Context Barely 10 days after creating history by landing near the South Pole of the Moon, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is set to launch its spacecraft to study the Sun. The spacecraft will travel 1.5 million km from …
About the Mission Aditya L1 shall be the first space based Indian mission to study the Sun. The spacecraft shall be placed in a halo orbit around the Lagrange point 1 (L1) of the Sun-Earth system, which is about 1.5 …
About Atal Innovation Mission The Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) is a flagship initiative set up by the NITI Aayog to promote innovation and entrepreneurship across the length and breadth of the country. AIM’s objective is to develop new programmes and …
Context Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology Dr Jitendra Singh said, the Indian Space Policy – 2023 has been approved and released in the public domain. It aims to increase India’s share in the global space economy …
What’s in the news? Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft has been successfully injected into the lunar orbit. After lunar orbit injection, Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft is slated to orbit the Moon multiple times, gradually approaching the Moon. Once it reaches a 100 km orbit above …
About SSLV SSLV is the new small satellite launch vehicle developed by ISRO to cater the launch of small satellites up to 500 kg to Low Earth Orbits. It is configured with three solid stages and a liquid propulsion-based Velocity …
What’s in the news? ISRO has announced that Chandrayaan 3 mission is planned to be launched by mid-July. The aim of the mission is to place Rover on the surface of the moon. The Orbiter, Lander, Rover, and Propulsion modules …
Gaganyaan is the first manned space program of ISRO The module will take three astronauts including a woman to the space Under the mission, three flights will be sent. The first two flights will be unmanned flights, with one flight …
Context ISRO successfully tests semicryogenic engine at new facility in Mahendragiri. Semi Cryogenic Engine It is an advancement in rocket technology that is superior to the current cryogenic engine which is currently under use by ISRO for GSLV (Geo-Synchronous Launch …
Context: This article highlights the provisions of the recently released Indian Space Policy 2023 by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the gaps in it. Evolution and potential of India’s space industry Until the early 1990s: First space age …