklet mentions flights of planes and other vehicles in the sky in India during the Puranic period
The NCERT has published a booklet which gives reference to the Puranas of Hinduism. It says ‘planes and other vehicles used to fly in ancient times’.
ISRO Gaganyaan Mission : An important test successfully conducted
Under the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)’s ‘Gaganyaan’ mission, a test of its emergency escape system was successfully conducted on the 21st of October 2023 at Captain Satish Dhawan Centre.
Scientists should aim to send the first Indian to the moon by 2040 : PM Modi
Prime Minister also told the scientists to work on the ‘Venus Orbiter Mission’ and ‘Mars Lander’.