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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has decided to take two Indians to the moon onboard their next manned mission. The space agency, which first found traces of water on the earth's natural satellite through the first phase of its ambitious Chandrayaan-series mission, has thrown...

India is planning to hoist the tricolour on the moon by 2020, a ISRO official said, adding that the country's first manned flight into space was also on cards by 2015. K. Radhakrishnan, member of the Space Commission and director of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre of the Indian Space...

The Indian tri-colour adorned the surface of Moon at 8.31pm on Friday when the Moon Impact Probe (MIP) crash landed successfully on the south pole of Earth’s nearest cosmic neighbour, making India only the fourth country in the world to ever touch base with it. Source ...

source : PTI Several NASA scientists of Indian origin and foreigners alike -- are knocking the door of Indian Space Research Organisation looking for opportunities to work in future 'desi' space missions following the success of Chandrayaan-1 launch, a senior ISRO official said today. Project...

Congratulate Team ISRO for the successful launch of Chandrayaan India's first unmanned flight to the moon blasted off from Sriharikota, off the Andhra Pradesh coast, early morning on Wednesday. The launch was perfect and the space vehicle is now in the orbit, cruising around earth. With this...

Though ancient Indians were known to have knowledge about rocket science- it being used in during wars- it was only after independence that the process of exploring space really accelerated. It was Dr. Vikram Sarabhai who founded the Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) in Ahmedabad on November...

as indian v all have to pray to God for the successful launch of chandrayaan it is an historical moment for all of us i think all school n colleges should make their students to pray for chandrayaan that it should reach moon safely so that it can make more awareness among the people about...

BY : Zee news As scientists are gearing up for the maiden launch of India`s unmanned moon mission, former President A P J Abdul Kalam said it would help the country economically as well as strategically. "The mission has economic and strategic value," Kalam told reporters on the sidelines...

by : PTI As India prepares for its first unmanned mission to the Moon next week, ISRO chief Madhavan Nair has said that India is not engaged in a space race with China, stating that the priorities of the two countries are different and there is no competition. Chandrayaan-1, the country's...

Forum to discuss India's second Moon Mission, chandrayaan-2

Chandrayaan or Moon mission - Forum to discuss India's first Moon Mission , Chandrayaan-1 Government of India approved ISRO's proposal for the first Indian Moon Mission, called Chandrayaan-1 in November 2003 .It will take about 5½ days for Chandrayaan-1 to get to the Moon .Chandrayaan-1...

Forum to discuss past and future Moon Missions other than chandrayaan

by : PTI Calling the NSG waiver a big achievement for the country, ISRO Chairman G Madhavan Nair on Sunday said it will help the Indian space department access latest space technologies from developed nations. "It is a major achievement for India. We will have a better opportunity to...

The lunar craft to be used in India's first unmanned mission to the Moon > Chandrayaan-I < successfully passed a test for its endurance in harsh space environment crossing a major milestone in preparation for the odyssey expected some time next month. The two-week vacuum test to evaluate the...

India will soon acquire a comprehensive global navigation satellite system to meet the requirements of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Airports Authority of India (AAI). "India has tied up recently with US aerospace major Raytheon Company for the final phase of its ambitious...